Will You Pownce on Twitter Alternative?

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 by Andy Beal

Will You Pownce on Twitter Alternative?

I know that Pownce doesn’t care much for the comparisons to Twitter, but now that it’s come out of beta–and opened-up to all–the comparisons will surely follow.

I joined Pownce (my profile) back when it launched, but haven’t touched it since, mostly because it wasn’t as well used as Twitter–understandable considering you had to have an invite in order to use it.

So, will you switch to Pownce, stick with Twitter, or use both/neither?

Here’s a peek at it:

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20 comments on “Will You Pownce on Twitter Alternative?”

Owen Cutajar Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 10:47 am

Looks like you have the right background for it, black .. just like treacle .. because that’s what it feels like at the moment.

Looks like they’ve underestimated the resources they need to come out of their closed beta!
Andy Beal Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 10:48 am

@Owen – yeah, I managed to add two new friends–took 5 minutes–then I just left it alone. Back to closed beta!
Barry Schwartz Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:21 am

Hey, that is me!
Andy Beal Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:22 am

@Barry – no that’s Cartoon Barry – do you know him?
Barry Schwartz Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am

Oh, like “Fake Steve Jobs,” no, don’t know him…
Jim Tobin at Ignite Social Media Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am

I joined Pownce back when it launched, but like you haven’t really done anything with it.

I’m still struggling to find the problem it solves. I know it does private file sharing, which I suppose could be handy for virtual orgs, friends who like to swap music, etc.

It was supposed to be huge. I’m at a loss so far… Anyone loving this thing? If so, what are you using it for.

~Jim
Andy Beal Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 am

@Jim – I hear ya. I love Twitter, because of the community and messaging. I’m not sure Pownce adds anything else I’d use on a regular basis. Maybe I’m not its target user.
lux Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 12:29 pm

Sticking with Twitter.
Brian Chappell Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm

I will sign up with pownce, befriend everyone I see around, then just probably leave it at that. Twitter beat pownce to the game, I will probably stick with it.

I cannot handle both, it is too much.
Bob Tenyon Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 1:22 pm

I noticed ShoeMoney mentioned Pownce in his blog, I am guessing that will help bring in a number of members
Tamar Weinberg Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 3:14 pm

I don’t think it’s worth all the hype. It wasn’t good as a beta — only in the beginning did it have value (the novelty of it, at least). I am much more fond of Twitter after all this time.
M.-J. Taylor Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 3:55 pm

No one’s pownced on me … so I am just atwitter (not to say a twit) for the time being.
Dan Perry Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 3:57 pm

I’ve integrated Twitter into my life. I Use Twitter Fox, it’s set up on my mobile phone, etc.

Until I see a reason to switch (which I haven’t) why should I?
Alan Johnson Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 4:28 pm

They don’t exactly bring that many new aspects which could justify switching from Twitter to them so that, the way I see it, people will stll use Twitter but, why not, quite a few folks will most likely try this one on for size as well.

Alan Johnson
Jayson Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm

I’ll most likely stick with Twitter – I like the features and have no complaints so why switch? In addition, I haven’t been “pownced” yet so I might not get the opportunity to switch
Matt McGee Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 7:52 pm

How soon til Brian writes the “75 Marketers on Pownce” article? (Or are there not 75 marketers on there???)
Andy Beal Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm

@Matt – I wondered the same thing!
Brian Chappell Says:

January 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm

haha, I am thinking large scale now. That post really got me thinking.
Matt Ellsworth Says:

January 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm

I use pownce sometimes and twitter others. I use twitter when i’m on the road. and pownce more like a few times a week.
MediaMisfit Says:

January 27th, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Well first off twitter being somewhat of the first breakthrough micro-blog it’s hard for Pownce to come in when nothing is really wrong with twitter to begin with. I think that is one of the reasons Facebook was successful because MySpace, even though they had the upper hand, didn’t push the quality. Granted MySpace still owns a huge chunk it also proves that it takes a while for people to transfer over. Pownce needs something out of the box if it’s going to out-shine twitter since twitter is almost as standard as pumping gas (or petrol).

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