Governance within social media websites: Ruling new frontiers

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 493-501

  Marlin Bennett, Renée ^a   Thornton, E Nicole ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterotopia; Social media website; Website governance

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; HETEROTOPIA; LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 84862200493     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2012.01.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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