The Policy Sciences of Social Media

@article{Auer2011ThePS,
  title={The Policy Sciences of Social Media},
  author={Matthew Robert Auer},
  journal={Cyberspace Law eJournal},
  year={2011},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:153590593}
}
  • M. Auer
  • Published 17 July 2011
  • Political Science, Sociology
  • Cyberspace Law eJournal
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media are increasingly touted as platforms not merely for networks of friends and for private diversion, but as vehicles that allow ordinary people to enter and… 
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