Sites like MakeUseOf

01 · Entity

About MakeUseOf

MakeUseOf makeuseof.com

MUO - Technology, Simplified.

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

Top 10K · #5,444 English 9 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Online technology publication with how-to guides, tips, app and software recommendations, product reviews and tech news for consumers.

Who it’s for

Everyday consumer technology users

Business model

Advertising

• consumer technology media
• how-to tech guides
• Windows tips
• Android and iPhone tips
• software and app recommendations
• gadget reviews
• browser privacy
• smart home
• PC gaming tweaks

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Each alternative by how close its vector is to MakeUseOf’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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   The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

   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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   CNET cnet.com Top 1K English

   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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   Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English

   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

   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

   XDA

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

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   PCWorld pcworld.com Top 10K English

   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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   Engadget engadget.com Top 10K English

   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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   Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

   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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   Computerworld computerworld.com Top 10K English

   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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    Tom's Guide tomsguide.com Top 10K English

    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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    Ars Technica arstechnica.com Top 10K English

    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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    PCMag pcmag.com Top 10K English

    English-language computer magazine

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    thebalancemoney.com Top 10K English

    Simple Page

    American website

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    TechRepublic techrepublic.com Top 10K English

    online trade publication and social community

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    Tom's Hardware tomshardware.com Top 10K English

    Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast

    Tom's Hardware helps you buy the best hardware and build the best PC to play, create and work..

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    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English

    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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    GSMArena.com gsmarena.com Top 10K English

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

    GSMArena.com - The ultimate resource for GSM handset information

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    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

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

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    MacRumors macrumors.com Top 10K English

    MacRumors: Apple News and Rumors

    Apple News and Rumors

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    CBR cbr.com Top 10K English

    CBR - The World's Top Destination For Comic, Movie & TV news

    Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

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