Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Online Scavenger Hunt


I had the most incredible experience searching things online for the scavenger hunt.  Most of the answers took just a few seconds to find while others a minute or so.   I was lucky to have partners who worked fast.  We all split assignment by the page.  It was eerie to find vast amount of information about our topics so fast.
This definitely gave me a new perspective to not post so much of my personal information online as it can easily get in wrong hands and used for wrong purposes.  Most common bank or email account passwords are based on your best friend’s names, school you attended, your pets name, your middle name etc.  All of these things can be searched online using Google search, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook etc.  

Online information or online presence is both good and bad, specially for businesses.  The sites like Yelp help people post their experiences but all reviews are not legit.  There is no guarantee that someone is not lying, twisting the truth or posting things online out of spite due to the competition.    

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