The SocialSafe Blog
Do we need an Export button for everything?
05/07/2010 16:48:37
A recent Techcrunch response to Jason Calacanis’s Facebook dig alerted me to their call for an export button. SocialSafe is Facebook’s export button. What we don’t do though is export everything you and your friends generate (Jason suggests Facebook offer an export for your complete social graph), for good reason. Our focus with SocialSafe’s continued development is to [...]
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Facebook Privacy Changes – a step forward?
26/05/2010 23:13:15
Over the last few weeks there has been mounting criticism of Facebook’s privacy rules and changes. I have been one of those – my point being that Facebook is so easy to use, yet the privacy controls so complex that I felt this was a deliberate policy to effectively trick users into greater openness than [...]
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Facebook Privacy – A deliberate deception?
23/05/2010 12:42:36
Over the last few months the number of people who have been complaining about Facebook’s privacy policy have been rising. What are they complaining about? – the fact that slowly the default Facebook privacy options are being made more and more open so that, unless you take specific action, more and more of what you [...]
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Who exactly owns your data in the clouds? /via GigaOM
14/01/2010 23:15:42
GigaOM have an interesting article discussing ownership rights to your data, data portability and of course security. Sebastian‘s piece is an intro for a paid for article but does warn against ignorance. There are any number of threats to your data online. Your application or service provider could go belly up, you could fall prey [...]
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What have you been discussing on Facebook in 2009?
14/01/2010 16:54:54
Facebook have released their Memology for 2009. It is their study of how new ideas and trends have spread on Facebook. Hundreds of millions of words shared everyday .. when taken as a whole they offer a unique barometer into what’s been bringing people together. Read more on Facebook’s blog post Tagged: facebook, trends
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Here’s a new year’s resolution you wont have thought of
04/01/2010 11:58:55
Change your Facebook and other online services’ passwords once a month. Sounds like a chore but just create 12 different passwords now and stick one in an entry for the first of each month with a reminder linking to the various services you need. You could get really cute and rotate them between the services [...]
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WARNING: New Facebook Clickjacking Attack is on the loose
23/12/2009 10:49:10
Mashable are reporting on a new clickjacking attack making its way through Facebook friends. Look out for posts on friends walls with the caption “New Pix.” Clicking on it takes you to a YouTube video. Whilst there, using a combination of hidden frames, this virus is updating your profile with the same post. Currently it [...]
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SocialSafe Support …. And UserVoice
08/12/2009 15:54:14
As the guy who predominantly looks after the customer support side of SocialSafe, I’m always aware of the different support requests we receive on a daily basis. We use a forum called Uservoice, this allows us to keep track of all the suggestions we receive. It’s a fantastic way to manage, consider and reply to [...]
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How to schedule backups in Windows XP and Vista using Task Scheduler (and SocialSafe of course!)
09/11/2009 17:42:49
Pascal recently posted a blog giving details of how you are able to create a scheduled backup using iCal on your Mac. Well now we have details on how you are able to create scheduled backups on both Wndows XP & Windows Vista. It’s a little more convoluted but works nonetheless. 5 Steps For XP: [...]
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We’re hiring!
21/10/2009 14:55:35
Okay so our role isn’t quite as exciting as that but it’ll still be full of adventure, excitement and rabbits. Are you a developer? Read on. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, C#, ASP.NET, SQL 05, Visual Studio 08. Ticked all these? Great, read on. You’ll be working on a number of projects our parent company, iBundle [...]
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