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Best 13 Sites Like Amazon: Free Shipping, Better Deals, and More

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Best 8 Apps to Build Your Resume

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What Amazon Alexa Is, and Why You Need an Echo Device

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Facebook

Connect with friends and groups who share your interests. Swap news stories and life happenings, organize real-world events, play games, and more.

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Tutorials: 23

Buying on eBay

Order almost anything from this online marketplace by buying it, bidding for it in auctions, or submitting price offers. Then have it delivered to you.

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Tutorials: 17

Amazon Course

Find and buy almost anything from Amazon, or from third-party sellers just like you. You can even trade in stuff you don't want for credit towards things that you do want!

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Best 8 Sites Like Airbnb to Book Your Vacation

Airbnb became the most popular online vacation rental site, but does that mean it’s the best? These 8 competitors can […]

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Airbnb

Reserve a place to sleep that's out of the ordinary with this property rental website, or make money by renting out your own property for others to stay in!

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Tutorials: 14

Netflix

Indulge in unlimited, commercial-free movies and TV show episodes on any device, wherever and whenever you want, for a small monthly fee.

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Tutorials: 17

YouTube

Broadcast yourself with this website that allows you to watch and comment on professional and amateur videos, or even upload your own, mostly for free.

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Tutorials: 17

Skype

Use this program on almost any device to stay in touch with the people who matter to you, with free phone calls, text messages, and even video chat sessions!

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Tutorials: 13

Selling on eBay

Sell off things you make, source, or don't need anymore. Set up a store, list your products, then decide if people will buy, bid for, or haggle over your wares.

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Tutorials: 12

Spotify

Discover a world of music at your fingertips with this program that lets you listen to over 30 million songs. Create custom playlists and random mixes, too!

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Tutorials: 6

StubHub

Score tickets to concerts, plays, sports matches, and more from fans who can't make it to live events. Or sell your own tickets to make some money!

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Tutorials: 18

Instagram

Create, edit, and share photos and videos with a community of picture enthusiasts, or follow other people to see what they've created.

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Tutorials: 14

Pinterest offers website and app that encourages you to create collections of pictures, animations, or videos that you find on your computer, a website, or on Pinterest itself.

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Tutorials: 22

Show off your job credentials, apply or hire for a position, or read what's going on in the corporate world with this business-oriented social network.

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Tutorials: 18

Twitter

See what all the chatter in the world is about on this popular social networking website. It encourages frequent posting by limiting the length of messages.

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Tutorials: 23

Gmail

Do email differently with Google's email service. It has unique organizing conventions, plenty of memory storage space, and cool experimental features.

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Tutorials: 12

Save money on phone or texting plans with this free messaging app that lets you exchange texts, phone calls, voicemails, and more with other WhatsApp users!

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Tutorials: 7

Kik

Expect more from your chat app. Kik not only lets you talk to your friends, but also lets you chat with automated programs to play games, get advice, and more!

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Tutorials: 12

Snapchat

Keep your interactions with friends spontaneous (and private) with this mobile messaging app that deletes texts, photos, and videos after they have been viewed.

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Tutorials: 7

Udemy

Learn almost anything from over 40,000 courses taught by subject experts. If you know enough about a certain topic, you can even teach your own course!

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Tutorials: 5

Coursera

Study at college - without actually going to college - in this online education portal by taking over 1500 courses from top academic institutions worldwide.

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Tutorials: 10

Ancestry

Create and share family trees, piecing them together from evidence from over 14 billion historical documents, as you explore your heritage.

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Tutorials: 13

Expedia

Book travel accommodations online for wherever you need to go and do. Reserve flights, hotels, car rentals, cruises, or even entire vacation packages!

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Tutorials: 10

Priceline

"Name Your Own Price" and bid for travel accommodations that fit your budget, or book them normally if you want more control over your experience.

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Tutorials: 12

PayPal

Manage your money online with this service that lets you securely and privately pay for goods and services while keeping your billing details all in one place.

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Tutorials: 12

Uber

Request to get picked up and dropped of wherever you want by an independent taxi. Uber is available in over 650 major cities and towns around the world.

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Tutorials: 6

Lyft

Get a safe and affordable ride wherever you are and wherever you need to go in the US with Lyft. It's cheaper, quicker, and safer than hailing a standard taxi!

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Tutorials: 5

VRBO

Get a great deal on a rental property to stay at for your getaway. VRBO features over 800,000 rental properties from over 100 vacation hotspots worldwide.

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Tutorials: 5

HomeAway

Save money on a home away from home on this website that has over 1 million rental property listings, two way host/guest ratings, and traveler's guarantees.

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Tutorials: 11

Groupon

Save big on goods and services by buying discounted vouchers for them on this website. If enough other people want the same deal, you all get a break!

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Ebates

Get paid for shopping online with this affiliate advertising service that gives you money back when you use it to buy things on popular e-commerce websites.

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Tutorials: 13

Craigslist

Advertise the new old-fashioned way with this online classified ad network that makes it easy and (usually) free to list something for sale in your local area.

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Tutorials: 7

Google Search

Search for websites, pictures, videos, news, or whatever else you're looking for on the Internet with one of the most popular search engines on the planet.

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Tutorials: 8

DuckDuckGo

Protect your privacy when searching on the Internet by using DuckDuckGo to find websites, images, videos, and more without revealing your digital footprints.

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Angie's List

Know who to call when you need something done by reading business reviews on Angie's List. The website also lets you hire companies, sometimes at a discount.

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Tutorials: 5

Wix

Build a website for free and make it exactly how you want it, with drag-and-drop functions that allow you to customize its elements down to the finest detail.

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Weebly

Construct a feature-rich website with simple drag-and-drop controls, guided formatting, and hundreds of apps that can make it do whatever you need it to.

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Tutorials: 8

Wikipedia

Look up information about pretty much anything on this free online encyclopedia that is created and edited almost entirely by the people who use it every day.

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Tutorials: 13

TechBoomers

Introduce yourself to how our website works so it will be easier for you to navigate all of our informative and easy-to-read lessons on digital technology!

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Tutorials: 13

eHarmony

Get a smooth dating experience with compatible matches right from the start, thanks to eHarmony's unique compatibility quiz and guided chat system.

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Tinder

Make your dating experience swipable with this app that allows you to accept or reject matches quickly, then get on with chatting to those who like you back.

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Tutorials: 18

Match.com

Join one of the world's biggest dating sites with millions of active users to privately chat with. If you don't find love in 6 months, the next 6 are free.

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Tutorials: 11

Amazon Prime

Upgrade your Amazon shopping with this add-on service that gets you cheaper and faster shipping, access to movies, TV, and music; and exclusive deals.

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Tutorials: 7

iPhone Calling and Voicemail

Get the basic iPhone calling functions down: making, receiving, and forwarding calls; blocking numbers, and managing your voicemail.

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Tutorials: 8

iPhone Texting

Send text messages to one person or a group; search for, forward, and delete texts; and block unwanted texters as you become a pro at texting on an iPhone.

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Android Calling and Voicemail

Master your Android device's basic phone functions. Make, receive, forward, or block calls; make group calls, and set up and check voicemail.

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Tutorials: 23

Dropbox

Keep your computer files safe but accessible by backing them up to a separate computer server that you can reach from your desktop. You can even share files!

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Tutorials: 7

FaceTime

Reach out to the Apple device users among your friends and family with this app exclusive to iOS devices that lets you make both voice and video calls.

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Tutorials: 13

SoundCloud

Get way into your favorite independent (and sometimes mainstream) music on this website. Play it, comment on it, share it, and sometimes even download it.

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Tutorials: 7

TripAdvisor.com

Research information and reviews on travel accommodations around the world before you book them. You can also reserve them here if you find some you like.

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Kayak

Track the prices of travel accommodations across multiple booking websites to see what destinations are popular or not, and where you can score the best deals.

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Tutorials: 13

Etsy

Discover unique, handmade crafts and decades-old collectibles for sale - some that you can't find anywhere else - on this specialty online shopping portal.

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Tutorials: 14

Hulu

Watch the best in American television and movies on any device, anywhere, anytime, for a flat monthly cost. You can even queue up programs to watch later!

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Tutorials: 7

Kickstarter

Make your big idea a reality by fundraising money towards building a creative product, or donate to other projects to get rewards and help wishes come true.

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Tutorials: 5

Alibaba

Trade in bulk orders of wholesale goods on this e-commerce portal, either as a buyer for your own business (or yourself) or as a supplier for other companies.

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AliExpress

Go directly to the sources with this online marketplace that lets you buy many types of products straight from manufacturers in China at discounted wholesale prices.

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Flickr

Store, organize, discuss, and share your favorite photos and videos for free. Or even pay Flickr to turn your photos into unique artistic creations to treasure!

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Tutorials: 5

OverDrive

Borrow e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, and much more from this online repository for free, and all you need to access it is a library card or school ID!

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Tutorials: 7

HBO Now

Keep up with the best movies and TV programming the HBO network has to offer - even if you don't subscribe to HBO's TV channel - for a small monthly fee.

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Hoopla

Bring your local library to your web browser with this digital media lending portal that lets you take out e-books, audiobooks, movies, music, and more.

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Audible

Enjoy your favorite books anytime, anywhere by buying and downloading them as audiobooks to listen to from this online audiobook marketplace by Amazon.

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Tutorials: 8

Pandora

Explore the boundaries of your musical tastes by having Pandora play you a custom music mix based on the songs, artists, and genres that you already love.

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Candy Crush Saga

Swap candies to match 3 or more of a kind, and use special pieces to clear obstacles in this mobile game that's simple to learn but difficult to truly master.

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Pokémon Go

In this spin-off of the hit video game franchise, use your mobile phone's GPS functions to capture, train, and battle virtual creatures that are hiding in real-world locations.

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