Is Pownce The New Twitter?
by Russell Shaw
I expect to receive an invitation to join one of the hottest, most-memed new apps Pownce.
When I do register, I’ll get a kick out of the quite numerous gender alternatives you can choose from in the application process. I am a dude, but I’ll settle for being called “guy.”
Launched less than three weeks ago by Digg founder Kevin Rose, Pownce is described by FORTUNE’s website (not shouting, it is they who deign ALL-CAPS as “a new web-based service somewhere between an instant messaging client, a social network, and Twitter, the slightly annoying spam-your-friends-every-second blogging tool.”
Uh, “slightly annoying?”
But I digress. Let’s get back to the subject of Pownce. Once you register and download the app, you can send public or private messages to other Powncers. You can also share files and Web URLs as well.
Unlike Twitter, Pownce runs on AIR. In this case, we are not talking about the breathy kind, but about Adobe Integrated Runtime, a rich Internet applications cross-platform development environment. formerly known as Apollo.
I’ll be back after I pounce on Pownce…
