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Thursday, July 5th, 2007

Pownce Invites Update

Everyone who requested a Pownce invite yesterday should have received one from me; if you didn’t, let me know, and I’ll resend it. Moreover, I’ve determined how to obtain an infinite number of invites, so if you still want one, let me know in the comments. Again, here I am on Pownce. So far, I [...]

Everyone who requested a Pownce invite yesterday should have received one from me; if you didn’t, let me know, and I’ll resend it. Moreover, I’ve determined how to obtain an infinite number of invites, so if you still want one, let me know in the comments.

Again, here I am on Pownce. So far, I haven’t found much value added in using Pownce over Twitter. Twitter may only do one thing, but it’s dead-simple. Pownce does more, but the added features (sending links, sending events, sending files) clutter what should be a clean interface.

Twitter is so intuitive since its obvious use is to answer the question “What are you doing right now?” Pownce doesn’t display any sort of prompt as to what you’re supposed to do with it other than “Send stuff to your friends.” I’d recommend that they choose a more specific motto like “Build our userbase large enough so that we can get bought out by Twitter or Jaiku.”


15 Responses to “Pownce Invites Update”

  1. Brian Says:

    I’d like a pownce invite, please.

    spiffytech -at- gmail -dot- com

  2. Al Says:

    May i be invited to the party? Invite requested please.

  3. jccodez Says:

    please send me an invite. I would like a chuckle…

  4. Pallab Says:

    Twitter sucks as far as I am concerned. its way to feature less. Being simple is on thing and being featureless is another.
    Pownce has a definite advantage over twitter. I think Mashable was bang on in their review ( http://mashable.com/2007/06/28/pownce-2/ ) .
    And pownce is definitely not cluttered. At least not at the moment.

  5. Jackie Says:

    May I please have an invite?

  6. michael G Says:

    pownce me, buddy! Gracias

  7. champhuet Says:

    need a Pownce invite…thanks in advance!

  8. Ben Briggs Says:

    I wouldn’t mind a pounce if you don’t mind :D

  9. joedonh Says:

    If you still have invites, I’d appreciate one greatly. I don’t think I’m sold on the idea of the service, but it’s a bit hard to tell when I can’t try it out in person ;)

  10. felix Says:

    Send me a invite and I will be happy ;)

  11. Christopher Finke Says:

    Everybody who has requested an invite should have gotten one. If you didn’t, let me know.

  12. buffawhat Says:

    hey man… have anymore pownce invites? I’m looking to evaluate it.. twitter guy here.. but I’d love my media company to use pownce to collab

  13. gordon Says:

    I would appreciate a Pownce invite if you have any left – thx

  14. travis Says:

    I’d appreciate an invite as well. Thanks!

  15. hanne Says:

    i would like a pownce invite please, thank you for offering them.

    hanne 650 669-0033.


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