3 Private Social Networking Apps for the Discreet User
Social networking exploded with Facebook and most of us flocked to it like bees to a honey pot. Having an online identity became pretty much a no-brainer and the lure of catching up with all your friends and family from across the world in one place, getting updates about their life and checking out pictures of all their important events was too much to resist. It was a great idea and we loved it, adding all our long lost friends and near and distant relatives as a consequence.
The trouble, however, started amid growing concerns over security issues that we maybe letting on our private lives to more than just friends. Coupled with the realization that we may not really want our parents to check out pictures of that wild weekend party or our bosses to read that latest status update where we are cribbing about their unreal expectations, the need for a much more controlled online space opened up. Here, we present 12 apps that cater to the growing needs of a private social network.
Family Wall
As evident from its name, Family Wall is designed as a one-stop, private online space for just your family. A cross-platform app, Family Wall allows you to connect and share stuff with your family seamlessly and securely.
With an easy to use interface, the app lets you create and name your family, add a photo as the timeline picture and invite all your family members via email or create an account directly inside the app. Alongside the usual features of messaging and sharing pictures and videos, the app also allows you to create group task lists, centralized family calendars and a family contact directory.
Everyme
Built on the idea that most of us belong to a number of different groups in our social life and would like to share things selectively to one or the other groups that we belong to, EveryMe implements the concept of private groups within the app as “Circles”. As such, you can make different circles for your school and college buddies, your office mates, your family and even a private space with just your partner.
Aesthetically designed, EveryMe presents you with a beautiful timeline for all your circles where you can post updates, share pictures, comment and like other members’ updates and photos and change the cover photo to match the group theme. Boasting push notifications, the app also allows group members to respond via email and texts, thereby doing away with the necessity of all members installing the app.
23snaps – Family Photo Book
23snaps is a private social networking app that helps you document the growing years of your newborn and share it with friends and family online.
The app lets you create multiple timelines for all your children, add pictures charting out their life growth, and post status updates to mark important events and milestones in their life, thereby creating a virtual life book for your child they can go through later on themselves. Packing a powerful set of readymade photo filters, the app allows you to invite family and friends through email or from your contact book, enabling them to share the joy of your child’s development.
The trouble, however, started amid growing concerns over security issues that we maybe letting on our private lives to more than just friends. Coupled with the realization that we may not really want our parents to check out pictures of that wild weekend party or our bosses to read that latest status update where we are cribbing about their unreal expectations, the need for a much more controlled online space opened up. Here, we present 12 apps that cater to the growing needs of a private social network.
Family Wall
As evident from its name, Family Wall is designed as a one-stop, private online space for just your family. A cross-platform app, Family Wall allows you to connect and share stuff with your family seamlessly and securely.
With an easy to use interface, the app lets you create and name your family, add a photo as the timeline picture and invite all your family members via email or create an account directly inside the app. Alongside the usual features of messaging and sharing pictures and videos, the app also allows you to create group task lists, centralized family calendars and a family contact directory.
Everyme
Built on the idea that most of us belong to a number of different groups in our social life and would like to share things selectively to one or the other groups that we belong to, EveryMe implements the concept of private groups within the app as “Circles”. As such, you can make different circles for your school and college buddies, your office mates, your family and even a private space with just your partner.
Aesthetically designed, EveryMe presents you with a beautiful timeline for all your circles where you can post updates, share pictures, comment and like other members’ updates and photos and change the cover photo to match the group theme. Boasting push notifications, the app also allows group members to respond via email and texts, thereby doing away with the necessity of all members installing the app.
23snaps – Family Photo Book
23snaps is a private social networking app that helps you document the growing years of your newborn and share it with friends and family online.
The app lets you create multiple timelines for all your children, add pictures charting out their life growth, and post status updates to mark important events and milestones in their life, thereby creating a virtual life book for your child they can go through later on themselves. Packing a powerful set of readymade photo filters, the app allows you to invite family and friends through email or from your contact book, enabling them to share the joy of your child’s development.