The role of social media in the public sector: Opportunities and challenges

Citizen 2.0: Public and Governmental Interaction through Web 2.0 Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-22

  Ayanso, Anteneh ^a   Moyers, Darryl ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84876963673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0318-9.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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