You know that moment when you see something and you say to yourself: “I should have thought of that!” This is that moment. I present to you Social Safe.
Social Safe is a digital diary of what you have posted in your social networks. It serves to save your information (according to the package that you choose) and have it available to you in the earth shattering event that your social media channels are corrupted or no longer available. *Gasp!
For those who just cannot believe that this would ever happen, believe it. Remember, we are not paying for the majority of these social networks, at least not directly, so it is possible for things to happen.
Some of the features include being able to save your status update, profile, comments, and Likes. As well as your own album photos, wall photos, and tagged photos and don’t forget Check Ins. There are a lot more because it is not just centered around Facebook, but many other social networks including the latest craze of Instagram. The packages start currently at $2.99 per year, which is not a bad price to save all of our updates – from drunk tweets to bad pictures. But seriously, for those of us “in the business” it would be important to make sure that our clients’ information is safe and sound.
Since some of us are visual creatures, I found this video of a guy sharing his finds on the website and you know its not complete without the sexy sophistication of an English accent.
Are you getting an account? Do you already have one? Share your thoughts on why you decided to join the Social Safe family.
Site was down when I went to check it out – wither they are real busy or experiencing technical difficulties. Bummer
Jeanene, I just visited the site… Go back and try it again.
Good post. NPR’s “On The Media” looked at this issue from another angle: that of archivists scrambling to preserve data of defunct websites when no one else, not even the owners, are aware of what’s being lost. Here’s the link: http://www.onthemedia.org/2012/mar/23/archive-team/.
Charles
Charles, thanks for replying. Great point and find on the article. Let me know if you want to collaborate on a future post where we offer 2 different opinions on 1 social network.
That sounds great. I’d definitely like to collaborate in a point-counterpoint post.
Charles
Yes, let’s. Shall I propose a topic or will you?
Not sure if my reply made it online, but yes, feel free to propose a topic and we’ll have some fun exploring the issue.
I shall. I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking in to which social site to choose. Thanks for making sure I saw your message.
Hi again, Charles. I hope you’re doing well. Let’s create a blog posting for both our sites about FourSquare. What say you?
Since I’m the guest, please feel free to suggest the topic. I look forward to the conversation!
Charles
What has been your experience working with this company? Do you find them reliable, and what about for personal use? All these questions on a Saturday morning. I think I need a cup of coffee.
Thanks for making my brain work. Miriam
Hi, Miriam! The company is based out of the U.K. and they are new to the scene. For personal usage it would be fine to use.