Ello: Social Networking Without Ads

If you are like me, you are waiting for someone you know to send you an Ello invitation. Why? Ello, for lack of a more eloquent description, is an ad-free Facebook. No ads at its launch – or ever. All of this is explained to current and potential users in the Ello...

Community Content: Primed for Improvement

As you may have read last week in my colleague Brenda Todd’s post: Community Vibrancy – What Does it Take?, our team has been spending a lot of time studying communities – again! Our research in this area always focuses on two objectives: uncovering emerging...

ComBlu is Sporting a New Look!

  At ComBlu, we believe engagement lies at the nexus of conversation, content and community. Our new website reflects that point of view.   The core of the new website focuses on our key areas of expertise: Content strategy: Developing and operationalizing...