Informed Web Surfing: The Social Context of User Sophistication

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Citation: Hargittai, E. (2003). Informed Web Surfing: The Social Context of User Sophistication. In Society Online I. Edited by P. Howard and S. Jones. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 257-274.

Outline

Introduction
Web Use in Social Context
Studies of Web Searching
Methodology
Data
Conclusion

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