--- title: "Social Media Roundup: Get a Cloud Backup" id: "14119" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-get-a-cloud-backup" published_at: "2012-10-31T21:48:40+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T19:03:51+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/10/31/social-media-roundup-get-a-cloud-backup/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/10/31/social-media-roundup-get-a-cloud-backup.md" excerpt: "When the worst happens, a cloud backup could be the difference between working and not. Also: Are social media disclaimers worth the trouble?" taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AI" - "AssociationsNow" - "cloud backup" - "Social Media" - "Technology" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: Get a Cloud Backup The power is out in millions of places right now, and you need email access to keep track of what’s happening. How do you ensure you’re able to keep working? Get a little cloud in your life. That and more in today’s Social Media Roundup: ### The Value of Redundancy > When battery backup isn’t enough – a scary tale of network support [http://t.co/KAXKeaUp (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/KAXKeaUp) > [#hurricanesandy (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hurricanesandy?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#sandydc (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/sandydc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — DelCor (@delcor) [October 31, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/delcor/status/263727207799721984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **One technology lesson** you can take from this week’s weather is that your data could be safer with a backup on the cloud. “You never know when a storm may hit your office and take down your network,” [writes Delcor’s Joseph Frey (opens in a new tab)](http://www.delcor.com/Blog.aspx?id=699&blogid=154) . “It could actually happen while away at a conference, when you desperately need access to certain systems. If those systems were hosted, you and your staff would not have to worry about service interruptions, thanks to the greater redundancy and reliability built into the cloud.” On the other hand, be careful that your host isn’t in danger of being hit by a hurricane. ### Opinions Are My Own > Are Social Media Disclaimers For Employees Necessary? [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#assocforum (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assocforum?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > by [@NoBadLanguage (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/NoBadLanguage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > via [@Plannerwire (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/PlannerWire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [http://t.co/XCq03Pii (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/XCq03Pii) > > — Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt) [October 31, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/JeffHurt/status/263710919174004737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Ever see those warnings** on personal Twitter accounts warning people that they’re speaking for themselves, not their company? As [Social Media Club’s Vickie Bates (opens in a new tab)](http://socialmediaclub.org/blogs/from-the-clubhouse/are-social-media-disclaimers-employees-really-necessary) points out, they may be more trouble than they’re worth. Beyond possibly creating legal liability, the disclaimers put the company on the defensive. “Fear is never a good starting point for technology or the activities employees use technology for,” she writes. “And disclaimers don’t substitute for clear, fair policies and a solid education program to support employees in their social media practices.”*(ht [@JeffHurt (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/JeffHurt/status/263710919174004737) )* Does your association have a policy on social media disclaimers? Has it given you any issues? Let us know what you think in the comments. (TMG archive photo) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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