Comments on: Pownce might have potential

By: John Cokley

John Cokley — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:07:38 +0000

Do you still have those two pownce invites left? i’d like one if possible please? i am on myspace, youtube, facebook, flickr, linkedin … probably others too

By: Local man, enticed by perceived exclusivity of Pownce invitation, signs up for yet another social networking site … : William M. Hartnett

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:02:50 +0000

[...] and immediately wonders what the heck to do with it. Mindy McAdams was offering, and, as I said there, I’m a complete sucker for anything with even a whiff, no matter how [...]

By: Melissa Worden

Melissa Worden — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:10:13 +0000

Was that a request from gritz? If not, may I have an invite? I’m skeptical of the appeal, too, but am intrigued enough to give it a try.

By: Aaron Weiss

Aaron Weiss — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:02:42 +0000

Oh sure, I’ll bite. I’m still avoiding Twitter on general principle, but everyone’s all a-twitter (apologies) over Pownce, so I’ll take an invite if you’ve still got one.

By: gritz

gritz — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:02:42 +0000

For those souls who don’t have the asymptotic joy involved in knowing Mindy well enough for a Pownce invite, there is a group called “Invites to share” on Facebook where people are horsetrading all kinds of invites to various sites, and this website: http://www.inviteshare.com/ is devoted completely to pooling invites. (I don’t work for that site or endorse it - I’ve just seen it in my travels. There are probably others.)

It’s a sad situation when there are sites devoted to invites to other sites, IMHO. But maybe I’m just grumpy … KoolAid, anyone?

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:31:53 +0000

Four gone. Two to go …

You have to be someone I actually know, like Matt, Melissa, Mark and Alf. Those are the four so far. I love all of you, but how do I know if I really want to “friend” you?

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:51:16 +0000

Damn, I missed out on invites; I’ve been giving Pownce puppy-eyes for a week now to no avail. But I’d still like to make a comment! I can see the appeal of Pownce even without sharing ripped music. Heck, I have iMeem for that. But for lazy folks like me who love to get everything done in one place… well, I can message my coworkers and friends, send them the video I found or the story I’m working on, etc. And all without leaving the site. Whew, I’ll save myself a few mouse-clicks when it goes pubic!

Okay, so maybe it’s not going to save the world, but aren’t you a little curious about Pownce? They’re all saying it’s going to blow Facebook out of the water. Not go goad (well, maybe a little!) but I’d love to see your review of Pownce.

Erica Jolley-Meers
CNPA Multimedia

By: Alfred Hermida

Alfred Hermida — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:21 +0000

I wonder how many of these Web 2.0 sites will be around in a few years time. Anyone remember Friendster? Having said that, this is a time of experimentation and the ones that people find most useful will, in the end, survive.

By: William M. Hartnett

William M. Hartnett — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:32:58 +0000

I don’t understand this or any other social-y network-y site, but I’m a sucker for anything with even a whiff of scarcity or exclusivity. May I have an invite, please?

By: John A. Cutter/Senior Editor/Online News

John A. Cutter/Senior Editor/Online News — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:03:27 +0000

Besides saying I’m a fan, and noting (in disclosure) we had you for training here, I invoke the name of super OS.com producer Danny Sanchez in hopes of getting a password! We’d try using it for shuttle launch next week. (We Twitter-ed last one with modest success.) JC