Handbook of research on computer mediated communication

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Kelsey, Sigrid., St. Amant, Kirk, 1970-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2008.
• Subjects: Computer-assisted instruction.; Communication and technology.; Information technology > Social aspects.; Blackberries; Cell phones; Chatrooms; Computer mediated collaboration; Computer mediated communication; Corporate blogging; Digital divide; E-mail; File sharing; Human interaction; Online forums; Peer-to-peer networking; Podcasts, RSS; Social implications of computer mediated communication; Text messaging; Web sites, Web pages; Wikis
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (2 v. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781599048642 (ebook); 1599048647 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

Technology has changed communication drastically in recent years, facilitating the speed and ease of communicating, and also redefining and shaping linguistics, etiquette, and social communication norms. This handbook, with 69 chapters of innovative research contributed by over 90 of the world's leading experts in computer mediated communication, provides academics and practitioners with an authoritative collection of research on the implications and social effects computers have had on communication.