Comments on: Is Pownce Going To The DeadPool? http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:42:47 -0800 hourly 1 By: If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too? | CenterNetworks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-3056226 If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too? | CenterNetworks Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:19:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-3056226 [...] picked up the Uncov-bait, and wondered in the story title whether Pownce is headed for the Techcrunch [...] [...] picked up the Uncov-bait, and wondered in the story title whether Pownce is headed for the Techcrunch [...]

]]> By: Ack! They’re shutting down Pownce | Adam Chernow: Director, Editor, Geek, and Website Builder http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-2553391 Ack! They’re shutting down Pownce | Adam Chernow: Director, Editor, Geek, and Website Builder Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:35:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-2553391 [...] in fact, I was a beta tester for them, and I even defended them back in 2007 when TechCrunch called them dead back then. I’ve logged problem reports, made suggestions, and was even one of the [...] [...] in fact, I was a beta tester for them, and I even defended them back in 2007 when TechCrunch called them dead back then. I’ve logged problem reports, made suggestions, and was even one of the [...]

]]> By: Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart | American News World - News And Technology http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-2552746 Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart | American News World - News And Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:36:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-2552746 [...] that Pownce wasn’t catching on nearly as quickly as Twitter, and it seemed like it might be headed to the deadpool before it even launched to the public in January. Even Robert Scoble, who usually embraces social [...] [...] that Pownce wasn’t catching on nearly as quickly as Twitter, and it seemed like it might be headed to the deadpool before it even launched to the public in January. Even Robert Scoble, who usually embraces social [...]

]]> By: Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-2552393 Pownce Deadpooled, Team Moves To Six Apart Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:57:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-2552393 [...] that Pownce wasn’t catching on nearly as quickly as Twitter, and it seemed like it might be headed to the deadpool before it even launched to the public in [...] [...] that Pownce wasn’t catching on nearly as quickly as Twitter, and it seemed like it might be headed to the deadpool before it even launched to the public in [...]

]]> By: Offbeatmammal http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-2548765 Offbeatmammal Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:38:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-2548765 I tried Pownce for a while but never got the momentumn and network effect that I found with Twitter. Sure, many of the tweets I see cross post from Pownce or Friendfeed, but Twitter is the agregation layer that folks are developing for. Maybe if I had a Windows Mobile client for Pownce and a way not to lose contact with my network I'd have more interest but the one unique feature - attachments - is pretty much handled by TinyURL in Twitter ;) I tried Pownce for a while but never got the momentumn and network effect that I found with Twitter.
Sure, many of the tweets I see cross post from Pownce or Friendfeed, but Twitter is the agregation layer that folks are developing for.
Maybe if I had a Windows Mobile client for Pownce and a way not to lose contact with my network I’d have more interest but the one unique feature – attachments – is pretty much handled by TinyURL in Twitter ;)

]]> By: Leah Culver + Daniel Burka + Kevin Rose = Fail http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-2394000 Leah Culver + Daniel Burka + Kevin Rose = Fail Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:39:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-2394000 [...] Techcrunch predicted it’s demise, and Valleywag gave it an honorable mention on the Top 5 FAILS list of 2007. [...] [...] Techcrunch predicted it’s demise, and Valleywag gave it an honorable mention on the Top 5 FAILS list of 2007. [...]

]]> By: Pownce Opens To Public Tonight At Midnight; Early Screen Shots Of New Features http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1934068 Pownce Opens To Public Tonight At Midnight; Early Screen Shots Of New Features Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:36:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1934068 [...] is still a distant second to Twitter in terms of traffic, but it given that they were in private beta the comparison [...] [...] is still a distant second to Twitter in terms of traffic, but it given that they were in private beta the comparison [...]

]]> By: Pownce 将于 1 月 22 日全面开放 - 漫步 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1914092 Pownce 将于 1 月 22 日全面开放 - 漫步 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:04:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1914092 [...] 还发表过 Is Pownce Going To The DeadPool 一文，对 pownce 表示过质疑。而对于我们中文用户最致命的一点是，pownce [...] [...] 还发表过 Is Pownce Going To The DeadPool 一文，对 pownce 表示过质疑。而对于我们中文用户最致命的一点是，pownce [...]

]]> By: Ree Tanjuatco http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1877795 Ree Tanjuatco Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:12:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1877795 I wonder who will report it when TC is nearing the deadpool LoLz I wonder who will report it when TC is nearing the deadpool LoLz

]]> By: Pownce 将死？ - 花儿开了 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1869940 Pownce 将死？ - 花儿开了 Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:27:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1869940 [...] TC，今天却发现一篇有趣的文章。其实我主要还是被 Is Pownce Going To the DeadPool [...] [...] TC，今天却发现一篇有趣的文章。其实我主要还是被 Is Pownce Going To the DeadPool [...]

]]> By: Gregory Pittman http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1869936 Gregory Pittman Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1869936 Do these stats count just the number of people visiting the websites of Twitter and Pownce? If so, then they're skewed. Because most people use third party apps to use Twitter rather than visiting the Twitter website. But the Pownce downloadable app is so bad that I'm sure very few actively use it. Do these stats count just the number of people visiting the websites of Twitter and Pownce? If so, then they’re skewed. Because most people use third party apps to use Twitter rather than visiting the Twitter website. But the Pownce downloadable app is so bad that I’m sure very few actively use it.

]]> By: Joost http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1867518 Joost Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:05:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1867518 Who cares about Alexa anyway? Alexa is just a terrible indicator of anything. Who cares about Alexa anyway? Alexa is just a terrible indicator of anything.

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1864076 Mark Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:53:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1864076 @56 Jaiku only went closed when Google bought them; prior to that they were (I believe) open. @56 Jaiku only went closed when Google bought them; prior to that they were (I believe) open.

]]> By: Adam Chernow http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1863266 Adam Chernow Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:05:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1863266 <strong>Who says Pownce is dead?...</strong> So TechCrunch has decided that Pownce is headed for the dead pool. They’re so damn sure that Twitter has won in the micro-bloggin/status-posting/whatever-category-they-are field that no one else can touch them. I’m not so sure about that.... Who says Pownce is dead?…

So TechCrunch has decided that Pownce is headed for the dead pool. They’re so damn sure that Twitter has won in the micro-bloggin/status-posting/whatever-category-they-are field that no one else can touch them. I’m not so sure about that….

]]> By: rick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1862771 rick Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:05:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1862771 Given all indicators of Duncan Riley's ability to judge a company's potential for success, I'd say his anti-endorsement of Persai is a good thing. That's assuming that his being a dumbass is symmetric under reflection *fingers crossed* Given all indicators of Duncan Riley’s ability to judge a company’s potential for success, I’d say his anti-endorsement of Persai is a good thing. That’s assuming that his being a dumbass is symmetric under reflection *fingers crossed*

]]> By: Aaronontheweb http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1862747 Aaronontheweb Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:54:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1862747 Duncan Riley, the court jester of Techcrunch, has the audacity to claim that Persai will fail based off some leaked beta UI screen shots? Why in the fuck does Mike Arrington let people like you write? Duncan Riley, the court jester of Techcrunch, has the audacity to claim that Persai will fail based off some leaked beta UI screen shots? Why in the fuck does Mike Arrington let people like you write?

]]> By: Shawn G http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1862386 Shawn G Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:35:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1862386 Wait, aren't Pownce and Jaiku both still in private beta? How is it fair to compare something like Twitter which is open to everyone to two sites that you have to have an invite to get into. Now it is true that Pownce invites are easy to get, but I'd say the fact that people have to actively seek them is a big problem to growth. With these services, despite how good they are, you use what your friends use. Its really hard to get your friends to use a service that you yourself had trouble getting into, or to which you have to find invites for. So if your friends aren't using the site, you have less incentive to come back, hence the decline in numbers as time goes on. Wait, aren’t Pownce and Jaiku both still in private beta? How is it fair to compare something like Twitter which is open to everyone to two sites that you have to have an invite to get into. Now it is true that Pownce invites are easy to get, but I’d say the fact that people have to actively seek them is a big problem to growth.

With these services, despite how good they are, you use what your friends use. Its really hard to get your friends to use a service that you yourself had trouble getting into, or to which you have to find invites for.

So if your friends aren’t using the site, you have less incentive to come back, hence the decline in numbers as time goes on.

]]> By: Santa Claws http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1862234 Santa Claws Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:12:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1862234 COMPETE AND QUANTCAST??? are a JOKE - take ANY VC-funded company, and it shows high there and low on Alexa. I WONDER WHY????? COMPETE AND QUANTCAST???

are a JOKE – take ANY VC-funded company, and it shows high there and low on Alexa.

I WONDER WHY?????

]]> By: All I want for Christmas is a Python django developer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1862058 All I want for Christmas is a Python django developer Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:45:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1862058 All I want for Christmas is a Python django developer. Seriously. All I want for Christmas is a Python django developer.

Seriously.

]]> By: Seth http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1861846 Seth Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:10:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861846 @ evan - thanks. Appreciate it. @ evan – thanks. Appreciate it.

]]> By: mmt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1861765 mmt Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:38:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861765 All of my friends are non-techie and none of them have even heard of Twitter or Pownce. Most of them haven't even heard of Digg. Mainstream adoption has been close to nil. All of my friends are non-techie and none of them have even heard of Twitter or Pownce. Most of them haven’t even heard of Digg. Mainstream adoption has been close to nil.

]]> By: Erik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1861621 Erik Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:38:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861621 The Twitter audience seems to be about the same size as the TechCrunch audience... Hmm.... coincidence? http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/twitter.com?site0=twitter.com&site1=techcrunch.com&y=r&z=3&h=300&w=610&range=3m&size=Medium The Twitter audience seems to be about the same size as the TechCrunch audience…

Hmm…. coincidence?

http://www.alex...amp;size=Medium

]]> By: Sean McGee http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-2/#comment-1861616 Sean McGee Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861616 At least the pownce website is more stable. At least the pownce website is more stable.

]]> By: CenterNetworks http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1861568 CenterNetworks Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:22:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861568 <strong>If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too?...</strong> Yesterday Uncov went after Pownce, claiming that they are a fail and that "even Michael Arrington" can't help them now after checking out an Alexa chart. In July I wrote that you "should never bring Alexa to a fight". It was true f... If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too?…

Yesterday Uncov went after Pownce, claiming that they are a fail and that "even Michael Arrington" can’t help them now after checking out an Alexa chart. In July I wrote that you "should never bring Alexa to a fight". It was true f…

]]> By: Sarah Meyers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/comment-page-1/#comment-1861509 Sarah Meyers Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:53:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861509 Pownce still has 100,000 people daily. They are not going to the deadpool. Pownce still has 100,000 people daily. They are not going to the deadpool.

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