Pownce vs. Twitter - Who Wins?
Before I go on topic, there’s this little news nugget which says that Pownce is pitching some VC firms and hopefully they’ll secure some funding soon.
Now, about Pownce and Twitter. The thing is, in my eyes, Pownce is Twitter done better. Replies are better organized; the ability to send and embed links, images and videos is great, as is the ability to organize your friends into groups. I’m not saying that Twitter is bad; I’m saying that Pownce upped the ante and improved on Twiter’s concept, while Twitter did relatively little to respond.
But, don’t take my word for it. Here’s what some Pownce users responded when I asked them about Pownce’s features which make it better than Twitter:
- more features
- looks better
- has been more reliable
- lack of character limit
- less clutter
- better friend management
- better when you actually expect a response
On the other side of the equasion, these same folks seem to prefer Twitter for:
- quick little updates on professional/personal things
- it’s like thinking out loud
- full API
- mobile Twittering
- more people are using it
So, it seems that people see these two applications as two very different things, although they’re very similar in nature. In a way, Twitter relates to Pownce like iPod Shuffle relates to iPod - its simplicity might be an advantage to some, while others will jump on iPod’s features and never look back. What do you think?
December 13th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I - like your surveyed users - see and use the two applications for completely different things. Twitter for public ‘thought blogging’ because it is easy and mobile and can feed directly into facebook.
Pownce (which is prettier) I use for personal stuff. I only have a few pownce friends. I use it for sharing documents and small files.
December 15th, 2007 at 7:07 am
James is most likely right about Pownce being a very different application than Twitter. That being said, I’ve been trying both but I definitely feel drawn towards using Twitter more and more, especially since I can easily use it via Gtalk within Gmail.
December 15th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
they could not be more different, but i know you like to have your say.
December 31st, 2007 at 8:17 pm
I vote for Twitter. More apps / tools / bots to use from. But I love the fact that Pownce offers better friend management. Twitter is also accessible / updateable via a mobile phone, THAT is a big plus if you are on the move.
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