Forgotten a birthday? No problem. These apps let you instantly send a range of gifts to your nearest and dearest – they’ll never know!

Google+ is continuing to surprise naysayers by boasting an impressive 9,400% growth rate.

Two new initiatives herald hope for the dwindling f-commerce landscape, but Facebook will need more of the same if it’s to stave of competition from elsewhere

A (rather controversial) run-down of social sites that have crashed and burned – and why.

Facebook has unveiled its much-rumoured Graph Search tool, prompting some to consider its place on the search engine landscape. What does it mean for other well-established search and recommendation brands?

Google’s topped the leader board when it comes to video shares, knocking VW out of poll position to the bottom of the chart

As we hurtle towards the holiday rush, more platforms are opening up to the type of reviews shoppers really care about.

In a world-first, Cadbury is launching a new flavor live on Google+, demonstrating that the search giant’s social site is still rich in engagement pickings.

New figures from market research company eMarketer indicate that Twitter is on track to earn $129.7 million in mobile advertising revenue in 2012, $57 million more than Facebook, which will earn $72.7 million – a comparatively meagre sum considering its domination of the social market.

You see it all over the social web these days, the prompt to log-in using your Facebook/Twitter/Google+/LinkedIn account. But just how much are the so-called “social logins” catching on? A new survey by Janrain shows it’s on the rise and here to stay.