Comments on: Will You Pownce on Twitter Alternative?

By: MediaMisfit

MediaMisfit — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:39:19 +0000

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).

By: Matt Ellsworth

Matt Ellsworth — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:42:20 +0000

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.

By: Brian Chappell

Brian Chappell — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:10:00 +0000

haha, I am thinking large scale now. That post really got me thinking.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:57:58 +0000

@Matt – I wondered the same thing!

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:52:08 +0000

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

By: Jayson

Jayson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:57:43 +0000

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

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:28:29 +0000

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

By: Dan Perry

Dan Perry — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:57:20 +0000

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?

By: M.-J. Taylor

M.-J. Taylor — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:55:02 +0000

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

By: Tamar Weinberg

Tamar Weinberg — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:14:22 +0000

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.

By: Bob Tenyon

Bob Tenyon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:22:33 +0000

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

By: Brian Chappell

Brian Chappell — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:39:10 +0000

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.

By: lux

lux — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:29:21 +0000

Sticking with Twitter.

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:28:04 +0000

@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.

By: Jim Tobin at Ignite Social Media

Jim Tobin at Ignite Social Media — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:24:17 +0000

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

By: Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:24:07 +0000

Oh, like “Fake Steve Jobs,” no, don’t know him…

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:22:54 +0000

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

By: Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:21:27 +0000

Hey, that is me!

By: Andy Beal

Andy Beal — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:48:24 +0000

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

By: Owen Cutajar

Owen Cutajar — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:47:17 +0000

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!