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How the Internet can make your life easier Ewing Branch LibraryComputer Training ewingtrain@yahoo.com
Internet is a personal matter Defined by how you use it. Boomers just as enthusiastic about the benefits of e-mail and the web. “There are still some holdouts who think their lives are just fine without the Internet.  That will get harder and harder to continue to do.” – Jeffrey Cole, Center for the Digital Future
218 million Americans online Research products Hobbies Medical conditions Driving directions News 18-24: nightlife, comics, wrestling 55plus: horseracing, golf, stocks, travel, virtual pharmacies
Family and personal history MCL.org Ancestry, Heritage Quest database Legacy.com-obituaries, guest books Classmates.com Facebook.com Aarp.org/onlinecommunity stumbleupon
PHOTOS Flickr.com Kodakgallery.com Snapfish.com
Free MOVIES/TV Hulu.com Youtube.com Mymoviefest?  Vimeo? Fox.com Abc.com
BANKING Households handling money on web doubled INGDirect Online bank with higher interest rates E-trade.com Everbank.com Traditional banks-      online services free (bill pay)
MAPS Maps.google.com Mapquest.com Yahoo! Maps Google Maps: Street View 		“Empire State Building, NY”
SHOPPING Zappos.com Mysimon.com, shopzilla.com, pricegrabber.com amazon Etsy.com
REAL ESTATE Zillow.com Estimate your home’s value Trulia.com- chat with locals FSBO.com- sell by yourself Realtor.com
HEALTH Medlineplus.gov Health.NIH.gov Mayoclinic.com WebMD.com-articles, tests,  	tools,
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