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Information, Communication & Society Volume 13, 2010 - Issue 4: Gauging and Debunking the Effects of ICTs: The third annual special issue of the iCS/communication and information technologies section of the American Sociological Association
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PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENTIATED PRACTICES ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES

Eszter Hargittai Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL, 60208, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Yu-li Patrick Hsieh Media, Technology and Society Program, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Dr., Evanston, IL, 60208, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 515-536 | Received 03 Oct 2009, Accepted 19 Jan 2010, Published online: 10 Jun 2010

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