Pownce Thoughts Plus 10 Invites

Written by Jeffro On July 09, 2007 | Category Of Post (MyThoughts) | 700 views |

http://www.pownce.comAlthough this won’t be a thorough review, I thought I would post my thoughts on Pownce. I now have a total of 10 invitations to the service. If you want one, please leave a comment which includes a working email address and I’ll send you one.

First, you have to ask yourself, how much free time in the day do you have to join yet another social network. Twitter, Jaiku, ect and now Pownce. In order to be successful within these social networks you either have to be popular in the real world, or you need to actively contribute and participate within the community for that particular service. Do you have the time to do so?

Honestly, I think if someone were to take the best of Twitter, with the best of Jaiku, added a few features that Pownce has, establish an open API, you would have something that blows all three out of the water. I don’t think Pownce has what it takes to knock Twitter or Jaiku off the map. Pownce reminds me more of an instant messenger client rather than a micro blogging service which is why I don’t understand why so many people are comparing Pownce to the likes of Twitter and Jaiku.

I would rather see a review of Pownce as it compares to AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, ect. Then we could really see what Pownce has to offer. One thing I noticed with Pownce is that they at least have some sort of revenue stream by offering an ad free client for $20.00 Something AIM nor any other messenger offers. Jaiku has a few Google ads on the right hand side of it’s site, but I wonder how much revenue they bring in.

Simple and short, Pownce defines what it means to be beta. There are quite a few things missing that would make Pownce a complete package, open API to name one of them. Hopefully, the Pownce team will remedy the shortfalls associated with the client. I am looking forward to watching Pownce give all of the other instant messenger clients a run for their money.

I have a total of 10 invitations. Simply leave a comment on this post with a valid email address and I will send you one, then you can provide us with your own opinion.

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  1. Comment by program witch on 9 July 2007

    Looking forward to see how Pownce compares to Twitter or Jiku. I remember everyone saying Jiku was the Twitter killer, now it’s Pownce.


  2. Comment by Jeffro on 9 July 2007

    Your invitation has been sent, enjoy. Let us know what you think


  3. Comment by Todd Earwood on 15 July 2007

    Much like everyone else, I’m curious to see what Pownce is all about. I’m hoping for greater strides than Twitter.


  4. Comment by Jeffro on 16 July 2007

    It will be interesting to see where Pownce ends up by the end of this year. Did you need an invite? I still have a few if you need one.


  5. Comment by Todd Earwood on 16 July 2007

    Yes, if you still have one that would be great. Thanks.


  6. Comment by Jeffro on 16 July 2007

    Your invitation has been sent. Let me know what you think of the service.


  7. Comment by Jeff on 31 July 2007

    Any chance you still have a pownce invitation? I’d like to check it out.


  8. Comment by Jeffro on 1 August 2007

    I have just sent you an invitation to your Gmail account so look for it in your inbox today. Thanks for stopping by the site.


  9. Comment by Evan on 4 August 2007

    Hello! I would really appreciate a Pownce invite.

    Please and thank you!


  10. Comment by Jeffro on 4 August 2007

    Pownce is telling me that there is already a user signed up with your email address. Are you sure you don’t already have an account on Pownce?


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