Wednesday Words: Ello

Today we talk about another new social media platform: Ello.

Ello is an ad-free social media network which was founded by a small group of artists and programmers.

The Ello Manifesto tells all about it and is as follows:

"Your social network is owned by advertisers. 

Every post you share, every friend you make, and every link you follow is tracked, recorded, and converted into data. Advertisers buy your data so they can show you more ads. You are the product that’s bought and sold. 

We believe there is a better way. We believe in audacity. We believe in beauty, simplicity, and transparency. We believe that the people who make things and the people who use them should be in partnership. 

We believe a social network can be a tool for empowerment. Not a tool to deceive, coerce, and manipulate — but a place to connect, create, and celebrate life. 

You are not a product."

So it's a total opposite of Tsu, which sees you as a product.

Ello is still in its infancy and the only way to get in to try it out is to get an invite from someone who is already a part of Ello.  If you want an invite, please feel free to contact me and I'll do what I can to get you one to try it out.

So to sum it up, Ello is a new, ad-free social media platform that is still growing and learning how to work.  Check it out when you can at www.ello.co

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Wednesday Words: Tsu

Today's word talks about a relatively new social media platform that is slowly, but surely, gaining traction called Tsu.

Tsu is similar to Facebook in many ways in that after registering for the site, users may create a personal profile, add other users as friends, post status updates, post photos, receive notifications when others post updates or update their profiles, etc.  However, unlike Facebook, Tsu embraces users as a product then sells data to advertisers, sharing the profits with the users as compensation.

When I first saw Tsu, it was in a statement saying you can get paid to post on social media - which I suppose is true if you have the time and energy to create and post content to Tsu as well as other social media.  As mentioned above, you make your money off of Tsu by them sharing compensation they get from selling your data to advertisers.

Tsu is fairly easy to get into and set up. If you're interested in checking it out, visit www.tsu.co

Wednesday Words are a series of definitions released on Wednesday each week regarding a word found specific to Facebook's social media platform, or may be a generic word dealing with social media. These definitions are to help provide you with a better understanding of common and uncommon terms associated with Facebook and social media. You can find all the Wednesday Words by clicking on the Wednesday Words tag below.