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Maintaining distributed relationships

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Electronic communication works best when it increases interaction and collaboration through a variety of media.

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                  cover image Communications of the ACM
                  Communications of the ACM  Volume 49, Issue 3
                  Self managed systems
                  March 2006
                  107 pages
                  ISSN:0001-0782
                  EISSN:1557-7317
                  DOI:10.1145/1118178
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