Internet fraud is a problem that has become very widespread in recent years. Internet fraud was first monitored by the Internet Fraud Watch organization in 1996. The Fraud Watch has stated that each year after its inception internet fraud has increased. In 1998‚ the Securities and Exchange Commission established the Office of Internet Enforcement to fight online securities fraud which was another sign of how large the problem is becoming (Clausing). Despite the SEC¡¦s efforts this problem has
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Internet Pornography We all get up in the middle of the night to get a drink or a bite to eat. We notice a very small light is on in the computer room in the low lit corner. There is a small part on the monitor that is not blocked by your teenager’s head‚ and you get a glimpse of a woman that is revealing her breast. Now what can one do about this happening? We have the choice of the government regulations on the internet‚ or we can discuss with our teenagers that it is highly wrong to
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Theft is the action of stealing something that belongs to someone else‚ but what if that which is stolen is never actually taken? The debate over what is to be done about a current issue involving “internet piracy” has been a hot topic in several countries‚ including the United States. The issue at hand is a claimed figure that allegedly spans upwards of 250 billion dollars translated to American currency in losses on behalf of several international multimedia franchises according to statistics
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The internet was created in the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union‚ during The Cold War. Today the internet is known as a large public access network of other interconnected computer network. The internet provides a plethora of information as well as many services that people view as necessities in today’s world such as‚ e-mail‚ instant messaging‚ file sharing‚ gaming‚ etc. The internet is so "convenient" that many people could not even imagine life with out it. There is so
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Working Papers on Information Systems ISSN 1535-6078 Research Framework for Consumer Satisfaction with Internet Shopping Christy M K Cheung City University of Hong Kong‚ China Matthew K O Lee City University of Hong Kong‚ China Abstract Consumer satisfaction with Internet shopping has been conceptualized in a variety of ways. Studies in this area remain broad and appear relatively fragmented. In view of this‚ the purpose of this study is to propose a research framework that integrates both
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Describe the role internet marketing has in a modern marketing context using selected organisation as examples" I am going to prepare a report for the attention of the management team for two contrasting organisations Tesco and Easyjet. In this report I will be introducing the unit of internet marketing‚ define what internet marketing is about and the role of internet marketing. Also I will provide a section on which ways internet marketing is used. This report will also include information on how
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An experiment that was funded in 1968 by the United States of Defense was soon called the internet. This was called ARPANET‚ which originally connected the Stanford Research Institute‚ UCLA‚ UC Santa Barbara‚ and the University of Utah. ARPANET was to promote network research. Between 1970 and 1973‚ ARPANET turned into a great success as remote computers got accessed‚ and were allowed to share data‚ which made email go into a new craze. It connected 23 universities and government research centers
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Why the internet is addictive and how we can overcome internet addiction? There are four main factors related to internet addiction. First of all‚ multimedia content found online makes a mental stimulation like to that created by television. A second reason‚ the internet is always there‚ 24 hours as of their time day‚ seven days a week and any time of the day or night. Moreover‚ it is easy to access and use. The final reason‚ the possibilities are almost boundless. The users can go anywhere online
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“Internet Dating: Should you do it or not? Name: Paulo Christian A. Ortiz Section: BSA-1A Type of Speech: Informative Speech Purpose: To inform my audience that internet dating brings a lot of dangers. According to John Foster‚ “When all sounds too good to be true- it probably is not true”. So‚ while there are many scam artists on the internet‚ there are ten times more genuine people there as well. The content of my speech is all about the disadvantages of internet dating. Let me bring all of
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People can get lots of things done through the Internet‚ chatting with friends through MSN‚ shopping on Amarzon.com‚ settling the credit card bill‚ making new friends through the Facebook‚ reading newspaper on appledaily.com‚ etc. Besides‚ when we want to search for information‚ we can simply “Google” it‚ and we get what we want. It is no doubt that the Internet has greatly sped up the flow of information. In Hong Kong‚ the popularization of the Internet leads to the formation of different forums‚
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