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Virtual Social Networks: A New Dimension for Virtuality Research

@inproceedings{Grewal2009VirtualSN,
  title={Virtual Social Networks: A New Dimension for Virtuality Research},
  author={Simran K. Grewal and Lisa Harris and Marleen Huysman and Elly A. Konijn and Inocencio Daniel Maramba and Heather Skirton and Jennifer A Freeman},
  year={2009}
}
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