Technology hype versus enduring uses: A longitudinal study of Internet use among early adopters in an African city

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Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Burrell, Jenna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84867302067     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v17i6.3964     Document Type: Article

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