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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?

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Contact Information:shelley.roseman@uconn.edu

UConn Waterbury Library203-236-9908

THANK YOU