KKOB Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 An AWESOME new app/web based crazy thing from the makers of Digg.com http://www.pownce.com WHAT IS IT?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. WHAT EXACTLY CAN I SEND? Right now, there are four basic things you can send: messages, links, files, and events. You might send an event out to a dozen of your friends letting them know you're hosting a party this Friday. They could easily get the event details you entered, respond with questions or comments and then quickly rsvp. Say you had a great photo you wanted to share with all of your friends. Just add the file and all of your friends will get it right away. They'll be able to reply and tell you if it's cool. You could even post songs you recorded in your home studio to share with your friends. I ADORE this app, only been using it for a day and i think this may be something big. Like a cross between MSN, a file sharing thingy, and facebook. Really fun to use. Currently it's in a closed beta style thing, but i gave them my email and got my invite last night, and was able to invite 6 of my friends. and then they got 6 invites etc etc. I think you should give this site a quick look and try it out, what do you have to loose? Karl
triforce_keeper Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 Yeah tis a good little program. I have 5 invites left so lemme know if you want!
Bluejay Posted July 23, 2007 Posted July 23, 2007 I have requested an invite. Can't think how I'll use it but wahey.
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 Shouldn't this be in the tech forum? Maybe, but no ones really interested anyway FOOLS (not bluejay, azza, lukelee, uzit or fresh)
Bluejay Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Maybe, but no ones really interested anyway FOOLS (not bluejay, azza, lukelee, uzit or fresh) That confused me. Are those the names of the people who viewed the thread? Also, tech and creative are barren because of people's attitude to posting threads in general to get more views.
fatnickc Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I've had an account for a while but not really used it yet. I'm fatnickc if anyone wants to befriend me. PM for invites etc.
Bluejay Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I put my email in but never got a response. PM for invites etc. I'll take one please m8, email address is in my profile under instant messaging.
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 I put my email in but never got a response. I'll take one please m8, email address is in my profile under instant messaging. Took me about 3 weeks to get my invite through just giving them my email address. i'll add ye fatnick man. People should be able to find me by typing in my name, karlkempobrien.
theguyfromspark Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I don't get it... why not just email people? I'm starting to feel old!
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 I don't get it... why not just email people? I'm starting to feel old! Cos it's a lot quicker and simpler to send one file, or a link or a quick comment to loads of people or a group. It doesn't really do anything new, but it does it in a new way. Also file sharing is pretty darn quick on it too considering it's not the final product yet and it's only been open for a month or so. And most people seem to not check their emails anyway . .
fatnickc Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I'll take one please m8, email address is in my profile under instant messaging. Done. I do like that brown.
Ice9 Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Am I the only one who doesn't see the big deal? I can send things to my friends on email or MSN, and all my friends have access to those..
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 Am I the only one who doesn't see the big deal? I can send things to my friends on email or MSN, and all my friends have access to those.. But you can't send files and links when they're offline and have them get them and download them when they're on again. Like i said it's nothing new, just a new way of doing it thats faster and easier, and looks very nice too Plus this is just the starting point, like i said it's in a kinda closed beta style environment.
theguyfromspark Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I can send links and messages on msn while offline, don't think i can send files and the reason I don't know if i can or not is because I have never had any reason to try. If you ask me, this bit of software is a solution waiting for a problem.
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 I can send links and messages on msn while offline, don't think i can send files and the reason I don't know if i can or not is because I have never had any reason to try. If you ask me, this bit of software is a solution waiting for a problem. either way i'm finding it fun and useful
theguyfromspark Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 either way i'm finding it fun and useful Further proof that I am slowly turning into my Dad... make sure to warn me if I start complaining about there being too many "youths" in pubs these days! I remember when all we had was email, newsgroups and a 28k line out... and we were happy!.....
thirtynine. Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Further proof that I am slowly turning into my Dad... make sure to warn me if I start complaining about there being too many "youths" in pubs these days! I remember when all we had was email, newsgroups and a 28k line out... and we were happy!..... Dude remember when having a 28k line was amazingly fast?
theguyfromspark Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 Dude remember when having a 28k line was amazingly fast? I remember my computer phoning up my mates house so that we could play some multiplayer Doom! Then his Mum answers the phone and freaks out.
KKOB Posted July 24, 2007 Author Posted July 24, 2007 I've only had the internet for about 3 years . . . *runs away*
thirtynine. Posted July 24, 2007 Posted July 24, 2007 I remember my computer phoning up my mates house so that we could play some multiplayer Doom! Then his Mum answers the phone and freaks out. Haha. classic.
KKOB Posted July 29, 2007 Author Posted July 29, 2007 JUST now, the hottest startup in Silicon Valley — minutely examined by bloggers, panted after by investors — is Pownce, but only a chosen few can try out its Web site. Kevin Rose, the co-founder and chief architect of Digg, a hugely popular news site, announced in late June the introduction of Pownce, a social-networking service that combines messaging with file-sharing. Mr. Rose immediately endowed his latest venture with some mystique by declaring that, for the time being, only those with invitations would be permitted to test his new site. Within days, invitations were selling on eBay for as much as $10. Mr. Rose has declined all requests to be interviewed about the service, including my own. But as a consolation, he sent me a coveted invitation. I enjoyed the rare thrill of cyberhipness — and got to experiment with the site. I learned you can send text messages to individual friends or groups of friends on Pownce as well as post microblogs, or short announcements, to the larger Pownce community. This function is very similar to messaging services like Twitter or Jaiku, and is found on social networks like Facebook and MySpace (although Pownce’s messages cannot, at least for now, be sent to mobile phones). You can also send your friends links, invitations to events, or files like photos, music or videos. Of course, you can already do that on a multitude of file-sharing Web sites. It is the combination of private messaging and file-sharing that makes Pownce so novel. Rest of le article is HERE
conzer16 Posted July 29, 2007 Posted July 29, 2007 Sure if anyone has a spare invite PM me? I'd like to give it a try!
fatnickc Posted July 30, 2007 Posted July 30, 2007 Sure if anyone has a spare invite PM me? I'd like to give it a try! Sending invite. Edit: Never mind, someone got there first.
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