Slacktivism and the social benefits of social video: Sharing a video to 'help' a cause

First Monday

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1-1

  Jones, Cat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929310799     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v20i5.5855     Document Type: Article

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