Hello Friends,
I apologize - it has been awhile since my last post. We've been busy here at SOS LINK, getting ready to launch new products and working on all sorts of new things to show you. It has been a really exciting spring!
Our mission here at SOS LINK is to promote personal safety. We believe in our products and know that our apps will have an incredible impact in the community. We are confident that our range of SOS LINK apps will not only be able to identify perpetrators, but will ultimately work to PREVENT acts of violence or aggression. So, of course, we want to spread the news!
And thus a BIG update for you...
We've got some new videos about our product up on YouTube! Actually, we have our own channel now! Check out www.youtube.com/soslinkcom to see our videos and learn a little more about us. In 90 seconds, you will learn more about how you, and your loved ones, can use SOS LINK to stay safe.
When you have watched our videos, I hope that you will send the link to the videos to all of your friends, your friends' parents, your colleagues, your family, the parents of your children's friends, your child's school teacher... you get the drift. We want to do what we can to let people know about these smart, simple and safe apps that people can use to help keep themselves safe.
As always, be sure to keep checking www.soslink.com for product updates and for information about how to get our apps.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Welcome to Smart, Simple & Safe - The SOS LINK Blog
Welcome new readers!
My name is Jill and I am with SOS LINK. SOS LINK™ is a personal security software company (www.soslink.com) that makes smart, simple, and inexpensive personal security technology that runs on smartphones – such as the iPhone or Blackberry. Thanks for checking out our blog...
The Writer & The Relationship with SOS LINK
I have a background in social services research and, prior to joining SOS LINK, spent the last several years working within the mental health sector.
I became familiar with SOS LINK when we were looking for a product that would help to keep our clinicians safe while they were working outside of the office - usually in the homes of clients. Many of the clients had psychotic disorders and addictions and we needed to find a way to protect our staff in the event that they (or the client) experienced a crisis or emergency. We looked at several options - pagers, GPS locators, call in services... but many were clunky, slow to respond and, ultimately, too expensive for our use. Then I found out about SOS LINK, and the rest is history... here I am.
To Fear, or Not to Fear - That's Actually Not the Question
So, a little more about me. I don't believe in fear-mongering, nor do I jump on the RISK RISK RISK bandwagon.
But I am a realist.
I get that there are reasons to be concerned about one's personal safety:
- there are people out who do not follow social norms,
- there are perpetrators of domestic abuse,
- there are individuals who do not respect the personal space of others,
- there are people who commit crimes (robberies, etc.) to support their addictions, and
- there are people who are simply deviants.
And the list goes on. There is a need to protect ourselves and we all can't become martial artists or live in a bubble where everything is safe and perfect. That's just not realistic. So it's not about whether or not we should be afraid of threats in our communities (the 'to fear or not to fear' question), but how we can be prepared to face them, should anything happen.
The SOS LINK Solution
I chose to join the SOS LINK team because I believe in the product. I think that most people who already use a Blackberry or iPhone wouldn't mind having an extra layer of security - especially since the technology is inexpensive and only requires one to press a "START" button. (This is what is often referred to as a 'low-barrier' solution; that is - one need not be a rocket scientist nor independently wealthy to use it.) In fact, I think most people would welcome such a product and we are committed to telling as many people about this new security option as possible. Hence the blog.
So, keep checking back. I'll be talking about how SOS LINK fits in to this brave new world - and how we can all be a little bit safer.
Cheers,
Jill
My name is Jill and I am with SOS LINK. SOS LINK™ is a personal security software company (www.soslink.com) that makes smart, simple, and inexpensive personal security technology that runs on smartphones – such as the iPhone or Blackberry. Thanks for checking out our blog...
The Writer & The Relationship with SOS LINK
I have a background in social services research and, prior to joining SOS LINK, spent the last several years working within the mental health sector.
I became familiar with SOS LINK when we were looking for a product that would help to keep our clinicians safe while they were working outside of the office - usually in the homes of clients. Many of the clients had psychotic disorders and addictions and we needed to find a way to protect our staff in the event that they (or the client) experienced a crisis or emergency. We looked at several options - pagers, GPS locators, call in services... but many were clunky, slow to respond and, ultimately, too expensive for our use. Then I found out about SOS LINK, and the rest is history... here I am.
To Fear, or Not to Fear - That's Actually Not the Question
So, a little more about me. I don't believe in fear-mongering, nor do I jump on the RISK RISK RISK bandwagon.
But I am a realist.
I get that there are reasons to be concerned about one's personal safety:
- there are people out who do not follow social norms,
- there are perpetrators of domestic abuse,
- there are individuals who do not respect the personal space of others,
- there are people who commit crimes (robberies, etc.) to support their addictions, and
- there are people who are simply deviants.
And the list goes on. There is a need to protect ourselves and we all can't become martial artists or live in a bubble where everything is safe and perfect. That's just not realistic. So it's not about whether or not we should be afraid of threats in our communities (the 'to fear or not to fear' question), but how we can be prepared to face them, should anything happen.
The SOS LINK Solution
I chose to join the SOS LINK team because I believe in the product. I think that most people who already use a Blackberry or iPhone wouldn't mind having an extra layer of security - especially since the technology is inexpensive and only requires one to press a "START" button. (This is what is often referred to as a 'low-barrier' solution; that is - one need not be a rocket scientist nor independently wealthy to use it.) In fact, I think most people would welcome such a product and we are committed to telling as many people about this new security option as possible. Hence the blog.
So, keep checking back. I'll be talking about how SOS LINK fits in to this brave new world - and how we can all be a little bit safer.
Cheers,
Jill
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