Christianity and digital culture analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei

Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have been a popular phenomenon worldwide, while religion in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) studies has gained more academic attention. Walei as a pioneering social networking site is founded by a group of Protestant Christians targeting at the youth in Taiwan, a...

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Main Author: Lee, Chia-Ying
Other Authors: Humanistinen tiedekunta, Faculty of Humanities, Taiteiden ja kulttuurin tutkimuksen laitos, Department of Art and Cultural Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän yliopisto
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title Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
title_full Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
title_fullStr Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
title_full_unstemmed Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
title_short Christianity and digital culture
title_sort christianity and digital culture analysis of users experiences of the christian social networking site in taiwan walei
title_sub analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
title_txtP Christianity and digital culture : analysis of users' experiences of the christian social networking site in Taiwan - Walei
topic SNSs CMC Christianity online users‟ experiences identity formation online Taiwan Digital Culture (maisteriohjelma) International Master's Degree Programme in Digital Culture 319 verkkoyhteisöt WWW-sivut kristillisyys käyttäjäkokemus uskonto
topic_facet 319 CMC Christianity online Digital Culture (maisteriohjelma) International Master's Degree Programme in Digital Culture SNSs Taiwan WWW-sivut identity formation online kristillisyys käyttäjäkokemus users‟ experiences uskonto verkkoyhteisöt
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