Ello thoughts - Sep 29, 2014

I think that if you know someone who already has an account at Ello, then you can request an invite from that person. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until Ello gets around to handing out new invites.

They have intentionally slowed down new sign-ups because of the crush of new people over the past week. You can still request an invite through its website, but it could take days or maybe weeks before you gain access.

These are the page of the Ello founders/creators

• https://ello.co/budnitz --> https://ello.co/budnitzbicycles
• https://ello.co/todd
• https://ello.co/lucian
• https://ello.co/jayzes
• https://ello.co/mk
• https://ello.co/gv
• https://ello.co/cacheflowe

Ello in a couple different forms has existed for months, but the creators did not expect it to blow-up with interest like it has recently.

Ello is VC-backed by a whopping $435,000. The site is a bit raw from a feature and design standpoint, but it's only a few months old. No patience anymore. Give the site more time, like a year or two.

Many people who joined in the past few days want the Ello to look and function like other social networks, which is probably the opposite of why Ello was created.

To stay ad-free, Ello will probably charge a fee to use the site, which is good because we pay for a lot of things. I see no problem with charging a fee for an unfiltered, ad-free stream of postings.

Over the past week many people in the tech media and among the A-list web writers/blogger have looked silly with their scathing remarks about Ello.

These same people will champion diversity with other aspects of our culture, but they are the first to rip anything that's new and different.

For some bizarre reason, many tech stories have used the word "mysterious" to describe Ello. I guess these journalists just copy each others writing.

Many people also compare Ello to Diaspora