Why they chat: Predicting adoption and use of chat rooms

Online News and the Public

Volumn 9781410611611, Issue , 2004, Pages 304-322

  Atkin, David J ^a   Jeffres, Leo W ^b   Neuendorf, Kimberly ^b   Lange, Ryan ^c   Skalski, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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CHAT ROOMS;

EID: 84917037002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410611611     Document Type: Chapter

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