Lifehacker.com offers tips and downloads for “getting things done”. Tips are as diverse as “How to turn a Sharpie into a liquid fueled rocket, to “Top ten tools for your blog or web site”. The page display can be condensed or expanded. Display preferences can be set for top, downloads, DIY, or by Operating System. The most recent tab allows a user to choose from most recent, most popular, or most discussed posts.

The articles are in blog form and many are reviews of products. Do-It-Yourself articles are also prevalent but the usefulness of some of these topics is questionable such as building a rocket from a Sharpie.

Advertisements are present on the site including a Lifehacker book. The lifehacker ‘team’ is listed on the home page. Posts list the author, a time stamp, the number of views and the number of comments. A registration scene is available by clicking on the login link. Information on this page state that a registered member may add friends and clip articles but leaving comments requires approval by the team.

The visitors to this site ted to be more male than female, educated and between the ages of 18 and 49 years. Approximately one-half of the visitors to this site are from the United States. This site was first registered in 2004.