Now, it's really bye-bye Multiply

Another one bites the dust!

A few months back, Multiply announced that they were removing the social networking aspect of their business. And tonight, I found out that they're closing down altogether.

And with that, I bid goodbye to Multiply. It was a good run, but no matter how hard we try, some good things never last.

Subtracting Multiply

Last year, it was announced that the social networking arm of Multiply would be discontinued by December 31, 2012. They asked that all files be backed-up since all the existing personal sites of multiply will be deleted. So I did.

January 1, 2013 came, and my multiply page was still there. And it was still there until March 2013. So, I breathed a sigh of relief since I thought that they ditched the plan of deleting the personal sites.

When I checked out my multiply site again this afternoon, it was gone! Deleted. Zilch. Zip. Nada.

It was a nasty sort-of-surprise.

But I'm glad that I was at least able to save my photos from multiply before this happened.

Bye, multiply.

Multiplying Memories

Upon Rona's reminder that Multiply is closing down its social networking function, I proceeded to the daunting task of exporting all the photos that I've kept on the site. 

As usual, it's a bit last minute as it was announced more than 4 months ago, and the exporting tools have been made available since November. Maybe it's because i'm still in denial that the multiply site that I opened last September 2007 will no longer be in existence. For more than 5 years, Destraido's multiply site was a repository of photos of a lot of happy moments in my life. So it's naturally difficult to accept that it's about to go away.

Today, as I began exporting some 1,500 photos, I couldn't help but smile and feel nostalgic as I looked at the events that I've shared with my family, loved ones, frendz, colleagues and friends. It was like watching a flashback of the best moments of my life.

There were weddings - from my parents' 40th wedding anniversary to the nuptials of Bonique and Vince, as well as Ivy and LJ. There were trips - like the journeys that Mark and I took to different parts of Japan, to my solo sojourns to Shanghai and Singapore. From fun family events such as outings, parties, dinners, Christmases, and reunions, to many D' Frendz events such as the baby shower of Bonique, our welcome party for Becca, and birthday parties galore.

So, so many happy memories, all packed in this one page that has been part of my life for 5 years. Heck, it was enough to make me misty-eyed at certain points of the downloading process.

As Multiply's social networking function takes its final bow, I'd like to thank multiply for multiplying the memories, and making sure that the years don't divide nor subtract the feelings and emotions from these milestones.