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What is RateMyArea?
RateMyArea is the new and easy way to find, review, share and discuss all that’s good (and not so good!) in your area.
Everyone knows that asking friends is the best way to get the inside scoop and find out about great local places and businesses. RateMyArea makes it really easy to do this!
Why RateMyArea?
Like most people, we thought we knew our own areas pretty well, however, the reality was we were missing out on lots of great places and businesses in our area purely because we had never heard of them. Worse still, sometimes we found that the not-so-good businesses and services seemed popular just because they could afford to spend more on advertising.
RateMyArea sets about solving this problem by giving your local shop or service an equal opportunity to be heard and to benefit from “word of mouth” by simply being a good business... isn’t that the way it’s supposed to be!?
Press Clippings...
Smartphones pave the way for the new augmented reality
- The Irish Independent 18th February 2010
Weekend Magazine index : ‘Going up!’
- The Irish Times 26th September 2009 (view pdf)
Reality, but not as you knew it
- The Irish Times 18th September 2009 (view screenshot, pdf)
Ones to Watch: Rate your area and get the inside scoop
- Business & Finance Magazine 4th-17th June 2009
Winner of ‘Best Use of Social Media’ at Net Visionary Awards
- Irish Independent 27 May 2009
- Silicon Republic 22 May 2009
- Business & Leadership 22 May 2009
Under the Radar: Find what’s on your doorstep
- The Irish Times 20th March 2009
Consumer Watch: Tip of the Week
- The Sunday Tribune 15th March 2009
TV3: Midday Show
Awards...
RateMyArea shortlisted for Digital Media Awards 2010
15th Dec 2009
RateMyArea shortlisted for the awards of ‘Best Newcomer with International Potential’ and 'Best Innovative start-up through Digital Enterprise' at the Digital Media Awards 2010.
RateMyArea Scoops ‘Best Use of Social Media’ Award
4th-17th June 2009
RateMyArea wins the award for ‘Best Use of Social Media’ at the Enterprise Ireland and Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Awards.
Photograph of Net Visionary Award Presentation
Sweet Tweets...
adactio @RateMyArea Congratulations on launching a kickass website (with a great iPhone version). It gives me a warm glow to see the site go live.
JamesPearce I always liked the way the http://www.ratemyarea.com UI lives on the map itself
martharotter This is so cool - @RateMyArea has added Ireland Girl Geek events! http://is.gd/wYDw has the location for our event tonight at 7:30! :)
briansuda @RateMyArea site has alerted him to the psuedo maps:// protocol for the iPhone to force KML to launch in maps.app, interesting!
ekimsov Am I a design snob for not wanting to try the ryanairish www.yourlocal.ie after having used the beautiful www.ratemyarea.com?
RichardReddy @RateMyArea thanks for the follow. Absolutely love your site! Finally an Irish company that 'gets' the web ;) www.ratemyarea.com
BarryHand Just followed @RateMyArea - great website, had to do a double take that it's Irish www.ratemyarea.com
From the Blogosphere...
RateMyArea Augments Your Reality
- Web2Ireland Blog 27th August 2009
RateMyArea
- Geary Behavioural Economics Blog 23rd February 2009
Rating and launching
- Adactio 20th November 2008
RateMyArea Launches
- Web2Ireland Blog 10th November 2008
Press Releases...
- RateMyArea Augments Reality (view screenshot) 18th August 2009
- RateMyArea Launches 7th November 2008
Download our logo and other images...
Contact Us...
Members of the press interested in talking to RateMyArea should email: press@ratemyarea.com



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