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All you "pro-Powncers" are assuming one thing: that Twitter isn't going to come back. I've heard rumors of a soon to come update. I love competition!

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1 year ago by Robert S. - Pro!

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  • Baher A. replied Jul 9, 2007
    That sounds interesting. We'll see how it goes... and btw. I still prefer twitter over pownce.
  • Jason Z. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I hope they don't "come back". I still prefer the simplicity of Twitter.
  • Jim L. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Robert "come back" implies that Twitter has been losing ground to Pownce. Is that the case?
  • Jim L. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Robert "come back" implies that Twitter has been losing ground to Pownce. Is that the case?
  • jbrotherlove .. replied Jul 9, 2007
    twitter and pownce are similar but offer different user experiences. pownce has a way to go before it becomes something i use regularly.
  • Karl L. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Hmm, I wonder why this got posted 3 times?
  • Evan S. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Nah, I don't assume anything. I like Pownce, but not necessarily more than Twitter (so far)- I went Pro just because I want to support development of this kind of innovative stuff. Same reason I've been a subscriber to Last.fm and DeviantArt: I never use the features, I just think it's important to show support for stuff you use and love. If Twitter had a Pro option I'd have done that too.
  • Kassim K. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I wonder why there are so many double posts.
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    Rex D. replied Jul 9, 2007
    pownce so far has been interesting. I like twitter's simplicity.
  • Brian H. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I like the Twitter SMS posting, but the threading and file-sharing aspects of Pownce are neat. Also, I don't know if I have the energy to fully switch over from one social network I'm using less and less to another.
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    Joost P. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Sounds interesting :-)
  • Lora W. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I don't think going pro implies that you don't think twitter is going to come back, I think it basically says "hey, this looks cool... I will pay to help that grow". I would pay for pro twitter at the same time.
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    Steven S. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Comparing Twitter to Pownce is comparing apples to oranges. I see Pownce as file sharing, and Twitter as [mostly trivial] text messaging. Pownce "notes" seem to be generally far more relevant and less drivel. But if Twitter fixes "in reply to" and adds filesharing, it will beat Pownce. Maybe.
  • william s. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I am starting to like Pownce but it needs to be more mobile. It needs text messaging access and such imo.
  • Andrea . replied Jul 9, 2007
    In the midst of the talk of Twitter vs Pownce, I have to say that I still prefer Jaiku :)
  • Louis D. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I bought a PRO account to support a "creation" - there are very few companies/websites out there that can actually accomplish what Pownce has done. With that said - I do love the Mobile function of Twitter, but I will never use my twitter account again.
  • Todd J. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Twitter still rocks for being straightforward and having an easy to use client. Both systems have their bugs, so I'd say it's a toss up in that regard.
  • Jayson R. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Twitter and Pownce, I think are in two different fields. Twitter is straight foward, random nonsense, updates of someones life (or a woot notifier >.>). Pownce I see as a way to share information with friends who aren't online. Its a shame not many of my friends are as net/tech savvy as I am. I don't think the average-joe type is really going to get into sites like these for a while.

    And besides, these two probably share the same audience.
  • Kevin B. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I still like twitter, I get most of my twits in sms so thats a big plus on the twitter side.
  • david c. replied Jul 9, 2007
    another vote for jaiku here!
  • Rom F. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Twitter is a bit more mature but pownce is more feature-rich. If twitter gets to add Sets and allows us to monitor tweets by Sets, then it will have a slight advantage.

    Pownce needs to open its API to take advantage of third-party developers to create cool apps. Twitterrific did it for Twitter, unfortunately, the Adobe AIR Pownce app just couldn't cut it.
  • Ray G. replied Jul 9, 2007
    I went pro (as many others did) to support this initiative and because I find Pownce's features useful. I use Twitter as well and I hope the two services will compete. I'd be willing to pay for a Twitter Pro account down the line if new and useful features are implemented.
  • Bwana M. replied Jul 9, 2007
    Am I the only one who think the features don't overlap? I don't see how it's Pownce vs Twitter.
  • Moritz P. replied Jul 10th
    What the heck? Redundant posts and redundant replies... is it just me or do you get some replies and posts twice or even three times?
  • Matthew M. replied Jul 10th
    yep on the redundancy. still relying on twitters sms posting. pownce is pretty slick, but how often are you really at your desk nowdays??
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    Jason D. replied Jul 10th
    I read a great article/interview [The Rise of the Miniblog] with Evan Williams, founder of Twitter. Ev talks about Twitter and it's upcoming features. Article was published 07/09/2007: http://tinyurl.com/yu43nt

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