Based on a Facebook survey by Lonely Planet, this graphic shows various products all over the world which you can buy for $1.
A few months ago, the Internet was hit with one of the worst security vulnerabilities in recent times. Heartbleed, a security bug which affected sites running OpenSSL, opened the door for hackers to steal personal and financial information from various sites. Here are 5 lessons on security to take home after Heartbleed.
We've argued about the pitfalls about the need to constantly stay connected. Being able to access the Internet from a smartphone has its drawbacks. We become very anti-social and forget to "look up". But here's an infograph that commends the use of the Internet. View the interactive version here.
It may not surprise you that some of the brilliant pioneers in the tech industry have a few quirks. Some are endearing, others are outright crazy. One of the most widely-known is perhaps Steve Jobs' odd diets and avoiding showers. So if you're thinking of breaking out in the world of tech, you'd better start...
Except for one clever fellow way ahead of his time, the selfie is an entirely modern way for people take portraits of themselves, solo, or with friends and family. We use them to express our emotions, show off our stuff, and make people jealous that we're laying on a sunny beach or visiting Disneyland.
At MakeUseOf, we're big on geeks. We've talked about the scientific approach to determining if you're a geek or a nerd, the evolution of geeks, the various types of geeks, 50 things a geek must know, and we even have our own geek t-shirt! Now, let's take a look at geeks and nerds in real...
This is absolute geek culture. Despite being a self-proclaimed geek, I didn't know of Geek Pride Day, which takes place on May 25. If there's a day to feel proud to be a geek, this is it. Did you know of Geek Pride Day, and did you geek out this year?
Search engine optimisation or SEO, as its more commonly known, is a webmaster's worse fear. SEO can either make or break a website. We do what we can to teach you, our readers about good SEO practices. However, I've always believed that SEO should come secondary to good content.
An infographic depicting coffee consumption around the world.
Regardless of how educated we may be as consumers, we all know that retailers charge more for products and services than what it cost them. Building in a profit margin to a price is Capitalism 101: companies need to earn profits to stay in business and their prices are determined by what we are willing to pay.