Algorithmic brands: A decade of brand experiments with mobile and social media

New Media and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 384-400

  Carah, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algorithms; branding; mobile media; music festivals; participation; social media; surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014888002     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444815605463     Document Type: Article

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