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Is Online Shopping A Better Way To Buy?
Two Daily Campus Writers Take Sides
Alyse Taub and Melissa Vega
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: Finals Extra
On Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving (similar to Black Friday), heavy traffic overwhelmed an online commerce service offered by Yahoo!, which prevented eager shoppers from completing purchases at thousands of Web sites. The problems began late in the morning on the East Coast and persisted for hours more, according to the Associated Press.
When the Internet was taking off in the late '90s, many predicted the disappearance of the real-world store, but as time goes on these predictions seem to be far from reality.
Contact Alyse Taub at
Alyse.Taub@UConn.edu.
Internet Shopping Has It All: Ease, Convenience And Availability -- By Melissa Vega
As the days get colder, it's getting more and more difficult just to leave your dorm or apartment, even just to go to class. But even though the weather out there is frightful Christmas and Hanukkah presents must still be bought. But what's to do? Shop online.
Each year more and more people are resorting to online shopping as the easier way to buy what you need without catching a chill. It's much simpler to just point, click and buy away. Online shopping has become more and more popular in this country, with some Web sites even willing to send gift wrap, or wrap the gifts themselves.
But with tales of identity theft, viruses and internet scams abounding, you may be surprised to learn that shopping online is no less safe than shopping in a store, according to OnGuardOnline.com, a Web site which provides information on safe ways to protect yourself against internet fraud.
OnGuardOnline suggests a few simple precautions to safeguard your shopping experience. The site recommends you confirm a Web site's physical address and a working phone number before you make any purchases. They also suggest you read the fine print, pay by credit card, and read the information on refunds and deliveries before you click that checkout button. Ebay.com urges shoppers to make all their online purchases with PayPal, an payment management site. PayPal allows users to securely transfer payments in any way they chose including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances - all without sharing financial information, according to the PayPal Web site.
When the Internet was taking off in the late '90s, many predicted the disappearance of the real-world store, but as time goes on these predictions seem to be far from reality.
Contact Alyse Taub at
Alyse.Taub@UConn.edu.
Internet Shopping Has It All: Ease, Convenience And Availability -- By Melissa Vega
As the days get colder, it's getting more and more difficult just to leave your dorm or apartment, even just to go to class. But even though the weather out there is frightful Christmas and Hanukkah presents must still be bought. But what's to do? Shop online.
Each year more and more people are resorting to online shopping as the easier way to buy what you need without catching a chill. It's much simpler to just point, click and buy away. Online shopping has become more and more popular in this country, with some Web sites even willing to send gift wrap, or wrap the gifts themselves.
But with tales of identity theft, viruses and internet scams abounding, you may be surprised to learn that shopping online is no less safe than shopping in a store, according to OnGuardOnline.com, a Web site which provides information on safe ways to protect yourself against internet fraud.
OnGuardOnline suggests a few simple precautions to safeguard your shopping experience. The site recommends you confirm a Web site's physical address and a working phone number before you make any purchases. They also suggest you read the fine print, pay by credit card, and read the information on refunds and deliveries before you click that checkout button. Ebay.com urges shoppers to make all their online purchases with PayPal, an payment management site. PayPal allows users to securely transfer payments in any way they chose including through credit cards, bank accounts, buyer credit or account balances - all without sharing financial information, according to the PayPal Web site.
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posted 2/21/09 @ 6:07 AM EST
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce or eCommerce, consists of the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. (Continued…)
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