Social network Ello gets boost after Facebook boots drag queens

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/social-network-ello-gets-boost-after-facebook-boots-drag-queens/

“You are not a product,” its manifesto declares. It decries social networks that track and record “every post you share, every friend you make and every link you follow” then sell the data to advertisers.

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

Ello, a social network where real names are not required, is getting a boost after Facebook booted drag queens. Its founder, Paul Budnitz, told Betabeat the Web site, which rolled out in July, is now getting 4,000 new signups per hour. That could not be independently verified.

Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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