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In the age of "Dr. Google," it can be tempting to click your way to self-diagnosis — but an overload of health information can cause its own set of symptoms. "Cyberchondria," a subset of health ...

Maybe it’s a peculiar rash, a twinge in your knee post-workout, or a headache that won’t go away. Whether it’s out of curiosity or concern, you reach for your smartphone or laptop, hoping an online ...

All areas of a product's description have the power to turn a viewer into a shopper. This includes, but is not limited to, product photos, videos, product descriptions, size and dimensions, reviews ...

Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo wants to protect your data when searching online. Here's how to use it on your phone and computer. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers ...

Discounting or couponing is not the most effective way to tap the power of retargeting in online marketing. Customized seller recommendations may be more powerful than discounting. Seller auctions ...

Checking fake news online is actually making some people believe it, a new study has found. It's not hard to find fake news, especially with the internet. But, you'd think a simple Google search could ...

Consulting “Dr. Google” and researching health issues online makes patients better at diagnosing illnesses and doesn’t make them more anxious, a new study out of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that searching online to evaluate the veracity of misinformation would reduce belief in it. But a new study by a team of researchers shows the opposite occurs: Searching ...

Online searches tend to be very short: Most consist of just one or two words, according to recent research from Semrush. The report was based on data from an analysis of 160 million of the most ...

As the holiday shopping season gets into full gear, California consumers are intensively searching for deals. I mean, they’re literally aggressively searching – online. My trusted spreadsheet analyzed ...