Everyday Communication Patterns of Heavy and Light Email Users

The Internet in Everyday Life

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 263-288

  Copher, Janell I ^a   Kanfer, Alaina G ^a   Walker, Mary Bea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PATTERN; E-MAIL USE; SEVERAL VARIABLES;

ELECTRONIC MAIL;

EID: 84957634913     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470774298.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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