Why Are We Excited About Ello? Because It’s NotFacebook!

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By now you have probably heard about the latest and greatest (and perhaps hype?) surrounding thenewest social network on the block: Ello. It’s been making the rounds all over our Facebook and Twitternews feeds. Mashable and Techcrunch has been reporting about it repeatedly. It made me wonder whatwas the big deal.

“Why is everyone so excited about Ello? Simple. Because it’s notFacebook!”

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We are all tired of Facebook ads and algorithmic news feeds that don’t really cater to us. They cater to thebig Facebook machine. I think the time is prime for something new. Honestly, I have cut back my surf timeon Facebook. While I love it for keeping up with friends and family, I prefer engagement on Twitter andInstagram. And I get it. We all have our separate audiences on the various platforms.

Introducing Ello! And Yes, I Wanted To Try The New Kool-Aid.

Why is Ello making a splash? Well according to its website, it is: “Simple, beautiful and ad-free.” I wouldn’tcall it beautiful but it is very simple. And ad-free is such a breath of fresh air. I immediately liked the simple.There are no bells and whistles here. We have to remember it’s in beta so it’s not a finished product. I dohope they keep it simplistic.

Here is a snippet showing my profile:

Under each post you can see how many people viewed it and the number of comments:

The Ello Manifesto – What The Founders Say

“We believe a social network can be a tool for empowerment. Not a tool to deceive, coerce, andmanipulate — but a place to connect, create, and celebrate life. You are not a product.” Read the entiremanifesto here.

Facebook + Twitter + Tumblr = Ello

Everyone is looking for the next big thing in social media. While no one is going to leave Facebook indroves for anything right now, something that is simple to use and without cluttering ads is very interestingand appealing. We are currently seeing early adopters jumping onto Ello to see what the fuss is about. I’mseeing the real innovators and down-to-earth techies kicking the tires. And honestly, a canvas with no adsis so nice.

I think Ello is a place when you want to be between Facebook, Twitter, G+ & Tumblr. And be more socialthan Medium. click to tweet

What are the early adopters saying:

“I love the minimalism and emphasis on compelling visual content (on Ello). I think it may encourage me toget back into photography regularly!” ~Zach Doty

“I like the simplicity. I like that the newsfeed isn’t filtered yet. I like how people engage with me more on it.”~Errol

“My first thoughts on Ello is that it’s not really a Facebook competitor, but Twitter, Tumbler, and Google+are the places it’ll sap people from instead.” ~Matt Mastracci

“I like the idea (and simplicity) of the Friends and Noise options. Having more control over who and/or whatappears in your newsfeed, as well as how you veiw it, done in as few steps as possible, is something that

is missing on the other social networks.” ~Don Harrison

Over To YouI’d love to hear your thoughts about Ello. Are you using it? What do you think so far?