Do you Pownce?

I started using Pownce several weeks ago and I got to say I am loving it more and more everyday. On the surface it looks a lot like Twitter. Before I get into the differences let me first explain what Pownce is.

Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast.

Like I mentioned Pownce is a lot like Twitter. I use Twitter like a mini blog, to tell people what I am up to throughout the day. Twitter however really falls short when you want to carrying on a conversation. Pownce allows you to have deep conversations if you like. It also allows you to post more than just text. You can post a message, to the public or an individual, you can post a link (i.e. check out this YouTube video), you can post a file that is will be hosted by Pownce, or you can set up an event (haven’t tried this one yet). Right now I am updating both at the same time as I haven’t quite given up Twitter. Wait and see how the battle turns out.

There are two primary ways to use Pownce you can post from the Pownce website or you can download a desktop app to keep track of you and your friends postings. Posting form the Pownce website is not that bad. Pownce provides great themes for you to customize you page out of the box, and I’m sore more are on their way. The desktop app is really nice as well. It is built on Adobe’s new AIR application. It is beautifully built and has worked perfect for me out of the gate. Note that Pownce is still in Alpha so your experience may not be the same as mine. Here’s a little about AIR.

The software runs using the new Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR). What the heck? AIR works like Flash if you’re familiar with that. You install a little piece of code on your computer and then you can run any piece of software written for it.

I am super excited for more web apps to be built using AIR. Another big plus is Pownce works for Mac and PC users. They are also working on a bringing it to Linux users. They also just built a Facebook app to display you public Pownce notes. I do have a couple of Pownce invites left, so email me if you’re interested. If you do sign up be sure and drop a line to me.