Social Media: Defining, Developing, and Divining

Atlantic Journal of Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-65

  Carr, Caleb T ^a   Hayes, Rebecca A ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84923115828     PISSN: 15456870     EISSN: 15456889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15456870.2015.972282     Document Type: Article

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