Buying “Time” on eBay: Cybertime, Nostalgia, and Currency in Online Auctions.
This article explores closely how eBay structures time for both buyers and sellers, serving as an example of what Lance Strate calls “cybertime,” or time that is variably structured in computer environments. First is a discussion of communications technologies and time, leading to a discussion of on...
| Publicado en: | Atlantic Journal of Communication Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 17 - 29 |
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