The social implications of emerging technologies

Vassilis Kostakos; Linda Little; Eamonn O'Neill; Elizabeth Sillence

doi:10.1016/j.intcom.2005.03.001

The social implications of emerging technologies

Vassilis Kostakos, Linda Little, Eamonn O'Neill, Elizabeth Sillence

Psychology Department

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	475-483
Journal	Interacting with Computers
Volume	17
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2005.03.001
Publication status	Published - Sept 2005

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Technology-Social aspects

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