''Web User'', branded as ''WebUser'', was a fortnightly

magazine A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally fin ...

published in the

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from 2001 until 2020. It covered topics relating to

computing Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computer, computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and the development of both computer hardware, hardware and softw ...

. Its sister magazine was

ComputerActive ''Computeractive'' (sometimes written as ''Computeract!ve'', to reflect the logo) is a fortnightly computer magazine published by Future plc in the United Kingdom. History and profile It was first published in February 1998 by Nielsen Holdings, ...

Overview

''Web User'' was founded by

IPC Media TI Media Ltd. (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of it ...

in 2001. The first issue appeared on 22 March. The bulk of the magazine's content consisted of internet news, website reviews and features on web-related topics. Additionally, it offered product evaluations, free apps and software, step-by-step workshops, and advice on how to use websites, computer hardware, and software. The magazine was complemented by a website, launched in tandem in 2001. It was sold in 2010 to

Dennis Publishing Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis. Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc. In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusi ...

. It ceased publication after 516 issues in December 2020. Topics covered include free software; PC security and maintenance; browser add-ons; the best

Google Google LLC (, ) is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial ...

tools; and the latest web trends and developments, such as Web 2.0 and social networking.

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