The goal of online dating is to find a romantic match, whether that’s for a night or for life. That means, unlike social media for example, most people aren’t using their accounts for an extended period of time. So what happens to your online dating pr…
We’ve all been there: While using your computer or phone, you get an alert or an email from a company that’s supposedly your computer or phone manufacturer. It warns of suspected malware. There’s an 800 number or a live chat window offering to help. On…
Thinking about the hyperlocal social media app Nextdoor, I can’t get that Rockwell/Michael Jackson song out of my head. You know the one: “I always feel like/Somebody’s watching meeeeeee.” That’s because if you’re on Nextdoor, you know that most of it …
One day, Georgina’s grandkids set her up with a Facebook account. She was happy to be able to connect with them in this new digital way and see the photos they posted.
Gen Z loves to hate on Millennials — but they’re also low-key obsessed with dressing like we did when we were kids. And I mean, fine. I was born in 1987 and, in the early aughts, I loved to hate on Boomers while rocking full-on bell bottoms. (My eyes b…
Are you aware of what you look like online? Would you say you have a positive reputation in your social media posts? Your success is at stake, from college applications to consideration for high-end promotions that are years down the road.
When my partner got an Oura — which is a fitness tracker that looks like a very chunky wedding band — I teased him and called him a cyborg. And, to be fair, this was the third fitness tracker he’d added to his body in under a year’s time. (What can I s…
Spring is here. It’s time to throw open the windows and let the fresh air in. But first, you need to do a good spring cleaning to get rid of any and all grime that has accumulated. Spring cleaning is not only for your house, though — you can (and shoul…
Where a website ranks in a search page matters a lot: About a quarter of all searchers click on the first link and very few click through to page 2. Search engines even capitalize on this fact by selling ad space that sits at the top of search results,…
“Meet the Features” is an ongoing series to help introduce you to specific features in Avast products. It’s meant to help you understand and use a specific feature by explaining the security/privacy problem the feature is meant to solve and how it work…