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WELCOME!LIBRARY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WORKSHOP II
Tracking Down theBest on the Web…
Presenter: Shelley Roseman, UConn Waterbury Library
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11:30-12:15 Presentation
• Health•Wealth• Hobbies• Politics• Fun
12:15-12:45 Hands-On
12:45-1:00 Wrap-Up/ Questions/Comments
TODAY’S AGENDA
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Peter Steiner created this famous cartoon on July 5th, 1993 for The New Yorker
ON THE INTERNET NOBODY KNOWS YOU’RE A DOG
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GOOGLE think of it as a highway to almost anywherewww.google.com
click MORE
click EVEN MORE
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GOOGLE EARTH
It also finds maps,driving directions, hotels, and restaurants nearby…
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NEWEST IN SEARCH ENGINES
SEARCH ME: A Visual Search Enginehttp://www.searchme.com/ “…you’ll see pictures of web pages
that answer your search”
move the bar and a new pagecomes along
click the magnifiyingglass to browse
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Top 10 Search Terms by Category, Four Weeks Ending February 28, 2009 (Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/3633050)
1. paypal2. myspace3. cnn4. pizza hut5. toyota
WHAT ARE PEOPLE SEARCHING?
6. netflix7. hotels.com8. viagra9. coupons10. perez
hilton
THE DARK SIDE OF THE INTERNET
Scams counterfeit websites lies misinformation fraud identity theft plagiarism misinformation phishing spam
8http://www.educationau.edu.au/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/siteimages/Darkside_internet.jpg
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DOMAIN GRABBING & CYBERSQUATTING
“cybersquattingRegistering an Internet domain name for the purpose of reselling it for a profit. One of the more notable transactions was the domain name wallstreet.com, which was registered in 1994 for $70 and sold for one million in 1999. Some people have registered every common name and name combination they can think of with the hopes of making a profit”http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/
Domain+grabbing
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WORDS OF WISDOM“Phishing" -- Phishing is a way of accessing your account and can lead to identity theft.
• • Don’t click X from pop-up ads• Be careful when following links asking you to confirm changes to your account•Beware of a messages with general greetings: "Dear Valued Customer" or "Please Confirm” “Esteemed Friend”•Take the phishing test: Phishing IQ Test http://www.sonicwall.com/phishing/
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INTERNET FOLKLORE
http://www.lehman.edu/lehman/irishamericanstudies/folklore.gif
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9-11 TOURIST GUYA MISSING TOURIST ON THE OBSERVATION DECK OF THE NORTH TOWER, STRUCK BY AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT #11 ON 9/11
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COUNTERFEIT SITES
“Beware of Imposters”
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BANANAS FROM COSTA RICA
Circulated to thousands via emails 1999
Bogus institution
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http://www.makah.com/
http://www.makah.com/
MAKAH PEOPLE
The actual site is makah.org
MARTIN LUTHER KING- STORMFRONT SITE
http://www.martinlutherking.org/
THIS SITE WAS COPIED TO RESEMBLE WEBSITE FROM WWW.KINGCENTER.COM
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
http://www.gatt.org/
“At a Wharton Business School conference on business in Africa that
took place on Saturday, November 11, the WTO announced the creation
of a new, much-improved form of slavery
for the parts of Africa that have been hardest
hit by the 500-year history of free trade
there.”
COUNTERFEIT
The official WTO site is http://www.wto.org
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PARODIES & SPOOFS
“Domain grabbing and squatting have accounted for enormous traffic to a
number of counterfeit sites.” http://www.infotoday.com/searcher/sep00/piper.htm
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http://web.archive.org/web/20011201004044/http://whitehouse.org/
“WHITE HOUSE”--- THE ACTUAL SITE IS WHITEHOUSE.GOV
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ANOTHER “WHITE HOUSE”
http://whitehouse.net/
Bogus endorsement
“WHITE HOUSE”--- THE ACTUAL SITE IS WHITEHOUSE.GOV
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THE ONION
www.theonion.com
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FACTS ABOUT AIDS
by Dr. Juatta Lyon FueulDepartmnet of Public Health and Public Interest Enrichment
http://www.ithaca.edu/library/research/AIDSFACTS.htm
University of Santa Anita
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FIVE CRITERIA FOR
EVALUATING WEB PAGES
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/webcrit.html
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ACCURACY
Is the page written by an expert?
Does the data seem distorted?How current is the information?Is the information cited properly?
Hint: Look for an “About Use” section
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AUTHORITYWhat is the domain of the
webpage?What are the credentials of the
author? Is the author/organization qualified?Hint: Check URL (web address)
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OBJECTIVITYIs there a bias?Why was this page written? Is it a mask for
advertising/propaganda?
Hint: Any pleas for help and invitations to join?
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CURRENCY When was this page written or
updated?Are links working properly? Does the information seem dated?
Hint: Beware of dead links!
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COVERAGEDoes the page seem professional?Are there missspellings? Is the language appropriate?
Hint: Avoid pgs with flashing pop–up ads.
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SO, WHAT’S GOOD?
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Center of Disease Controlhttp://www.cdc.govWebMDhttp://www.webmd.com
HEALTH SOURCES
National Institute of Healthhttp://health.nih.gov/
Mayo Clinichttp://www.mayoclinic.com
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FINANCIAL
The Motley Foolhttp://www.fool.com
Current Issues:Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com Business Weekhttp://www.businessweek.com
Fortune http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune
Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com
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CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.comYahoo Financehttp://finance.yahoo.com
Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com
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HOBBIES & INTERESTS
Inside Hobbies & Gameshttp://www.about.com/hobbies
Genealogyhttp://www.familychronicle.com/webpicks.htm
Cookinghttp://www.epicurious.com
Yahoo Directoryhttp://dir.yahoo.com/recreation/hobbies/From amateur ham radio - writing
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VIDEOS
Search for your favorite singers, scenes from movies, and just about anything you want…http://www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIiAdHGi3AI
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Tip: Browse first at: http://www.hulu.com/browse/alphabetical/episode
Watch TV episodes, movies freeIncludes wide variety from the Addams Family to National Geographic Channel to The Office
AND MORE VIDEOS….
PBShttp://www.pbs.org/video
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NEWS/POLITICS
BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk
New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com
CNNhttp://www.cnn.com
NPRhttp://www.npr.org
Listing of U.S. and International Newspapers & Magazines
Tip: Search by Region or Category:http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Newspapers/
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QUESTIONS?
