Loading Profile...
What's the difference between Pownce and Twitter?
I get that you can send other stuff, but can't you just send links to all that stuff on Twitter anyway?
I’m confused
4 people have this question
I have this question, too!
Tell me when someone answers.
The more people who ask this question, the more it gets noticed.
The more people who ask this question, the more it gets noticed.
The best answer from the company
-
One of big differences is that Pownce does the file linking and storage for you. In fact, the idea for the app arose from the frustrating experience of being unable to send relatively large files to friends using AIM or through other channels (e.g., without having to pass around FTP login credentials). Email obviously isn't very great for this, either, since most mail gateways barf on large attachments.
8 people say
this answers the question
The best answers from everyone
-
Twitter = presence
Pownce = sharing
3 people say
this answers the question
-
Today I noticed a very cool, very Pownce only trend: surveys! Check out D.Burka's pownce on bedside reading:
I’m excited
4 people say
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?You can send files, a feature unavailable on Twitter. But isn't that what e-mail is for? Maybe sending files without using e-mail would be a slick solution if EVERYONE used Pownce, but that's not a realistic expectation.
I’m confused
2 people say
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?One of big differences is that Pownce does the file linking and storage for you. In fact, the idea for the app arose from the frustrating experience of being unable to send relatively large files to friends using AIM or through other channels (e.g., without having to pass around FTP login credentials). Email obviously isn't very great for this, either, since most mail gateways barf on large attachments.
8 people say
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?But... how large can attachments be without a pro account? This seems like it should be a separate question.
I’m confused
-
Inappropriate?Well, even 10MB is considered "large" by email standards. And yes, there's already a topic about whether or not Pownce is really worth $20/year. ;)
-
-
Inappropriate?You can upload files up to 100MB in size with a pro account. We're certainly open to raising that limit in the future if we find that people are really pushing it.
I’m happy
1 person says
this answers the question
-
-
Inappropriate?Personally it would be rather nice to use to share TV shows...
Thats in the 200-450 range, depending on whether is a half-hour or hour long show.
I’m excited
2 people say
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?There's a good article on Mashery about the differences between the two services:
http://mashable.com/2007/06/28/pownce-2/
I’m thankful
1 person says
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?Today I noticed a very cool, very Pownce only trend: surveys! Check out D.Burka's pownce on bedside reading:
I’m excited
4 people say
this answers the question
-
-
Inappropriate?thanks for the mash eric. good article. i too am struggling to convince friends to join up on pownce. can't wait for pownce SMS.
I’m excited
-
Inappropriate?I copy paste my answer to this note today: Pownce is better than Twitter because....
http://pownce.com/jasoncalacanis/note...
At first I thought Pownce and Twitter are similar . Now I know for sure they're different. You can't create discussions like that at Twitter (maybe you can but it will be hard to track the comments). I would say that Pownce is turning to be more and more a place that you can share and recommend good links/ files and have a good group discussions on your posts, than a place to come and tell your friends what are you doing right now. Twitter is a bit shallow for me.. -
Inappropriate?How are uploads done? Std. http request? That'd be no fun. -
Inappropriate?As a pretty avid pownce user, I will have to say that in comparing it to other "social networking" tools:the gui, the conversational feel of it, and the overall pace of interaction (somewhere between IM/Texting and E-mail) makes it superior to the other options out there in my book. I spend quite a bit of time online, so having a group of people connected at the same time ranks highly in my book - IM clients make the connectivity level too high and E-mail is too distant...once notification features and other kinks get sorted it will be even better. my 2 cts
1 person says
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?Will pownce have the ability to be added as an extension in firefox similar to the twitter functionality that exists (ie - being able to have a side window open within your browser? vs a standalone desktop app?)
I’m excited
1 person says
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?Twitter = presence
Pownce = sharing
3 people say
this answers the question
-
Inappropriate?Shawn, 10mb isn't large for email. Most email systems allow at least 20mb.
But, Pownce doesn't seem to be about sharing one file with one person (yousendit.com can do that), it seems to be about sharing beyond that.
I’m coo
EMPLOYEE
