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By 2020, 1.3 billion citizens will be enrolled in a rating system that will rank them by reputation, a system...

We're live from the Measurement.ie Conference where some of Ireland's digital media leaders are discussing social media, analytics, metrics, content and best practice

GrabOne.ie's Kim Gillick tells us why you need to heed your data and create a digital strategy that suits your business

When it comes to using social media Dell's Stephen Jio says businesses & their staff should engage but be transparent.

We talk to Georgina Bowes, the Digital Communications Manager at Glanbia, about professional social media analysis ahead of Measurement.ie

EntrepreneurFinder is in the business of helping startups and established businesses work together - they tell us what you need to know when starting your own business.

Your inbox is as much a part of your social network as Facebook, Twitter, and Google+, so how can you use it for your business.

Without realising it Gmail Chat users may still be creating Google Buzz posts even though the social network was shut down nearly a month ago.

YouTube has made it easier for brands to market their products and services to users, but how do you create a successful YouTube video ad? YouTube Ireland has this advice.

Facebook today announced that it is rolling out improvements to its photo uploader to its 850 million users. And looking a lot like Google+'s photo uploader, Facebook says photos will now upload faster than before.

Google's Doodle wasn't the only treat (or trick, depending on your point of view) that Google had ready for Halloween, having rolled out its overhaul of Google Reader late on October 31.

Is Europe a hospitable place for entrepreneurs? The Sociable speaks to the founders of CanvasDropr about their experiences of creating a European tech startup.

The UCD Confucius Institute is hosting a festival of Chinese Cinema online, Made in China. We spoke to the guys behind it about organising the event using Fund:it.

As Google, Facebook, and Twitter struggle to define social search Wajam has developed one of the most powerful social search engines on the market.

Google has officially launched its +1 Button browser extension for Chrome. The extension appeared in the Chrome Web Store today described as a way "you can publicly +1 any page that you're visiting with one easy click."

We got close but theSociable didn't win any tickets from ESB Electric Ireland's Share the Energy social media treasure hunt today.

Viewing Google's cache of a Twitter profile can be more difficult than it first seems but it can be done, here's how.

For all the millions companies spend each year protecting their IT infrastructure from hackers, viruses, and other forms of malware, many forget that their social media accounts could be their weak link. So what can companies do to protect themselves, their staff, and their customers, against social media threats?

When Iceland began the process of creating a new constitution the Icelandic government turned to the public and crowdcourced its creation.

Nominations for one of Ireland's old digital media awards, the Irish Internet Association's (IIA) Net Visionary Awards, ends this Friday (July 29) and as the deadline approaches more details about the awards are being released.