[Air-L] Ello

[Michael T Zimmer]

>From that article: 

"There are a lack of privacy controls. It’s not possible to block someone who is abusive. But Ello has already e-mailed users saying these features are coming."

Launch an online social network without privacy controls? No thank you.

Also, "ad-free and porn friendly"? http://betabeat.com/2014/09/ello-will-remain-ad-free-and-porn-friendly-says-founder/

::sigh::




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On Sep 25, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Ian O'Byrne <wiobyrne at gmail.com> wrote:

> See what happens when you mention something on the AoIR listserv...
> 
> http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/25/ello-ello-new-no-ads-social-network-ello-is-blowing-up-right-now/?ncid=rss
> 
> :)
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> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 12:15 PM, sky c <skyc at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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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