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View ArticleThe Transformative Capacity of Social Media Research
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View ArticleSocial Media and Their Consequences
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View ArticleAudience Flows and Platform Links between Legacy and New News Media in Spain
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View ArticleInsider and Outsider Accounts in Online Communities
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View ArticleIntersections between Follower and @mention Networks in the Australian...
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View ArticleThe Influence of Community Topics on Network Structures in V Kontakte
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View ArticleVisual Self-Portrayals of Athletes on Social Media
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View ArticleGender Biases in the Social Sharing of Academic Research
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View ArticleThe Experience of Social Time in Mobile Dating Apps
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View ArticlePlatform Power in Turbulent Times
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View ArticleFactual Content in a Post-Factuality Environment
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View ArticleRepertoire- and Reciprocity-Oriented Perspectives on Journalistic Uses of...
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View ArticleTwitter-Based Journalist/Politician Interactions in Germany
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