There are many social networking platforms available today to share your public self. But where do you go to privately and safely share your personal, day-to-day thoughts and experiences? Flink12 was created as a safe and secure way to share your private life. It is playful, safe, extremely private and easy to use. A unique way of sharing and communicating, Flink12 allows you to share your life in a meaningful way with the people you know and care about the most.

What is a Flink? A Flink is a group of twelve cows. Flink12 allows you to create individual groups of twelve people or Flinks for your friends, family, or coworkers. These Flinks allow you to communicate in a discreet way, sharing professional information with coworkers and personal information with friends and family. These groups of twelve are ideal for sharing different information for different types of relationships.

Sign up for your free Flink12 account now! www.flink12.com

Are you ready to make your mark? Enter the Flink12 Global Icon Art Competition to see your art published and promoted on a global social network and win a contract to work for Flink12.

Calling all artists and graphic designers, use your creative genius and enter the Flink12 icon art competition. Become a Flink12 artist with your art featured and promoted globally through the Flink12 network. Design original, fun and highly expressive icons that are used as status update icons for the Flink12 social network. Status update icons are used by hoards of Flinkers every day and are used on the web and on mobile devices by Apple and Android.

Read more about eligibility, preparing your entry, technical requirements, deadlines and the selection process at www.Flink12.com.

If you are selected for publication of a feature set, Flink12 will commission you on a work for hire contract for a minimum US $3,000 contract to create feature icon sets for global publication on Flink12. Flink12 may select more than one artist to create feature icon sets. Artists may also be selected to create custom artwork for other aspects of Flink12.

"Privacy first" is the highest priority at Flink12. This approach ensures that your personal information will remain completely secure. With no privacy settings to manage, your information is automatically safe. Personal information will not indexed on the web by search engines. You decide when, where and how much of your life you want to share and with whom.

Flink12 is a great place to engage in free instant communication, one-on-one between you and any person in your Flinks. Blogging is made simple and easy in Flink12. Post a blog and decide to share it with your friends Flink or share it with the people in all of your Flinks. You can also chat privately with anyone in your Flinks.

Flink12 is an ideal way to share photos of children and family that you do not want in the public domain. Just like with your blog posts when you post a photo you can decide who will see your photos whether it be people in your family Flink or people in all of your Flinks. It is easy, fast and free to upload photos to Flink12. You can also include captions on your photos and comment privately on photos that other people post.

See where your friends are anytime, anywhere. You have a choice to show your location to your Flink friends, family and coworkers or not. This tool is very useful for travelers or friends and relatives across the globe or meeting up with a colleague for lunch. You can also sign up for Flink12 alerts that will advise you when people in your Flinks have updated their own Flink12 profile.

At Flink12 we never forget to play. Flink12 icons are all about expressing yourself in a fun and expressive way. Flink icons are humorous and entertaining and allow you to quickly share your mood, health, activities and events using preset text or by entering your own text. Choose from a number of fun themes such as Moms & Babies, Sports Fans, Diva's, Teens and Pets. New icons are also on their way. Current icons include: Family, Boy Babies, Girl Babies, Pets, Preggers; Fantasy - Blobs, Bots; Lifestyle - College, Diva, Teen, Work Day; Sports themes - Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, and Racing.

Use Flink12 on the go with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android. With mobile access you can manage your Flink12 account and follow your friends and family. Post once and Flink12 will update seamlessly on all platforms including the web. Watch the Mobile Access Demo!

Instead of creating a public profile and then having to put into place dozens of privacy controls, they developed a product based on the idea that privacy comes first.

Anne Cowley (CEO) and Darren Inksetter (CTO) are the founders of Flink12. Their goal was to create a fun, easy to use social network that would allow for real sharing of personal information with the people you actually care about. They set out to tackle some of major issues surrounding privacy on social networks, creating an environment of safety and security on the internet. Instead of creating a public profile and then having to put into place dozens of privacy controls developing product based on the idea that privacy comes first. Anne and Darren set their sights on creating a dynamic social network that allows for sharing on a much more meaningful level. Follow Anne on Twitter - @anneflink12.

How private, safe and secure is the information I put into Flink12?

Unlike some social networks, Flink12 gives users complete control of their information. Flink12 shares your information only with the people you add to your Flinks. You and your friends on Flink12 are "invisible" and therefore not searchable by search engines such as Google. And, we will never sell your information to third parties.

How does Flink12 work?

On Flink12, you are paired with each person you invite. Once an invitation has been accepted that person is immediately active on one of your Flinks or groups and you are active on their Flink. You do not see who else is on your friend's Flink and they do not see the other members of your Flink.

What if I have more than eleven friends?

Flink12 is designed for intimate information sharing. If you have more than 11 people you wish to share the same information with about your personal life we recommend you create a 2nd or 3rd Flink. Flink12 gives you the option to share the same information among your other Flinks. The purpose of several Flinks or groups is to allow you to share differently. For example, you may have a Family Flink where you share private information on the health of Grandpa that you would not share with friends – and you may have a Friends Flink where you share information on your dating habits that you would not share with your family. The same may apply to people at work where you share information about business matters.

How do I invite a friend to my Flink?

Simply login to your Flink12 account and go the Flink you wish to invite someone to. On the web, to request another person to join your Flink simply use the + in the top navigation bar. On your mobile device, use the bottom navigation bar and multiple person button. This will take you to an invite page. This person will immediately receive an email message inviting them to join your Flink. Once they accept they are paired with you and instantly become part of your Flink and you both can start sharing information.

Can I suggest new Flink12 icons?

Sure, use our feedback form http://www.flink12.com/contact.html

Read about Flink12 in the press: Flink12 Launches Private Social Networking Service
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flink12-launches-private-social-networking-service-111844289.html