The concept of backing up your computer is now coming to social networks like Twitter. Tweetake allows Twitterers to back up their friends, followers, favorites and tweets into a CSV file. Founders Alfred Armstrong and Nikki Pilkington decided to create Tweetake after Twitter proved to be unreliable (i.e. Twitterers losing followers).

Why might this tool be useful? In case you want to change your Twitter name, you’d have a record of your current friends to add to your new account, which is a big plus. Backing up your account also gives you the flexibility to go through old tweets – as needed. The CSV file is divided into 11 columns, which includes names and screen names of your Twitter friends, their location, profile descriptions, a link to their images and URL, as well as a time/date stamp, and current tweets. (image from StartupMeme)

Buzz Meter Ranking: 3 out of 4 Buzz Bees

Positive: Tweetake is simple and easy. All you need is your Twitter username and password. With one swift click, you can have a CSV file of your all of friends, followers, favorites and tweets.

Negative: Although it is a good back up service, you still need to back up your own computer files at the end of the day if you want your Tweetake file to still exist.

Conclusion: Tweetake is just as simple as backing up your computer files. It’s an easy and fast procedure that gives users a chance to protect their tweets and profiles. If you’re a big Twitterer, then you should definitely use this tool.

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