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Before we begin our journey again in 2013, we take a look back on 2012 and reveal the stories you read most on The Sociable.

Twitter has released its review of 2012, showing the most popular and important tweets of an eventful year for the social network.

Facebook has revealed its year end review of the most mentioned topics on the site as well as an application that allows you to create your own timeline review of 2012.

Google has revealed what we searched for in 2012, in its annual Search Zeitgeist report. From Martian rovers to a man jumping from space, this was 2012 in search terms.

Spurred on by the London Olympics, the US Election, and Hurricane Sandy, and the proliferation of mobile devices facilitating the ease of sharing, 2012 was the most socially active year on the internet to date.

Grafton Media has been named as the headline sponsor of Blog Awards Ireland 2012, an event that will celebrate the best of Irish blogging and, at the same time, assemble blogging communities together from all over the island at the Osprey Hotel in Naas this autumn.

In this opinion piece Threatscape's Dermot Williams outlines his predictions for 2012's IT security. He believes IT security threats could have dramatic effects of day-to-day life.