Data not seen: The uses and shortcomings of social media metrics

First Monday

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Baym, Nancy K ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84886260524     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v18i10.4873     Document Type: Article

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