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.

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   Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

   Lifehacker | Do everything better

   Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

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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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   CNET cnet.com Top 1K English 4 trackers

   CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news - CNET

   Get full-length product reviews, the latest news, tech coverage, daily deals, and category deep dives from CNET experts worldwide.

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   PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

   English-language computer magazine

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   ZDNET zdnet.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

   News and Advice on the World's Latest Innovations | ZDNET - ZDNET

   see all latest

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   Digital Trends digitaltrends.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

   Digital Trends - Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice

   Tech Product Reviews, How To, Best Ofs, deals and Advice

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   PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

   PCWorld

   PCWorld helps you navigate the PC ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done.

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   The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

   The Verge

   The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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    InfoWorld infoworld.com English 4 trackers

    InfoWorld

    Business technology, IT news, product reviews and enterprise IT strategies.

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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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    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Tom's Guide | Tech Product Reviews, Top Picks and How To

    Tom's Guide upgrades your life by helping you decide what tech to buy, showing you how to get the most out of it and solving problems as they arise. Tom's Guide is here to help you....

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    Computerworld computerworld.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Computerworld

    Computerworld covers a range of technology topics, with a focus on these core areas of IT: generative AI, Windows, mobile, Apple/enterprise, office suites, productivity software, and collaboration software, as well as relevant information about companies such as Microsoft, Apple, OpenAI and Google.

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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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    Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

    Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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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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    Mashable mashable.com Top 10K English 5 trackers

    Mashable

    Mashable is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company.

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    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

    All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

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    New Atlas newatlas.com English 4 trackers

    New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News

    Extraordinary ideas and innovations moving the world forward.

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    TechRepublic techrepublic.com Top 10K English

    online trade publication and social community

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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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