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 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:59:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Leah Culver + Daniel Burka + Kevin Rose = Fail http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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: If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too?  »TechAddress http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861826 If Pownce Is Headed For The Deadpool, Then Is Mint Headed There Too?  »TechAddress Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:03:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861826 [...] 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: mmt http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#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-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.alexa.com/data/deta.....ize=Medium

]]> By: Sean McGee http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#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-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-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.

]]> By: Andrew J Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861472 Andrew J Scott Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:40:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861472 Those Twitter stats just reinforce my humble opinion that Twitter has been massively over hyped and over flaunted for what it is. What has it achieved...? They cant even keep their relatively simple application up reliably, even months post VC funding. ...but who am I to judge? As Calacanis fanatically shouted at me at NMK Forum in London this year "You're just jealous!" . Of the hype? maybe; of the consequential lack of traffic and users (relative to hype) and continued server downtime? certainly not. I don't know one person outside geekdom who uses Twitter. After a year burgeoning with Twitter hype, surely that should tell us something? Those Twitter stats just reinforce my humble opinion that Twitter has been massively over hyped and over flaunted for what it is. What has it achieved…? They cant even keep their relatively simple application up reliably, even months post VC funding.

…but who am I to judge? As Calacanis fanatically shouted at me at NMK Forum in London this year “You’re just jealous!” .

Of the hype? maybe; of the consequential lack of traffic and users (relative to hype) and continued server downtime? certainly not.

I don’t know one person outside geekdom who uses Twitter. After a year burgeoning with Twitter hype, surely that should tell us something?

]]> By: Zeke Williams http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861458 Zeke Williams Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:35:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861458 See the real issue with all these sites and the claims of x amount of users signed up... Is really how many of those users actually USE the system on a regular basis. I mean if you have 1 million users, but only 10% use it daily, 20% use it weekly, 30% use it monthly and the rest have only used it once in a blue moon or just signed up and did NOTHING with it... what is its real value? It is HOW it is used, not how many use it that really counts. See the real issue with all these sites and the claims of x amount of users signed up… Is really how many of those users actually USE the system on a regular basis.

I mean if you have 1 million users, but only 10% use it daily, 20% use it weekly, 30% use it monthly and the rest have only used it once in a blue moon or just signed up and did NOTHING with it… what is its real value?

It is HOW it is used, not how many use it that really counts.

]]> By: Yako http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861398 Yako Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861398 I insist Kevin should get a PR firm immediately. I insist Kevin should get a PR firm immediately.

]]> By: Parul Bindra http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861167 Parul Bindra Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:20:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/20/is-pownce-going-to-the-deadpool/#comment-1861167 Kind of feels like Pownce is losing a little steam, but that is probably just because they not having the kinds of social circles on the system that really show off how it works. In other cases, I think they are not pushing their focus as a web-focused “sharing stuff” service. Twitter is a way to get messages out in multiple platforms like SMS and AIM — it makes Twitter almost a protocol as well, one that turns its service and API into something unique and valuable. Pownce needs to find something similarly unique soon, lest they just become a place that anti-Facebookers flock to. Parul www.bhopu.com Kind of feels like Pownce is losing a little steam, but that is probably just because they not having the kinds of social circles on the system that really show off how it works. In other cases, I think they are not pushing their focus as a web-focused “sharing stuff” service. Twitter is a way to get messages out in multiple platforms like SMS and AIM — it makes Twitter almost a protocol as well, one that turns its service and API into something unique and valuable. Pownce needs to find something similarly unique soon, lest they just become a place that anti-Facebookers flock to.

Parul
http://www.bhopu.com

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