Thursday, October 16, 2008
Reporting Fraud with eBay and PayPal should be Easy
This article focuses on the problems caused by phishing e-mail messages from PayPal Inc. An Internet user who, by trying to do a good turn for PayPal, ended up spending several minutes of his time trying to figure out how to report a phishing e-mail message. PayPal was injured by the phishing scam in three ways. First, the phishers fraudulently took PayPal's name and masqueraded as a legitimate recipient, and likely succeeded in fooling at least a few unsuspecting users. The second cut was that PayPal incurred insurance costs when the phishers succeeded. And finally, the company churned up unearned ill will on the part of a good Samaritan who felt unnecessarily burdened by PayPal's fraud-reporting system.
eBay Interview
During my interview, I felt prepared upon the questions that were coming at me. I felt this way because I have experienced eBay for the past 4 years. I was being asked what I have sold/bought on the site. I also was asked if everything went well in transaction.
I felt that I can talk hours and hours about the topic and I knew everything and every answer that was being targeted at me. I felt like nothing was new to me and that I was basically explaining to someone the ideas that they can do and think about. The person that was interviewing me knew what eBay was but had no clue what all the rules and such were. I, myself still do not know the rules, therefore I have to do some research. The only reason why I felt like I could talk hours about it was because the person that interviewed me didn't know too much about it. I was basically filling him in on the information.
I felt that I can talk hours and hours about the topic and I knew everything and every answer that was being targeted at me. I felt like nothing was new to me and that I was basically explaining to someone the ideas that they can do and think about. The person that was interviewing me knew what eBay was but had no clue what all the rules and such were. I, myself still do not know the rules, therefore I have to do some research. The only reason why I felt like I could talk hours about it was because the person that interviewed me didn't know too much about it. I was basically filling him in on the information.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
more references
Garver, R. (2005, November 15). eBay and Banking: Is PayPal a Serious Rival? (cover story). American Banker, 170(219), 10-13. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Kingson, J. (2004, March 24). eBay CEO on What PayPal Is and Isn't. (cover story). American Banker, 169(57), 1. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Turner, M. (2006, November). eBay Made Easy. (cover story). Entrepreneur, 34(11), 124-131. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Sellers, P. (2004, October 18). eBay's Secret. (Cover story). Fortune, 150(8), 160-178. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Bills, S. (2004, May 10). PayPal Steps Up Its Efforts To Woo Mass Merchants. (cover story). American Banker, 169(89), 1-19. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Wolfe, D. (2007, February 23). PayPal, Skype Link a Play for Remittances. (cover story). American Banker, 172(37), 1-9. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Conlin, M., & Hof, R. (2004, November 29). THE eBAY WAY. (Cover story). Business Week, Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Barret, V. (2008, October 27). Too Smart For Its Own Good. Forbes, 182(8), 110-114. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Kingson, J. (2004, March 24). eBay CEO on What PayPal Is and Isn't. (cover story). American Banker, 169(57), 1. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Turner, M. (2006, November). eBay Made Easy. (cover story). Entrepreneur, 34(11), 124-131. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Sellers, P. (2004, October 18). eBay's Secret. (Cover story). Fortune, 150(8), 160-178. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Bills, S. (2004, May 10). PayPal Steps Up Its Efforts To Woo Mass Merchants. (cover story). American Banker, 169(89), 1-19. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Wolfe, D. (2007, February 23). PayPal, Skype Link a Play for Remittances. (cover story). American Banker, 172(37), 1-9. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Conlin, M., & Hof, R. (2004, November 29). THE eBAY WAY. (Cover story). Business Week, Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Barret, V. (2008, October 27). Too Smart For Its Own Good. Forbes, 182(8), 110-114. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Working Biblography
book found: SILNET, SWIC LIB
Online auctions at eBay : bid with confidence, sell with success
by Prince, Dennis L.
PRIMA TECH, c1999.
eBay the smart way : selling, buying, and profiting on the Web's #1 auction site
by Sinclair, Joseph T.
AMACOM, c2007.
Add to my list
Add to my list
References
Garver, R. (2005, November 15). eBay and Banking: Is PayPal a Serious Rival? (cover story). American Banker, 170(219), 10-13. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Kingson, J. (2004, March 24). eBay CEO on What PayPal Is and Isn't. (cover story). American Banker, 169(57), 1. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Turner, M. (2006, November). eBay Made Easy. (cover story). Entrepreneur, 34(11), 124-131. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Sellers, P. (2004, October 18). eBay's Secret. (Cover story). Fortune, 150(8), 160-178. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Bills, S. (2004, May 10). PayPal Steps Up Its Efforts To Woo Mass Merchants. (cover story). American Banker, 169(89), 1-19. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Wolfe, D. (2007, February 23). PayPal, Skype Link a Play for Remittances. (cover story). American Banker, 172(37), 1-9. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Conlin, M., & Hof, R. (2004, November 29). THE eBAY WAY. (Cover story). Business Week, Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Barret, V. (2008, October 27). Too Smart For Its Own Good. Forbes, 182(8), 110-114. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
book found: EBSCO Host "ebay"
How to obey on eBay.Preview Economist, 6/11/2005, Vol. 375 Issue 8430, p66-66, 1/4p; (AN 17320307)
Secrets of Selling On eBay.Preview By: Karp, David A.. PC Magazine, 2/7/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p72-75, 3p, 5 color; (AN 19382144)
Online auctions at eBay : bid with confidence, sell with success
by Prince, Dennis L.
PRIMA TECH, c1999.
eBay the smart way : selling, buying, and profiting on the Web's #1 auction site
by Sinclair, Joseph T.
AMACOM, c2007.
Add to my list
Add to my list
References
Garver, R. (2005, November 15). eBay and Banking: Is PayPal a Serious Rival? (cover story). American Banker, 170(219), 10-13. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Kingson, J. (2004, March 24). eBay CEO on What PayPal Is and Isn't. (cover story). American Banker, 169(57), 1. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Turner, M. (2006, November). eBay Made Easy. (cover story). Entrepreneur, 34(11), 124-131. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Sellers, P. (2004, October 18). eBay's Secret. (Cover story). Fortune, 150(8), 160-178. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Bills, S. (2004, May 10). PayPal Steps Up Its Efforts To Woo Mass Merchants. (cover story). American Banker, 169(89), 1-19. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Wolfe, D. (2007, February 23). PayPal, Skype Link a Play for Remittances. (cover story). American Banker, 172(37), 1-9. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Business Source Elite database.
Conlin, M., & Hof, R. (2004, November 29). THE eBAY WAY. (Cover story). Business Week, Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
Barret, V. (2008, October 27). Too Smart For Its Own Good. Forbes, 182(8), 110-114. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Academic Search Premier database.
book found: EBSCO Host "ebay"
How to obey on eBay.Preview Economist, 6/11/2005, Vol. 375 Issue 8430, p66-66, 1/4p; (AN 17320307)
Secrets of Selling On eBay.Preview By: Karp, David A.. PC Magazine, 2/7/2006, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p72-75, 3p, 5 color; (AN 19382144)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Exercise 1.8
The most important thing about reading for a research paper is...
it provides a lot of information to the paper. It makes us learn about new and old things.
it provides a lot of information to the paper. It makes us learn about new and old things.
Exercise 1.7
Research Proposal
1. Focusing Question
Who is Jimmy Choo?
2. Primary Sources
Why is he so famous?
Has anyone ever heard of him?
What is he known for?
Why is he so wealthy?
Why are his products so expensive?
-such as $900 shoes
-$3,000 purses
Are his items bad out of cheap material?
Why does it look so nice?
What made him become famous.
How long has he been around?
What will happen when he dies?
Argue:
What makes his products popular?
Analyze:
His famousness
3. What personal expensiveness may have shape the way you feel?
I feel that since I am very well into designer brands, I would like to know why Jimmy Choo's products are so expensive due to his style is not as great as other high end brands.
1. Focusing Question
Who is Jimmy Choo?
2. Primary Sources
Why is he so famous?
Has anyone ever heard of him?
What is he known for?
Why is he so wealthy?
Why are his products so expensive?
-such as $900 shoes
-$3,000 purses
Are his items bad out of cheap material?
Why does it look so nice?
What made him become famous.
How long has he been around?
What will happen when he dies?
Argue:
What makes his products popular?
Analyze:
His famousness
3. What personal expensiveness may have shape the way you feel?
I feel that since I am very well into designer brands, I would like to know why Jimmy Choo's products are so expensive due to his style is not as great as other high end brands.
Monday, September 15, 2008
sources
Nguyen, Kimmy
English 102-011
September 12, 2008
Annotated Bibliography
If you are in need of writing a research paper, the internet is not always the answer. It could be used to find information but everything you read or look at is not always accurate. “Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion web pages indexed.” (Anonymous, 2006). Google is one of the most popular search engines that people use, but the question is do all people actually use it? I have heard of many different websites where you can do your research at. For example, Consumer Reports, I am aware that it is at least 98% of the time accurate. My family and I have been using this for awhile now and have not had a problem with it. It tells you reviews for cars, electronics, practically any product you are looking for, it almost answers most of your questions you have. LexisNexis is well known and used in a lot of businesses such as law firms, hospitals, any doctor’s office, the government, and much more. I am familiar with this because I work in a law office that uses the online database. LexisNexis was mainly built to focus on legal documents but it has expanded for us to find recent information such as events that recently happened and also provides any issues that are going on, especially legal subjects. You could also research in magazines, journals, newspaper, and live radio news stations. Internet Archive seems pretty interesting because you can access your live music, contributions, jobs, etc…It could be used like the Google search engine, but it very well different. Google does not provide live music and jobs as one of the search tabs but you can still find that stuff easily by just typing it in the search box. I think that research beyond Google is not a bad thing, it’s better to get sources from different reliable places and also textbooks in a library. Some people like to use Google to do some research, but others prefer Yahoo, MSN, AOL, and many other search engines. Everyone has their own preferences on how they want to do their research, weather it is online, from newspapers, magazine articles, or the library.
Research Beyond Google. (2006). Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources Retrieved October 26, 2006, from http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google
Google Scholar was launched November 17, 2004 and it is a gadget that people could use to find sources, peer-reviewed papers, and useful materials that cannot be found in a library. This would be a great use to students when they are doing a research paper. Anurag Acharya thought of this idea because people would have free access to sources and it is suppose to help them do their research a lot better and easier. “Google executives declined to say how many additional documents and books had been indexed and made searchable through the service. While the great majority of recent scholarly papers and periodicals are indexed on the Web, many have not been easily accessible to the public” (John Markoff, 2004). A student had gone to the library to try to find some sorces and it did not work out because the source has been outdated. Google Scholar is supposed to have the most recent updated information for people to use. This is also something very useful and free that people should take advantage of while writing a paper.
John Markoff. (2004d). Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars. San Francisco,CA:
Author. Available from The New York Times Web site, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/technology/18google.html?ex=1258520400&en=9f52b8bd48d9815c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt
English 102-011
September 12, 2008
Annotated Bibliography
If you are in need of writing a research paper, the internet is not always the answer. It could be used to find information but everything you read or look at is not always accurate. “Google, the largest search database on the planet, currently has around eight billion web pages indexed.” (Anonymous, 2006). Google is one of the most popular search engines that people use, but the question is do all people actually use it? I have heard of many different websites where you can do your research at. For example, Consumer Reports, I am aware that it is at least 98% of the time accurate. My family and I have been using this for awhile now and have not had a problem with it. It tells you reviews for cars, electronics, practically any product you are looking for, it almost answers most of your questions you have. LexisNexis is well known and used in a lot of businesses such as law firms, hospitals, any doctor’s office, the government, and much more. I am familiar with this because I work in a law office that uses the online database. LexisNexis was mainly built to focus on legal documents but it has expanded for us to find recent information such as events that recently happened and also provides any issues that are going on, especially legal subjects. You could also research in magazines, journals, newspaper, and live radio news stations. Internet Archive seems pretty interesting because you can access your live music, contributions, jobs, etc…It could be used like the Google search engine, but it very well different. Google does not provide live music and jobs as one of the search tabs but you can still find that stuff easily by just typing it in the search box. I think that research beyond Google is not a bad thing, it’s better to get sources from different reliable places and also textbooks in a library. Some people like to use Google to do some research, but others prefer Yahoo, MSN, AOL, and many other search engines. Everyone has their own preferences on how they want to do their research, weather it is online, from newspapers, magazine articles, or the library.
Research Beyond Google. (2006). Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources Retrieved October 26, 2006, from http://oedb.org/library/college-basics/research-beyond-google
Google Scholar was launched November 17, 2004 and it is a gadget that people could use to find sources, peer-reviewed papers, and useful materials that cannot be found in a library. This would be a great use to students when they are doing a research paper. Anurag Acharya thought of this idea because people would have free access to sources and it is suppose to help them do their research a lot better and easier. “Google executives declined to say how many additional documents and books had been indexed and made searchable through the service. While the great majority of recent scholarly papers and periodicals are indexed on the Web, many have not been easily accessible to the public” (John Markoff, 2004). A student had gone to the library to try to find some sorces and it did not work out because the source has been outdated. Google Scholar is supposed to have the most recent updated information for people to use. This is also something very useful and free that people should take advantage of while writing a paper.
John Markoff. (2004d). Google Plans New Service for Scientists and Scholars. San Francisco,CA:
Author. Available from The New York Times Web site, http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/18/technology/18google.html?ex=1258520400&en=9f52b8bd48d9815c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt
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