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Teenagers’ Favorite Social Network Is… Snapchat

Snapchat is now the preferred social network amongst teenagers. Snapchat is comfortably ahead of former most popular kid on the block, Instagram, while Facebook and Twitter are both languishing a long way behind their younger, hipper sibling. Oh, and if you’re over 35, Snapchat isn’t for you. In 2015, we published an article called 7… read more »

Giphy Stickers Let You Deface Your Favorite Websites

Giphy wants you to plaster your favorite websites with stickers. Why? Because why not? Most websites are rather dull, dry places devoid of much razzmatazz. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Giphy is on hand to help, with Giphy Sticker Embed letting visitors post stickers all over the shop. Given that Giphy specializes… read more »

Giphy Reveals How Popular Your Favorite GIF Is

Giphy is adding view counts to its GIFs. These will measure the success (or failure) of the GIFs we all take for granted. With GIFs going increasingly mainstream, these view counts will allow us all to see which GIFs become part of the zeitgeist, and which just fall to the wayside. In case you hadn’t… read more »

Uber Now Lets You Save Your Favorite Locations

Uber has added a new feature to its app, and it’s one that should have been a thing from the beginning. Called Saved Places, this essentially lets you store your favorite locations for future reference. So, anywhere that you regularly take an Uber to will now be easily accessible. It’s a sad fact of life… read more »

6 Reasons Your Favorite Linux OS Is Plagued by Bugs

I’ve been a long-time GNOME user, but for the past few months, I was in a loving relationship with Elementary OS. I found much to love in the minimalist Linux-based operating system, and I encouraged readers to give it a try. But that has changed. The number of bugs I encountered grew over time, and… read more »

Watch Your Favorite Shows with a 1-Year SelectTV Subscription for $19

You know what’s really painful? Getting that ridiculous cable bill every month and having to shell out the cash for a ton of channels that you have no interest in watching. That’s why so many people are cutting the cord and relying on the Internet for their entertainment. With services like Netflix and Hulu, this… read more »

Spotify Delivers a Daily Mix of Your Favorite Music

Spotify is employing a new weapon in its fight to keep you using the streaming music service. Buoyed by the success of Discover Weekly, Spotify is launching Daily Mix, a constantly evolving mix of new and old earworms. If you like Daily Mix, and you want to work on things like Daily Mix (or anything… read more »

How to Follow Your Favorite Rio 2016 Olympic Athletes & Events

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are underway, and will be entertaining sports fans around the world till the 21st of August. As with every Olympics, there are so many events happening all the time that it’s difficult to keep a track of your favorites. Thankfully, technology has made this much easier than it used to… read more »

What Is Your Favorite Section of MakeUseOf? [Poll]

The time has come to say goodbye to the MakeUseOf Poll. It may return in some form in the future, but for now we want to focus on reading and responding to your comments on all of our articles. Your opinions are important to us, more now than ever before. We have chosen, in a… read more »

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