[Air-L] Ello

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I also feel like a quick glance through Ello's founders--apparently a
bunch of (white?) guys--does not particularly give me hope that this
will be a platform which is more informed by, and concerned about, the
perspectives of marginalised and at-risk users than Facebook has been.

On Thu, 2014-09-25 at 12:12 -0400, Michelle Gardner wrote:

> Ello seems to have the rabid attraction that was associated with Google
> Wave. Everyone wanted an invite and plenty of people shared them.
> 
> I have seen huge, huge concerns about security associated with Ello. For
> individuals who need to have their privacy secure (for either personal or
> work related reasons), the current recommendation is to avoid Ello. The
> platform is not yet ready to completely guarantee your online anonymity but
> they are responding to users and working on this issue.
> 
> Michelle Gardner
> Doctoral Candidate
> Texts and Technology
> University of Central Florida
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM, sava saheli singh <savasaheli at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > (in reply to a couple of messages about Ello that I noticed.)
> >
> > I've been playing around in Ello for a bit, and I've got a bunch of invites
> > if anyone wants them. it's still a little buggy, but interesting to watch
> > it develop and see if it catches. lots of people from my twitter community
> > are trying it out as well. email me off-list or DM me on twitter if you
> > want an invite!
> >
> > --
> > sava saheli singh
> > PhD Candidate | Adjunct Instructor | Program Assistant
> > Educational Communication and Technology Program
> > <http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/alt/ect>
> > NYU Steinhardt
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