Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Narritive Evaluation
I believe this page is based on opinionated thoughts. I dont think this is a good website because I dont see very many facts, it doesnt provide good information that can be used in a paper. There is also nobody that can be reached and the author is not listed. I never saw any dates which shows it proably is not an up to date website.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Privacy Policy
www.bn.com
www.walmart.com
www.dell.com
www.aol.com
www.amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
a)Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when you visit the Barnes & Noble.com site. We receive and collect the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site. We use this information to monitor the usage of our site. Also, when we send emails to you, we may be able to identify information about your email address, such as whether you can read graphic-rich HTML emails. All of the information we automatically capture provides us with the ability to enhance our customers' search and shopping experiences and to determine aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns. Some of the information is personal information such as your credit card number & all of the questions its asks you while purchasing an item.
b)This information is collected specifically for your safety. Occasionally, Barnes & Noble.com uses Personal Customer Information to market products and services. If you have a Barnes & Noble.com account, you can opt-out from us using your information for this purpose at any time by logging onto your Account and following the instructions under Name, Password, and Communication Preferences. If you shop on Barnes & Noble.com without an account, you can opt-out by selecting the link at the bottom of any promotional e-mail communication from Barnes & Noble.com that you receive and following the instructions. .
c)The company will share your information with a third party. From time to time, on limited bases, we may share with trustworthy third parties contact information of our account holders so that such third parties can promote their products and services.When you click on links and banners on our site that take you to third-party web sites, you will be subject to the third parties' privacy policies. While we support the protection of privacy on the Internet, Barnes & Noble.com cannot be responsible for the actions of any third-party web sites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement of any and every site you visit, whether you are linking from our site or browsing on your own
d)The store will hold your information for as long as you keep buying from them. If after one year you do not purchase anything from them they are subjected to getting rid of your account. But if you decide to purchase from them again all you will need to do is remake an account. Your information will not be given out to anyone else juse deleted from the system.
e)You, as an account holder, can opt out from our disclosure of your information for this purpose at any time by logging onto your Account and following the instructions under Change Your Communication Preferences.
f)NO, it does not state either of those privacy garuntees.
g)Yes, the site does.
Wal-Mart
a)As set forth in more detail below, Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC "Walmart.com" or "We" collects personal information that you provide when using the Walmart.com website. This information includes your first and last name, email address and a password when you create your Walmart.com account.You can browse this Site without creating an account, but you will need to create an account when you purchase something and in order to take advantage of certain features, such as "Save for Later," "Address Book" and other Walmart.com services.We may ask you to confirm your personal information when you contact our Customer Service department. This will allow us to protect your confidentiality by verifying your identity.
b)We collect this information in order to bill you for your purchase. We also collect information that allows us to ship your order. This includes the name, address and phone number of the intended recipients.
c)We never sell or rent your personal information to any third parties under any circumstances. We will share personal customer information and/or purchase history only with our agents, representatives, service providers and contractors for limited purposes, including but not limited to, fulfilling customer orders; offering certain products and services in connection with this Site; communicating to customers; providing customer service; storing, sharing and retrieving customers' photo images in our Photo Center; enhancing and improving customers' shopping experience; administering or facilitating surveys, contests or sweepstakes; offering targeted marketing communications to users that opted-in to receive such communications; enabling access to our partners' websites; providing a personalized shopping experience; preventing fraud; and completing payment method processing.Aside from the purposes described above, we will never share your personal information with any other third parties unless we have your express permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the disclosure is required to prevent harm or injury (such as product recalls, fraud, claims or other liability), or to comply with valid legal processes (subpoenas, warrants) as required by law. We may share aggregated demographic and statistical information with our partners. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
d)You can modify or delete your personal information anytime. Simply go to My Account . Log in with your email address and password, then click "Credit Card Information," "Checking Account Information," "Address Book" or "Change Name, Email & Password and edit or delete whatever information you wish.
e)You can opt out but when opting out you are jeprodizing what you can and can not purchase while on the website.
f)no, it does not.
g)When you visit Walmart.com, you will be assigned a permanent "cookie" (a small text file) to be stored on your computer's hard drive. The purpose of this cookie is to identify you when you visit the Site so that we can enhance and customize your online shopping experience.
Dell
a)We collect the information you give us in order to provide you products and services, inform you about our products and fulfill your orders and service requests.We work with consumer marketing companies to help us better target our services and product communications to you. When you access our web sites, we will log your IP address in our web server logs. We also collect related information such as browser type, operating system, and Web pages visited to help manage our web sites.
b)We use personal information to deliver the services and support, or to carry out the transactions you have requested. We use the information collected to send communications to you, such as product safety information, your transactions status (for example, order confirmations), information about products and services available from Dell and its corporate affiliates, promotional offers, and surveys.We use the information to customize, analyze, and improve our products, services (including our web site), technologies, communications and relationship with you.We use the information to enforce our conditions of sale, web site terms and/or separate contracts (if applicable) with you.We use information to prevent fraud and other prohibited or illegal activities.
c)We share your personal information with corporate affiliates to carry out transactions you request or to make our business or that of our corporate affiliates more responsive to your needs.We may share your personal information with business partners that help Dell carry out transactions you request or that help Dell to customize, analyze and/or improve our communications or relationship with you, and then only with business partners who share Dell's commitment to protecting your personal information.We may disclose your personal information in connection with law enforcement, fraud prevention, or other legal action as required by law or regulation, or if Dell reasonably believes it is necessary to protect Dell, its customers or the public.Except as described above, we will not disclose your personal information to other third parties unless you have provided consent.
d)For as long as it is needed. But it can also be deleted at any time. So this will force you to set up a new account at the time you may need it again.
e)You can opt out but it is making your chances of things getting lost or not being brought to you more greatly.
f)Our US web sites are privacy certified by the U.S. Better Business Bureau OnLine® Privacy Program.Sites Covered By BBB OnLine® Privacy Seal.The following sites are covered by the BBB OnLine Privacy Seal:
g)We use cookies and other Internet technologies to manage our web sites and e-mail programs, to offer you personalized experiences and to help us manage our web sites.
www.walmart.com
www.dell.com
www.aol.com
www.amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
a)Some information is automatically received and sometimes collected from you when you visit the Barnes & Noble.com site. We receive and collect the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site. We use this information to monitor the usage of our site. Also, when we send emails to you, we may be able to identify information about your email address, such as whether you can read graphic-rich HTML emails. All of the information we automatically capture provides us with the ability to enhance our customers' search and shopping experiences and to determine aggregate information about our user base and usage patterns. Some of the information is personal information such as your credit card number & all of the questions its asks you while purchasing an item.
b)This information is collected specifically for your safety. Occasionally, Barnes & Noble.com uses Personal Customer Information to market products and services. If you have a Barnes & Noble.com account, you can opt-out from us using your information for this purpose at any time by logging onto your Account and following the instructions under Name, Password, and Communication Preferences. If you shop on Barnes & Noble.com without an account, you can opt-out by selecting the link at the bottom of any promotional e-mail communication from Barnes & Noble.com that you receive and following the instructions. .
c)The company will share your information with a third party. From time to time, on limited bases, we may share with trustworthy third parties contact information of our account holders so that such third parties can promote their products and services.When you click on links and banners on our site that take you to third-party web sites, you will be subject to the third parties' privacy policies. While we support the protection of privacy on the Internet, Barnes & Noble.com cannot be responsible for the actions of any third-party web sites. We encourage you to read the posted privacy statement of any and every site you visit, whether you are linking from our site or browsing on your own
d)The store will hold your information for as long as you keep buying from them. If after one year you do not purchase anything from them they are subjected to getting rid of your account. But if you decide to purchase from them again all you will need to do is remake an account. Your information will not be given out to anyone else juse deleted from the system.
e)You, as an account holder, can opt out from our disclosure of your information for this purpose at any time by logging onto your Account and following the instructions under Change Your Communication Preferences.
f)NO, it does not state either of those privacy garuntees.
g)Yes, the site does.
Wal-Mart
a)As set forth in more detail below, Wal-Mart.com USA, LLC "Walmart.com" or "We" collects personal information that you provide when using the Walmart.com website. This information includes your first and last name, email address and a password when you create your Walmart.com account.You can browse this Site without creating an account, but you will need to create an account when you purchase something and in order to take advantage of certain features, such as "Save for Later," "Address Book" and other Walmart.com services.We may ask you to confirm your personal information when you contact our Customer Service department. This will allow us to protect your confidentiality by verifying your identity.
b)We collect this information in order to bill you for your purchase. We also collect information that allows us to ship your order. This includes the name, address and phone number of the intended recipients.
c)We never sell or rent your personal information to any third parties under any circumstances. We will share personal customer information and/or purchase history only with our agents, representatives, service providers and contractors for limited purposes, including but not limited to, fulfilling customer orders; offering certain products and services in connection with this Site; communicating to customers; providing customer service; storing, sharing and retrieving customers' photo images in our Photo Center; enhancing and improving customers' shopping experience; administering or facilitating surveys, contests or sweepstakes; offering targeted marketing communications to users that opted-in to receive such communications; enabling access to our partners' websites; providing a personalized shopping experience; preventing fraud; and completing payment method processing.Aside from the purposes described above, we will never share your personal information with any other third parties unless we have your express permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the disclosure is required to prevent harm or injury (such as product recalls, fraud, claims or other liability), or to comply with valid legal processes (subpoenas, warrants) as required by law. We may share aggregated demographic and statistical information with our partners. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
d)You can modify or delete your personal information anytime. Simply go to My Account . Log in with your email address and password, then click "Credit Card Information," "Checking Account Information," "Address Book" or "Change Name, Email & Password and edit or delete whatever information you wish.
e)You can opt out but when opting out you are jeprodizing what you can and can not purchase while on the website.
f)no, it does not.
g)When you visit Walmart.com, you will be assigned a permanent "cookie" (a small text file) to be stored on your computer's hard drive. The purpose of this cookie is to identify you when you visit the Site so that we can enhance and customize your online shopping experience.
Dell
a)We collect the information you give us in order to provide you products and services, inform you about our products and fulfill your orders and service requests.We work with consumer marketing companies to help us better target our services and product communications to you. When you access our web sites, we will log your IP address in our web server logs. We also collect related information such as browser type, operating system, and Web pages visited to help manage our web sites.
b)We use personal information to deliver the services and support, or to carry out the transactions you have requested. We use the information collected to send communications to you, such as product safety information, your transactions status (for example, order confirmations), information about products and services available from Dell and its corporate affiliates, promotional offers, and surveys.We use the information to customize, analyze, and improve our products, services (including our web site), technologies, communications and relationship with you.We use the information to enforce our conditions of sale, web site terms and/or separate contracts (if applicable) with you.We use information to prevent fraud and other prohibited or illegal activities.
c)We share your personal information with corporate affiliates to carry out transactions you request or to make our business or that of our corporate affiliates more responsive to your needs.We may share your personal information with business partners that help Dell carry out transactions you request or that help Dell to customize, analyze and/or improve our communications or relationship with you, and then only with business partners who share Dell's commitment to protecting your personal information.We may disclose your personal information in connection with law enforcement, fraud prevention, or other legal action as required by law or regulation, or if Dell reasonably believes it is necessary to protect Dell, its customers or the public.Except as described above, we will not disclose your personal information to other third parties unless you have provided consent.
d)For as long as it is needed. But it can also be deleted at any time. So this will force you to set up a new account at the time you may need it again.
e)You can opt out but it is making your chances of things getting lost or not being brought to you more greatly.
f)Our US web sites are privacy certified by the U.S. Better Business Bureau OnLine® Privacy Program.Sites Covered By BBB OnLine® Privacy Seal.The following sites are covered by the BBB OnLine Privacy Seal:
g)We use cookies and other Internet technologies to manage our web sites and e-mail programs, to offer you personalized experiences and to help us manage our web sites.
eBay and Pay Pal
What is the higest price, mileage, and model year of the highest-priced car in the list??
3A. Price: $113,995.00. Mileage: 5. Model Year: 2007
What is the price, mileage, and model year of the lowest-priced car in the list??
3B. Price: $23,950.00. Mileage: 22,827 . Model Year: 2004
How can I register to buy items at eBay??
4A. All you have to do is enter your contact and personal information and enter your email address. Then you have to read and accept the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy and choose a User ID, password, and a secret question. Then finally check your email to confim it.
How can I register to sell items at eBay??
4B. To begin selling on eBay, you need to register and create a seller’s account. To register as a seller, click the “Sell” link at the top of any eBay page, and then click the Sell Your Item button
How can I trade Safely on eBay??
4C.
Summary of three different paypal accounts
6. There are 3 different types of paypal accounts. There is a personal, premiere, and business account. With the personal account you can send money, and you get 24-hour fraud surveillance, and Customer Service availability. with the the Premiere account you get everything the personal account gets plus eBay tools, merchant services, accept credit or debit cards, and PayPal ATM/Debit Card. And with the business account you can get everything the personal and premiere accounts gets plus the multi user access.
3A. Price: $113,995.00. Mileage: 5. Model Year: 2007
What is the price, mileage, and model year of the lowest-priced car in the list??
3B. Price: $23,950.00. Mileage: 22,827 . Model Year: 2004
How can I register to buy items at eBay??
4A. All you have to do is enter your contact and personal information and enter your email address. Then you have to read and accept the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy and choose a User ID, password, and a secret question. Then finally check your email to confim it.
How can I register to sell items at eBay??
4B. To begin selling on eBay, you need to register and create a seller’s account. To register as a seller, click the “Sell” link at the top of any eBay page, and then click the Sell Your Item button
How can I trade Safely on eBay??
4C.
Summary of three different paypal accounts
6. There are 3 different types of paypal accounts. There is a personal, premiere, and business account. With the personal account you can send money, and you get 24-hour fraud surveillance, and Customer Service availability. with the the Premiere account you get everything the personal account gets plus eBay tools, merchant services, accept credit or debit cards, and PayPal ATM/Debit Card. And with the business account you can get everything the personal and premiere accounts gets plus the multi user access.
Better Business Bureau and Amazon
How Can I tell if a transaction is secure??
3A. Many web sites use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the credit card information that you send over the Internet. These sites usually inform you they are using this technology.
What is the safest way to pay for an online purchase??
3B. If you have an unauthorized charge on your credit card, under federal law your liability is limited to $50. In fact, some credit card issuers and web site operators say that under certain circumstances they will even pay this amount for you
To Whom can I complain to if im not satisfied with an online purchase??
3C. Check the site for a customer service page, contact us link, e-mail address, or phone number to get your complaint addressed or questions answered.
What is BBBOnline Reliabilty Seal Program??
4C. 73% of purchasers and 82% of non-purchasers cite reliability of business as a major concern when shopping online."* Address this concern head-on with the BBBOnLine Reliability Seal.
What requirements must companies meet to earn the BBBOnline reliabilty seal??
4D. Become a member of the Better Business Bureau where company is headquartered;
Provide the BBB with information regarding company ownership and management and the street address and telephone number at which they do business, which may be verified by the BBB in a visit to the company's physical premises;
Be in business a minimum of one year (an exception can be made if a new business is a spinoff or a division of an existing business, which is known to and has a positive track record with the BBB);
Have a satisfactory complaint handling record with the BBB;
Agree to participate in the BBB's advertising self-regulation program, comply with the BBB Code of Advertising, and correct or withdraw online advertising when challenged by the BBB and found not to be substantiated or not in compliance with our children's advertising guidelines;
(Our local and national advertising review programs are described on the BBB's website, and complaints about online advertising brought by consumers, competitors or public officials may be filed online with the BBB.)
Agree to abide by the BBB Code of Online Business Practices, and to cooperate with any BBB request for modification of a website to bring it into accordance with the Code;
Respond promptly to all consumer complaints;
How soon should you return an item for the price to be fully refundable??
6A. You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
Who pays the shipping cost if an item was shipped in error??
6B. If you received an extra item in a shipment, or items were delivered to you (or to your home) that you didn't order, please let us know. If you live in the U.S. we'll mail you a postage-paid return mailing label for their return.
6C. Any CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened/taken out of its plastic wrap. (If you discover that the item is defective after the package is opened, a full refund or replacement will still be granted.)
3A. Many web sites use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the credit card information that you send over the Internet. These sites usually inform you they are using this technology.
What is the safest way to pay for an online purchase??
3B. If you have an unauthorized charge on your credit card, under federal law your liability is limited to $50. In fact, some credit card issuers and web site operators say that under certain circumstances they will even pay this amount for you
To Whom can I complain to if im not satisfied with an online purchase??
3C. Check the site for a customer service page, contact us link, e-mail address, or phone number to get your complaint addressed or questions answered.
What is BBBOnline Reliabilty Seal Program??
4C. 73% of purchasers and 82% of non-purchasers cite reliability of business as a major concern when shopping online."* Address this concern head-on with the BBBOnLine Reliability Seal.
What requirements must companies meet to earn the BBBOnline reliabilty seal??
4D. Become a member of the Better Business Bureau where company is headquartered;
Provide the BBB with information regarding company ownership and management and the street address and telephone number at which they do business, which may be verified by the BBB in a visit to the company's physical premises;
Be in business a minimum of one year (an exception can be made if a new business is a spinoff or a division of an existing business, which is known to and has a positive track record with the BBB);
Have a satisfactory complaint handling record with the BBB;
Agree to participate in the BBB's advertising self-regulation program, comply with the BBB Code of Advertising, and correct or withdraw online advertising when challenged by the BBB and found not to be substantiated or not in compliance with our children's advertising guidelines;
(Our local and national advertising review programs are described on the BBB's website, and complaints about online advertising brought by consumers, competitors or public officials may be filed online with the BBB.)
Agree to abide by the BBB Code of Online Business Practices, and to cooperate with any BBB request for modification of a website to bring it into accordance with the Code;
Respond promptly to all consumer complaints;
How soon should you return an item for the price to be fully refundable??
6A. You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon.com within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.
Who pays the shipping cost if an item was shipped in error??
6B. If you received an extra item in a shipment, or items were delivered to you (or to your home) that you didn't order, please let us know. If you live in the U.S. we'll mail you a postage-paid return mailing label for their return.
6C. Any CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened/taken out of its plastic wrap. (If you discover that the item is defective after the package is opened, a full refund or replacement will still be granted.)
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
10 Tips to protect personal information
http://www.truste.org/consumers/consumer_tips.php/
1. Use anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software—and make sure it’s up-to-date.
2. Read privacy policies to learn how your information will be used and protected.
3. Configure your browser or operating system to manage pop-ups, cookies or block specific Web sites.
4. Use more than one email address so that one is reserved solely for your personal communication.
5. Look for third-party seals or certification to identify trustworthy companies.
6. Back up important files.
7. Provide email addresses and information that do not identify you personally on Web sites you don’t know or trust.
8. Change passwords on a regular basis.
9. Use email encryption.
10. Log-in anonymously or use anonymizing or free ID Web sites to generate your ID.
1. Use anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall software—and make sure it’s up-to-date.
2. Read privacy policies to learn how your information will be used and protected.
3. Configure your browser or operating system to manage pop-ups, cookies or block specific Web sites.
4. Use more than one email address so that one is reserved solely for your personal communication.
5. Look for third-party seals or certification to identify trustworthy companies.
6. Back up important files.
7. Provide email addresses and information that do not identify you personally on Web sites you don’t know or trust.
8. Change passwords on a regular basis.
9. Use email encryption.
10. Log-in anonymously or use anonymizing or free ID Web sites to generate your ID.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
ICANN
What is ICANN?
ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a internationally organized, non-profit corporation that has responsibility for Internet Protocol.
What is the Domain Name Server?
The Domain Name Server (DNS) helps people find there way around the internet. IP Adressess are hard to remember so instead of using the long string of numbers like 192.0.34.163 they use the domain name which is www.icann.org
What is ICANNS role??
ICANN is responsible for coordinating the management of the technical elements of the DNS to ensure universal resolvability so that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses.
ICANN stands for Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN is a internationally organized, non-profit corporation that has responsibility for Internet Protocol.
What is the Domain Name Server?
The Domain Name Server (DNS) helps people find there way around the internet. IP Adressess are hard to remember so instead of using the long string of numbers like 192.0.34.163 they use the domain name which is www.icann.org
What is ICANNS role??
ICANN is responsible for coordinating the management of the technical elements of the DNS to ensure universal resolvability so that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
IP Addresses
IP Addresses for my favorite Domain Names (Websites)
Domain Name and IP Addresses
1. http://www.facebook.com/ 69.63.176.10
2. http://www.myspace.com/ 216.178.39.15
3. http://www.nfl.com/ 206.166.93.136
4. http://www.espn.com/ 199.181.132.250
5. http://www.yahoo.com/ 209.191.93.52
Domain Name and IP Addresses
1. http://www.facebook.com/ 69.63.176.10
2. http://www.myspace.com/ 216.178.39.15
3. http://www.nfl.com/ 206.166.93.136
4. http://www.espn.com/ 199.181.132.250
5. http://www.yahoo.com/ 209.191.93.52
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