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The impact of Internet use on the other side of the digital divide

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Exploring factors influencing the social impact of Internet use.

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 7
          Has the Internet become indispensable?
          July 2004
          82 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/1005817
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