Researching Real-World Web Use with Roxy: Collecting Observational Web Data with Informed Consent

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-268

  Menchen Trevino, Ericka ^a   Karr, Chris ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online news; online political information; Web behavior; Web observation; Web tracking; Web use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863950854     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2012.664966     Document Type: Article

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