Typology of Web 2.0 spheres: Understanding the cultural dimensions of social media spaces

Current Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 599-618

  Arora, Payal ^a  

^a Erasmus University Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Digital cultures; metaphors; social media spaces; virtual spheres; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865195380     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392112440439     Document Type: Article

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