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Family gatherings, catching up with friends, the school holiday performance … there are so many reasons why we take more pictures with our smartphones in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

But, the memories you’re trying to preserve may not last as long as you’d hoped if your phone doesn’t come home with you at the end of the day.

According to new research from Mozy, Saturday evenings in December is the most dangerous time to lose something, and a smartphone is the most commonly lost item. In fact, 70% of us have lost a gadget such as a smartphone or laptops.

And, if it’s the memories on your phone that you value most, you’re not alone. The majority of people who took part in our survey told us that it was the pictures, contacts and other documents on their phones they missed most.

If you want the peace of mind to snap happy this Christmas, make sure that the stuff on your phone is protected. Sync your phone with the Mozy app and make sure that your laptop is backed up with Mozy. It’s simple, automatic and you can even get a version for free.

To check out Mozy sync and backup, visit mozy.com. Or, for further results from the survey, head over to mozy.com/lost.

Does this schedule sound familiar: Get kids ready for Christmas party and shopping. Coats on. Shoes on. Go to the bathroom? Coats off. Bathroom. Coats on. Lost shoe. Find shoe. Leave house. Go back for forgotten present. Get in car. Out of car. Arrive at friend’s house. Shoes off. Coats off. Swap gifts. Shoes on. Coats on. Leave house. Arrive at shops. Coats on. Coats off. Coats on. Coats off. Call home to check which Lego set you were supposed to get. Call home to check what to get when that one’s sold out. Coats on. Coats off. Drop bag. Juggle bags. Coats on. Wipe noses. Leave shops. Go back for lost coat. Back in car. Arrive home. Collapse!

It’s no wonder that many of us find ourselves missing one or two things – once we get a chance to check. According to new research from Mozy, December is the time of year when most things are lost, and Saturdays are the worst days and that most stuff goes missing – at around 6:00 p.m. as we head home.

And with the top reasons for losing things including “getting carried away,” “carrying too much” and “getting distracted,” it’s understandable how the Christmas season creates a hotbed for loss.

Frustratingly, although hats, gloves and other lower-cost items do feature highly on the list of things that don’t make it home with us, the most commonly lost item is a smartphone. In fact, 70% of us have lost a phone or other electronic gadget.

And, when we do lose our electronic gadget, it’s not just the device itself that we have to say goodbye to. It’s often the pictures, music, contacts and other data that we lose too. The majority of people who took part in Mozy’s survey told us that it was their data they were most upset about when they lost their phone or laptop – not the hardware.

So, before you head out once more into land of lost items, make sure the stuff you care about is protected. You can sync your phone or backup your laptop with Mozy. It’s simple, automatic and you can even do it for free.

To find out more about how to protect your data, visit mozy.com. Or, to get more results from Mozy’s Lost and Found survey, head to mozy.com/lost.

If you’re out and about this month, keep an eye on your stuff – as December is the most common month for items to go missing. And, more precisely, keep a tight grip at 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, as that’s the time when people are most vulnerable to loss.

According to our new research, Americans will lose $39 billion worth of items this year – the average person in the U.S. has misplaced nearly $250 worth of possessions in the past 12 months.

Proportion of total number of items lost nationally

It’s most important to keep an eye on your electronics as 70% of people have lost a data device such as a smartphone or laptop. In fact, the smartphone is the item most commonly lost.

Of course, it’s not just the device itself that you may never see again. Photos, documents and all manner of other irreplaceable information can disappear with it. And the majority of people taking part in our survey told us that it was losing their data that upset them far more than losing the device itself.

So, if you’re heading out this Saturday, make sure you’re prepared! Make sure that the stuff on your device doesn’t contain the only copies of your pictures and other data. Sync your phone and backup your laptop – it’s simple to do and it’s free with Mozy if you visit mozy.com/home/free. To find out more about the lost and found items from our research here in the U.S. and around the world, head to mozy.com/lost.

This past summer, we asked our MozyHome customers to re-create a movie, while incorporating Mozy Stash into the plot.  We were overwhelmed with all the responses and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves watching each of them.  Although it was difficult to narrow it down to one winner, we finally chose the winner.

Congratulations to Phil Berry from Winston-Salem, North Carolina!

Grab a bowl of popcorn, sit back, relax, and watch a re-creation of “Back to the Future” featuring the perfect sprinkling of Mozy Stash throughout the movie.

Want to be participate in Mozy’s latest contest? Try our Scary Haiku Contest!

Members of the Mozy team spent last week in Austin, Texas. In addition to the world class BBQ, bats, and Texas Longhorn football, Austin is also renowned for hosting the largest gathering of MSP’s (managed service providers) in North America. We had a great time meeting with the MSP community this past week, and had a great time at MSPWorld.

We were encouraged by the stories from Mozy resellers who stopped by the booth and shared experiences about how being a Mozy reseller have changed their business. We were also very honored to receive the MVP award as voted by the community (pictured below, complete with Mozy ‘Back the F:\ Up!’ t-shirts in the background).

Hearing great feedback from our resellers validates all the work we’ve done the past few years to build a cloud services channel program where our partners come first. Our awesome resellers have contributed to significant channel growth over the past year. Over 5,000 Mozy resellers are now protecting their customers’ data with trusted MozyPro Online Backup.

Get more information about the Mozy Reseller Program here: http://partners.mozy.com.

According to a recent survey  we conducted, over 90% of entrepreneurs and small business owners feel cloud-based backup could help their business the world’s most trusted provider of data protection and availability for consumers and businesses. The survey revealed that a mere 15% of small companies actually use online backup to protect their business.

Approximately two-thirds of the businesses surveyed do have some form of backup, but most of these onsite methods, such as tape or DVDs, are antiquated and susceptible to failure in the event of an on-site disaster. Other studies have shown that companies that lose their data often go out of business. Many traditional backup methods cost up to 80% more than a cloud backup solution like Mozy.

This week, Mozy is celebrating National Small Business Week by reminding small businesses everywhere that there’s never a better time to back up online than now – to protect their business with an affordable online backup solution.

Small businesses are a major driving force behind the current U.S. economic recovery, and more small businesses are using cloud services to be more efficient, save money, and offer better service to their customers. Mozy is honoring small businesses in the U.S. by offering 10% off MozyPro® if they sign up for a one or two-year plan during National Small Business Week, May 20-26. (Use the promotion code mozySMB.)

“At Mozy, we celebrate small businesses every day,” said Russ Stockdale, General Manager of Mozy. “We hear story after story of businesses who were saved thanks to online backup, and feel fortunate to be helping many of them reduce the time and money spent on IT, allowing them to focus on their business operations and growth.”

With millions of users, including more than 80,000 businesses, Mozy celebrates a few of its valued business customers who have use MozyPro to help their company grow:

Bone-a-Fide Dog Ranch. Lauren Rick learned from experience that hard drive failures lead to data loss. Because of this, when she took over as owner of a dog care business she turned to MozyPro to protect her data. Watch Bone-a-Fide Dog Ranch’s story.

Pelindaba Lavender, a farm in the San Juan Islands, WA, had a fire in May 2009 that destroyed everything, including the company’s building, servers and business data. Luckily owner Stephen Robins was prepared with MozyPro and quickly rebuilt his business. Watch Pelindaba Lavender’s story.

PC911 is an eco-conscious computer business based in Las Vegas. They use retired ambulances that run on waste vegetable oil to visit customers to help “heal” their “sick” computers. Owner Chad Stone prescribes that all his business customers use Mozy. It’s one thing that is not negotiable with PC911’s service. Watch PC 911′s story.

Advance Insurance dealt with a burglary in its Las Vegas headquarters that could have ruined its business. A computer with valuable data was stolen. Thankfully, the company was using MozyPro to back up and so was able to easily restore the data and get back up and running. Watch Advance Insurance’s story.

National Small Business Week allows us to recognize the contributions small businesses are making every day – from the entrepreneurs who built the businesses, to the employees that make them go.

Mozy is a participant in this year’s version of the Utah’s Most Admired Companies – People’s Choice contest, sponsored by Utah Business Magazine.

The contest is a people’s choice award, and the most admired companies will be selected by the total number of Facebook likes accumulated during the contest.

During the entire month of May, you can vote for Mozy and be entered to win one of 12 Roku LT boxes and a free year of MozyHome.

We need and appreciate your vote!

So what can I do?

Vote, share your URL with your friends to gain more entries, and check back at the end of the month to see if you’ve won. Ready to get started? Vote for Mozy!

Mozy is excited to celebrate World Backup Day 2012. As you know, we’re passionate about backup, and we want to help people protect their important memories and business files. Mozy online backup is easy, secure, and affordable. This celebration is a good time to review your current backup situation to make sure everything is in order. Mozy makes this easy to do. Check out the following links for more information.

• Getting started with Mozy
• What should I be backing up?
• How do I know if Mozy is working? (How to check your backups)
• Check your restores

Why Mozy?

Mozy is the leader in data protection and access

For years we’ve serviced more than 3 million users and 70,000 businesses. With regular updates and improvements under our belt, we know how to protect your data in the best possible way.

70+ petabytes

When we say we have experience in data, we mean it! One petabyte = 1,024 terabytes. So Mozy manages over 71,680 terabytes. That’s a lot of data! With that comes experience and expertise. It’s no small task, but Mozy has perfected the art.

Not backing up yet? Check out our recent blog post series, “What to look for in a backup vendor?”

Are you backing up, but not using an online backup provider? It’s never to late to get started. Check out our blog post, “The Top 5 Signs it’s Time to Move to the Cloud” for a fun look at how it’s easy to move to the cloud.

Contests:

It wouldn’t be a celebration without a few contests! To commemorate World Backup Day 2012, Mozy is giving away 3 Zaggsparq device chargers – the best way to power and charge your devices. So, how can you get your hands on one of these goodies? There are two ways to enter:

Retweet on Twitter:

Click here to RT the following tweet and enter to win. (We’ll only count 1 of your tweets per day)

“I’m entering the @Mozy contest to win awesome prizes. You should RT to enter too! Back up with Mozy: http://ow.ly/9XxL8 #worldbackupday”

FB quiz:

Click here to take our Facebook World Backup Day quiz. Ace the quiz and you’ll be entered in the drawing for the prizes. You can only complete the quiz once, so make sure to study first!

We’re very excited to be on Google+ – we’re looking forward to utilizing all of the cool features from video hangouts to the advanced interactivity.

To get things started on Google+, we want to start with a bang! We’re raffling off some prizes and we want to give them to you! Be one of the first 150 people to follow or add our Mozy Online Backup page (https://plus.google.com/110700157209024182490/110700157209024182490) and enter to win one of the following:

2 – $50 Gift Cards
3 – 1 year MozyHome Subscriptions
10 – Mozy T-Shirts (Mozy Saved My Bacon or Back the F:\ Up)

What do you need to do to win? Make sure you’re following our page – that’s it!

Connect with Mozy on all our social networks:

Are you looking for the latest Mozy news, updates and information on your social network of choice? We don’t play favorites – find all of the information you’re looking for no matter which network you’re on.

Twitter:

@mozy – Follow for general updates, news, contests, and commentary on the biggest tech news
@mozypro – Follow for news specific to MozyPro and our business users
@mozysupport – Make sure to ping @mozysupport if you’re running into any issues – we’ll get things right in a jiffy!

Facebook:

Mozy Online Backup - Contests, news, blog posts and more –  get easy updates from Mozy on Facebook.
MozyPro Online Backup - See above (with a business twist).

Youtube:

GetMozy - Find all sorts of video tutorials, Mozy videos, and video contests here.

LinkedIn:

Mozy’s Company Page - On LinkedIn? Follow the Mozy Company Page for major updates, job information, and product specific information geared towards a business audience.

Spiceworks:

Mozy’s Company Page - Do you use or manage MozyPro at work? Are you an IT professional looking for industry-leading offsite backup? Be sure to connect with Mozy in the premier online IT community.

Google+:

Mozy Online Backup on Google+ We’re new here, but excited at the potential – add us to a circle to stay in touch. Look for potential video hangouts and more in the future!