Online shopping

1973

Birth of the Internet

1979

1981

1984

1990

Netscape releases their browser under codename

“Mozilla”

1994

First online banking serviceis initiated.

Pizza Hut offers online ordering on its Web page.

1995 1998

Dot-Com Burst

2000 2003

Amazon posts first

yearly profit

Make sure the website you are on is using a secure connection.

If possible use a credit card, better yet, use a disposable credit card.

Always use a strong password, with capitals, symbols , numbers or all three.

Weak Passwords

Strong Passwords

Learn to recognize phishing scams.

Web of trust Firefox add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456/

On most sites it is as simple as finding the item you want, adding it to your virtual ‘shopping cart’, entering in payment information and clicking go! On auction sites it is a bit more complex…

To shop on

it is a good idea to get a

account first.

Check shipping costs!

Many times on Ebay and similar sites, the item price is extremely low, whereas the shipping cost is extremely high. It is a good idea to total your cost before checking out.

Read and understand return policies.

Make sure you understand the

sellers return policy. The last thing you

want is to receive a broken item and be unable to return it.

Comparison shop!

Make sure to comparison shop, usually you can find a better deal. There are several

websites that will help you….

Rules which one must agree to abide by in order to use a service. Unless in violation of

consumer protection laws, such terms are usually legally

binding. A.K.A: EULA (End User License Agreement)

Secure Sockets Layer/The most widely-used security protocol on the Internet, often used for online shopping sites. SSL creates a secure channel over which data can be exchanged.

A "cookie" is a small piece of information sent by a web server to store on a web browser so it can later be read back from that browser. This is useful for having the browser remember some

specific information.

Search Engine Optimization/Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results.