NON-DIRECTED SELF-DISCLOSURE IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: Exploring the persistence of interpersonal communication norms

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1039-1059

  Jang, Chyng Yang ^a   Stefanone, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

communication studies; computer mediated communication; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859140227     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2011.559265     Document Type: Article

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