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Migrants' information practices and use of social media in Ireland : networks and community

Komito, Lee ; Bates, Jessica (ACM, 2011-02-10)

Migrants, having left their home society and community, often depend on electronic modes of communication to maintain contacts with distant friends and relations. Their practices illustrate the affordances provided by ...
Virtually local : social media and community amongst Polish nationals in Dublin

Komito, Lee ; Bates, Jessica (Emerald Group Publishing, 2009-05)

Purpose - This paper examines the impact of social media (including social networking technologies) on migration strategies and integration, focusing on the use of new technologies for information seeking and dissemination, ...