MakeUseOf

01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs MakeUseOf

MakeUseOf makeuseof.com

MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

Wikidata: American technology media publication

Company

No imprint we could read

Online since

Not in the Internet Archive

Audience

Top 10K In English

02 · Privacy

What MakeUseOf tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

20 of the 60 sites closest to MakeUseOf match.

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   How-To Geek howtogeek.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   How-To Geek - We Explain Technology

   We explain technology. Learn more with our articles, reviews, tips, and the best answers to your most pressing tech questions.

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   XDA Developers xda-developers.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   XDA

   The world’s best source for computing news, reviews, editorials guides, and more.

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   Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Engadget | Technology News & Expert Reviews

   Breaking news from the worlds of technology and entertainment, and expert reviews of the latest consumer tech products.

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   Android Police androidpolice.com English 2 trackers

   Android Police: Android news, reviews, guides, editorials, and more

   All the latest mobile tech news, deals, reviews, guides, editorials, and more. Embracing the green bubble since 2009.

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   Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis.

   News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems.

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   GSMArena.com gsmarena.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   GSMArena.com - mobile phone reviews, news, specifications and more...

   GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information

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   MacRumors macrumors.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

   MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors

   Apple News and Rumors

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   MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

   MIT Technology Review

   Emerging technology news & insights | AI, Climate Change, BioTech, and more

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   anandtech.com English No trackers

   Checking your browser

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    heise online heise.de Top 10K English 1 tracker

    heise online – IT news, guides and background information | heise online

    News and forums on computers, IT, science, media and politics. Price comparison of hardware and software as well as downloads at Heise Medien.

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    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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    TechCrunch techcrunch.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    TechCrunch | Startup and Technology News

    TechCrunch | Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley

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    TechPowerUp techpowerup.com English No trackers

    TechPowerUp

    Leading tech publication, with fast news, thorough reviews, and a strong community.

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    Stack Overflow stackoverflow.blog English 1 tracker

    The Stack Overflow Blog - Stack Overflow

    Essays, opinions, and advice on the act of computer programming, from Stack Overflow.

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    GitHub github.blog Top 10K English No trackers

    Home - The GitHub Blog

    Updates, ideas, and inspiration from GitHub to help developers build and design software.

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    Popular Mechanics popularmechanics.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Popular Mechanics - Product Reviews, How-To, Space, Military, Math, Science, and New Technology

    Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.

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    Mental Floss mentalfloss.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

    Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

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    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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    Comparitech comparitech.com English No trackers

    Comparitech - Tech researched, compared and rated

    Tech researched, compared and rated

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    Bob Vila bobvila.com English 3 trackers

    Bob Vila - Home Improvement, Home Repair, & Home Renovation

    Inspirational ideas and expert advice from Bob Vila, the most trusted name in home improvement, home renovation, home repair, and DIY.

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04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MakeUseOf adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

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