Getting the Feel: Email Usage in a Nonprofit Community Organization in a Low-Income Community

Communication Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-121

  Shafrir, Sharon M ^a   Yuan, Y Connie ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication Technology; Digital Divide; Media Richness; Social Influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857017218     PISSN: 01463373     EISSN: 17464102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2012.641898     Document Type: Article

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