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The Least-Awful Social Media Sites for Anyone Who Wants to Be Less Unhappy
Almost everyone agrees that large swaths of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit are terrible, each in their own way. But these monolithic social media platforms are so ubiquitous, it’s easy to forget that you don’t have to use them. Which isn’t to say that you have to swear off of social media forever: There…
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Quit Rage-Tweeting at Airlines
If you have a cancelled or delayed flight, you might get the urge to whip out your phone and tweet furiously at the big, verified account associated with your airline. Besides the fact that this will not magically get your flight back on track, there are good reasons you really shouldn’t rage-tweet at airlines (or…
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Is It Better to Use Nextdoor or Facebook Marketplace?
If you’re looking for an online version of a yard sale, chances are Facebook Marketplace has been your go-to hub in recent years. But there’s some growing competition on the block: Nextdoor. Both platforms are popular, localised alternatives to marketplaces like Craigslist or eBay, which have a wider reach but are notoriously, well, sketchy. If…
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How to Stream Several March Madness Games at the Same Time on Firefox
Fan of March Madness? Or watching several sports at once? Firefox has a built-in picture-in-picture mode that lets you pop out an unlimited number of videos in floating browsers. That means you can watch multiple videos, and you can have each of them on top of every other window on your computer. If you have…