1. Shopping Online Brought to you by Fresno County Public Library Written by Lisa Lindsay, MLIS

2. Class Goals Today you will: Learn some of the basics of secure transactions Learn about the more common online retailers Practice comparison shopping betweencompetitors03/21/132 3. Secure TransactionsWhen you are using a computer to do anything thatinvolves financial information it is critical to make surethe transaction is secure (not seen by a third party).03/21/13 3 4. What to look for on the screen Users use Facebookto share web links,photos, or simply toshare whats on theirmind. This is calleda status update. From the main page,look for UpdateStatus above yourfriends updates. Try it! Update yourstatus now!03/21/13 4 5. Special Considerations forLibrary ComputersIt is simply not ideal to do something secure on ashared computer but if you must:Always make sure you are using your barcodeand log-out completely (online account andcomputer session)Use InPrivate Browsing, found under Toolswithin Microsoft ExplorerSee Tip Sheet for more 6. Passwords Matter As soon as you have your password memorized,destroy whatever you wrote it on (better yetchoose one you can memorize and never write itdown!) Safe passwordsupper lower, numbers, lettersand symbols and at least 10 characters. Example 1: 30+3=Th1rtyThr33 Example 2: LL&PMrSp0ck (Live Long and Prosper Mr Spock) (both are easy to remember and not easy to guess)03/21/136 7. How Common is Online Shopping? On a typical day, 21% of adults search for product information online (as of 2010). .03/21/137 8. Using Google Google -- > More Reviews on local--- > Shopping businesses03/21/138 9. Common Online RetailersAmazoneBay 03/21/139 10. Amazon03/21/13 10 11. Things to practice Shop for something youd like to buy at Amazon Look for the same item using Google Shopping Find reviews on favorite restaurant using Google or Yelp. Now find the same item on eBay Can you find it used?03/21/13 11 12. Before you leave Please complete the class evaluation. svy.mk/compclass03/21/13 12 13. Creative Commons License Written October, 2012 by Lisa Lindsay of Fresno County Public Library. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike Licensed. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/license s/by-nc-sa/2.5/03/21/1313