Copyright 2008 Dongyoung Sohn
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Sohn, Dongyoung.
Social network structures and the Internet :collective dynamics in virtual communities / Dongyoung Sohn.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60497-536-9 (alk. paper)
1. Information technology—Social aspects.
2. Computer networks—Social aspects.
3. Internet—Social aspects.
4. Online social networks.
5. Communities.
6. Technology—Social aspects.
7. Electronic villages (Computer networks) I. Title
HM851.S66 2008
303.48’33—dc22
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Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataSohn, Dongyoung.
Social network structures and the Internet :collective dynamics in virtual communities / Dongyoung Sohn.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60497-536-9 (alk. paper)
1. Information technology—Social aspects.
2. Computer networks—Social aspects.
3. Internet—Social aspects.
4. Online social networks.
5. Communities.
6. Technology—Social aspects.
7. Electronic villages (Computer networks) I. Title
HM851.S66 2008
303.48’33—dc22
2008019292