1. The destination I searched for in the selected field was Virginia Beach, Virginia. Virginia Beach prides in welcoming college students to their resorts for their vast amount of activities targeted towards young adults. The website describes the location as having a long boardwalk filled with fastfood, ice cream shops and nightclubs. Aside from the beach, is a National wildlife park for bicycle riders and naturists. As far as travel information, the site recommends the Ramada Inn and Marriot Hotels.
2. Twitter can be identified as a social networking or blogging website. Twitter allows users to update their actions or thoughts to their followers through "tweets." I do not have a twitter account.
3. For checking credit reports, the author says that one can ask major credit agencies without pay because one is entitled to such requests. The fisco report helps lenders rate interests for a loan should be at or if a loan should even be given.
4. Microfinance is designed to help low income clients. The author recommends using Kiva through Google or Paypal. They recieve information through Google ads about poverty.
5. It will takes 361 months to pay off the entire debt paying $4,891. Trends include the balance dropping by 5 dollars and the overall balance dropping by 300 dollars with each payment.
6. The author recommends textpayme.com for paying debts between friends. After choosing with one's credit card accounts, money can be sent through text messages.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Chapter 5 Quiz
1. Finding truth in questionable information is done by visiting a website named snopes.com. It verifies information and notifies a user whether or not information may be false or accuate. 2 false statements I found on the website were African Americans are entitled to 5,000 tax credit for slave reparations and that the U.S government grants a 7 year tax holidays to immigrants.
2. Websites change regularly; there are ways of being notified of change and theres a way of checking to see if a site's information has expired. If one wants to be notified of an alteration in a website, enter the Website of interest in changedetection.com/monitor.html along with their email address; Change detection will visit the site and notify the person each time a change is made. If information expires and one wishes to save that information, they can click "Save page as.." from the "File" menu and choose "Text" from the "Save as type:" pull down menu. This saves the Web page's information in a folder on the computer's hard drive.
3. Fundrace.org can be used to track people's campaign contributions in local neighborhoods or to check contributions on a national scale. Fundrace.org can, also, be used to organize a block party to raise funds for your party/candidate. Another use of Fundrace.org is to check National News. The most recent donation made by television personality,Jerry Springer, was one of $4,600 to Hillary Clinton.
4. Liveplasma.com is a visual music "discovery engine." By entering the name of an artist it displays related bands. After entering an artist in liveplasma, it displayed several other artists in a web-like design and the artist that closest pattern the artist i searched was seen closest to my artist in the web.
5. A bitTorrent is used to speed up the process of filesharing and makes everyone's computer pitch in on the job of sharing the files. While files download, the smultaneously upload downloaded parts far other users. Legal and ethical issues arises when copyrighted information is downloaded. One may be fined or even face imprisonment for breaking such laws.
2. Websites change regularly; there are ways of being notified of change and theres a way of checking to see if a site's information has expired. If one wants to be notified of an alteration in a website, enter the Website of interest in changedetection.com/monitor.html along with their email address; Change detection will visit the site and notify the person each time a change is made. If information expires and one wishes to save that information, they can click "Save page as.." from the "File" menu and choose "Text" from the "Save as type:" pull down menu. This saves the Web page's information in a folder on the computer's hard drive.
3. Fundrace.org can be used to track people's campaign contributions in local neighborhoods or to check contributions on a national scale. Fundrace.org can, also, be used to organize a block party to raise funds for your party/candidate. Another use of Fundrace.org is to check National News. The most recent donation made by television personality,Jerry Springer, was one of $4,600 to Hillary Clinton.
4. Liveplasma.com is a visual music "discovery engine." By entering the name of an artist it displays related bands. After entering an artist in liveplasma, it displayed several other artists in a web-like design and the artist that closest pattern the artist i searched was seen closest to my artist in the web.
5. A bitTorrent is used to speed up the process of filesharing and makes everyone's computer pitch in on the job of sharing the files. While files download, the smultaneously upload downloaded parts far other users. Legal and ethical issues arises when copyrighted information is downloaded. One may be fined or even face imprisonment for breaking such laws.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Blog Assesment
1. Safe ways of not getting cheated on websites is complain to the post office, file a complain with the internet crime complaint center, or ask the National consumers League for help.
2. Proxy bidding is an Ebay application that is used to automatically bid each time you're outbid.
3. Sniping services are used to get a jump on other bidders. Sniping is entering a bid at the very last possible second before the auction is finished.
4. The Triangulation scam is a scam made when wire transfers are done. The item comes shipped and marked as a gift and hides the address of the person who paid for the item. The victim may get accused with credit card theft or receiving stolen property.
5. A virtual credit card is generated by Citi, Bank of America or Discovery cardholders. The cardholders use the "ShopSafe" feature and it generates a 16 digit number that looks and works like a normal credit card.
2. Proxy bidding is an Ebay application that is used to automatically bid each time you're outbid.
3. Sniping services are used to get a jump on other bidders. Sniping is entering a bid at the very last possible second before the auction is finished.
4. The Triangulation scam is a scam made when wire transfers are done. The item comes shipped and marked as a gift and hides the address of the person who paid for the item. The victim may get accused with credit card theft or receiving stolen property.
5. A virtual credit card is generated by Citi, Bank of America or Discovery cardholders. The cardholders use the "ShopSafe" feature and it generates a 16 digit number that looks and works like a normal credit card.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Blog Proposal
- Dark Knight. I wanted to elaborate into detail the moral themes and codes addressed in Christopher Nolan's, The Dark Knight, and apply the issues addressed to history and everyday life.
- My city. Give an overview of the history of the capital of Pennsylvania and my hometown- Harrisburg, Pa.
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