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Social shaping of mobile geomedia services: An analysis of Yelp and Foursquare 移动地理媒体服务的社会塑造——对Yelp和Foursquare的分析

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319850200

J. Frith, R. Wilken

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引用次数: 10

Constructing the check-in: Reflections on photo-taking among Foursquare users 构建签到:对Foursquare用户拍照的思考

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319853328

R. Wilken, L. Humphreys

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引用次数: 8

Simultaneous localization and mapping and the situativeness of a new generation of geomedia technologies 同步定位和制图与新一代几何媒体技术的现状

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319851208

Max Kanderske, T. Thielmann

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引用次数: 5

On the social construction of geomedia technologies 论几何技术的社会建构

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319853049

Karin Fast, Emilia Ljungberg, Lotta Braunerhielm

引用次数: 15

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria’s standardized media and jihadist nation-state building efforts 伊拉克和叙利亚伊斯兰国的标准化媒体和圣战民族国家建设努力

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-10 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319853323

Ahmed Al-Rawi

引用次数: 3

One map to rule them all? Google Maps as digital technical object 一张地图可以统治所有?谷歌地图作为数字技术对象

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319850192

S. McQuire

引用次数: 30

Book review: Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, content moderation, and the hidden decisions that shape social media 书评:《互联网的守护者:平台、内容审核和塑造社交媒体的隐性决策》

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319851200

Chloé Nurik

引用次数: 4

Book review: Faked in China: Nation branding, counterfeit culture, and globalization 书评：《中国造假：民族品牌、假冒文化与全球化》

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319857272

M. Szablewicz

引用次数: 0

ISIS’s media strategy as image warfare: Strategic messaging over time and across platforms ISIS的媒体战略是形象战:跨时间和跨平台的战略信息

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-03-18 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319829587

Moran Yarchi

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引用次数: 2

The mediating role of political talk and political efficacy in the effects of news use on expressive and collective participation 政治谈话和政治效能在新闻使用对表达性参与和集体参与的影响中的中介作用

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Communication and the Public Pub Date : 2019-03-18 DOI: 10.1177/2057047319829580

C. S. Park

引用次数: 11