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Old 09-28-2014, 04:58 PM   #11
Wormius
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I would be nice if Ello can both retain its ethical stance and reach a critical mass that allows a great many people to leave Facebook, but it does still need a revenue model of some sort to survive. Hopefully they have a plan of some sort for that.
I think the business model was to sell "upgrades". That model actually sounds a lot like dating sites or Linkedin's premium accounts. I am not sure though how well it works on those sites, if they're generating enough revenues without the ads or selling data. I don't really mind advertising, as long as the site isn't skimming personal information from your profiles to sell to marketing companies.
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