MySocialCloud

MySocialCloud is a cloud-based bookmark vault and password website that allows users to log into all of their online accounts from a single, secure website.[1] The company's investors include Sir Richard Branson, Insight Venture Partners’ Jerry Murdock, and PhotoBucket founder Alex Welch.[1][2][3] The company and its founders have been featured in TechCrunch and The Huffington Post.

MySocialCloud
TypePrivate
HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States
Key people
Scott Ferreira (CEO)
ServicesPassword storage and protection
Websitehttp://mysocialcloud.com/

History

MySocialCloud was co-founded by Scott Ferreira, Stacey Ferreira, and Shiv Prakash in 2011.[2][4] The idea for a one-stop password storage and login tool came when a computer crash left Scott without documents he used to store access information to his online data.[1]

In 2013, the siblings sold MySocialCloud to Reputation.com.[5]

Services

MySocialCloud is cloud-based, and the platform lets users securely store passwords and automatically log into several social media websites simultaneously.[1] The website auto-populates password fields, letting the user log into all of the sites at the push of a button.[6][7]

The service also provides users with security updates for the websites they have included in their profile, and informs users if a website has been hacked.[8] Security played a major role during development of the platform.[1] Passwords stored on the service are salted and hashed with a two-way encryption method known as AES.[8]

References
  1. Sarah Perez (March 16, 2012). "Sir Richard Branson & Flipboard Investor Jerry Murdock Put Nearly $1M Into MySocialCloud". Techcrunch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. Dinah Wisenberg Brin (July 12, 2012). "Young entrepreneurs turn a Tweet from Richard Branson into $1 Million". Yahoo Small Business. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. Ferreira, Stacey (March 18, 2013). "18 Year-Old Gets Investment from Richard Branson: On Dropping Out and Leaning In" (Blog). Women2.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. "Meet The Whiz Behind MySocialCloud.Com". Girls in Tech. October 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. "The Deal: Reputation.com Acquires MySocialCloud". TheStreet.com. July 25, 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. Andrea Huspeni (June 29, 2012). "Richard Branson's Tweet Scored An 18-Year-Old's Startup $1 Million In Funding". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. "About MySocialCloud.com". MySocialCloud. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  8. "Security". MySocialCloud. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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