Say Goodbye to Socialcam

Social network application, Socialcam is walking toward its last chapter and will be officially coming to an end on October 29 this year.

Socialcam reasons to shut down, possibly because of safety concerns. Users on Socialcam can easily fake their ID accounts. Also, there is a bunch of videos which is inappropriate and illegal. There are many pirated clips as well as the scandalous clips all over the network.

Adults or 18+ is the second top most category that audience looks for on Socialcam after Chats and Forums category. Some main sites that Socialcam users frequently visit are mostly related to pornography.

The application has launched for more than four years. It is very popular and have more than 56 million monthly users. However, after the application has many errors, Apple and Google have removed an app from the App Store and Google Play Store respectively.

What is Socialcam?

Socialcam is a mobile social video application for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone, that was launched on March 7, 2011. It allows users to capture and share videos online and on mobile, as well as via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.

In Thai society, we have seen many great and funny videos from Socialcam application. It is a place where many ordinary Thai people turned Net Idols during 2013-2014 using this platform as a tool. This includes Ying-Yae or Yae_uunws, Bowky Lion, Jannine Weigel or Ploychompoo and many more. (Click!)

'"Net idol" (ネットアイドル Netto aidoru) is a Japanese term that is someone who achieves celebrity status through the internet.'

These idols gained a lot of followers from their videos. Moreover, all of them have more than one platform in order to interact with their followers. Other platforms include other famous social networks like Facebook Page, Youtube Channel and Instagram account. Therefore, it is clear that even though Socialcam is coming to an end, these idols still have a chance to grow their popularity.

Socialcam also allow its users to retrieve their moments on the network via the Socialcam.com website until October 29, 2015. The company claimed that all videos will no longer be retrievable after this day. So hurry up everyone, keep your precious videos!

Sources: SimilarWeb, Socialcam

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