3. 1990
1981
Birth of the
Internet
1973 1984
1979

4. Netscape releases their
browser under codename First online banking service
“Mozilla” is initiated.
1994
1995
1998
Amazon
posts first
yearly profit
2000
2003
Pizza Hut offers online
ordering on its Web page.
Dot-Com
Burst

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

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

8. Weak Passwords
Strong Passwords
Always use a strong password, with capitals, symbols , numbers or all three.

9. Learn to recognize phishing scams.
Web of trust Firefox add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3456/

11. 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…

12. To shop on
it is a good idea to get a
account first.

15. 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.
Check shipping costs!

16. 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.
Read and understand return policies.

17. Make sure to comparison shop, usually you
can find a better deal. There are several
websites that will help you….
Comparison shop!

19. 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)

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.