Finding Information on the Open web

 Using Google

Electronic (shopping safe)site:.gov

 "VDACS - Office of Consumer Affairs - Electronic Commerce." VDACS - Office of Consumer Affairs - Electronic Commerce. Office of Consumer Affairs, 2011. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/consumers/f-ecommerce.shtml>.

 The purpose of this source is to inform individuals or online shoppers how to shop safely on the internet. The source contains general information which is not arguable. The date is appropriate for my subject, it was published in 2011.


 Online(shopping safe)site:.edu

 "Security Awareness." University of Texas at Austin. Information Technology Services, 5 Oct. 2010. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://www.utexas.edu/its/secure/articles/safe_online_shopping.php>.

 There is no authors name or credentials, but the source contains a publisher and the date is appropriate, being published in 2010. Although there is no author or credentials, the information is general and typically most of it is common sense.


Online shopping (risks)site:.com

Ledford, Jerri. "Five Tips for Online Shopping Safety." About.com Identity Theft. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://idtheft.about.com/od/preventionpractices/a/OnlineShopping.htm>.

 This information presented does not need sources, because it is general information and does not have an arguable point. There is no publish date for this source, but because the information is advice or tips given, and general, it does not need a current date unless the article referred to outdated computers, websites, or security devices.


Online shopping safety site:.org

 "Online Shopping." Stay Safe Online. National Cyber Security Alliance, n.d. Web. 10 June 2012. <http://www.staysafeonline.org/in-the-home/online-shopping>.

This website also contains no author or credentials, but a publisher. There is no publishing date, but none is needed for this type of information given. The source is meant to inform online shoppers of how to shop securely and safely. As for this sources coverage, it contains most of the same information the other sources cover.

I feel that the best type(s) of domain(s) would have to be edu and org. I seemed to come across with more valid results and websites when I searched through with edu and org. There were a lot of websites that had no author, publisher, date, or anything when I used com. The information on the websites seemed okay to use, but I felt that it wasn't a good idea to take information when you don't know who your getting it from.When I used gov, of course I came up with lots of government sites, which many seemed to be very outdated and not updated what so ever, it kind of frustrated me when I found sites that said 1998- 2004 and yet were still up running.