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2007 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Rhythms of Social Interaction: Messaging Within a Massive Online Network
verfasst von : Scott A. Golder, Dennis M. Wilkinson, Bernardo A. Huberman
Erschienen in: Communities and Technologies 2007
Verlag: Springer London
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College students spend a significant amount of time using online social net- work services for messaging, sharing information, and keeping in touch with one another (e.g. [
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