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Jul
06
2007

Pownce versus Twitter

Social network fatigue has set in, and as a result it’s time to eliminate a social network account. With a MyRagan initiative about to launch with Rich Becker (details forthcoming) and Facebook serving as the nexus of social networks, it’s looking like a decision between Twitter and Pownce, the latest microblogging network.

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There are benefits to both, which are well documented by Rafe Needleman. Twitter has a well established base of users, but because my Twitter blog is relatively new, there’s less of a compelling need to stick with this audience. And Pownce is much more robust and functional, which translates to more fun — a compelling argument.

Some prefer the simplicity of Twitter. Some folks feel the two don’t compare. In some ways, this is true with one primary problem. Time. There’s not enough time to participate in all of these networks and still live a good life. For this blogger that means one of the two networks will go fallow. Thank God, I did not get into Jaiku, too.

I’ll play with both until the end of the month, and then make a final decision.

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by Geoff Livingston | Internet Marketing |

5 Responses to “Pownce versus Twitter”

  • Sarah Wurrey Says:

    July 6th, 2007 at 1:10 pm

    Now that I’ve finally got my picture uploaded (although that I had to download Firefox to do it is kind of silly), I’m more happy with Pownce and will start adding more contacts and playing with it. I like that it has more features than Twitter, but someone else pointed out that good old fashioned email works just as well if you want to blast out files or photos and the like…so my quesiton remains if Twitter and Pownce and Jaiku and the like are even necessary. Time will tell…

  • David Wescott Says:

    July 6th, 2007 at 1:20 pm

    Thanks Geoff — I’d love to read your thoughts on the comparative advantages of each as they pertain to a client’s needs.

  • Geoff Livingston Says:

    July 6th, 2007 at 2:15 pm

    Yeah, I agree Sarah. It’ll be a time based thing for me, too. If I see chatter picking up on Pownce I’ll go that way, but for no it seems a lot quieter.

    David, I have serious questions about the marketing value of either to be frank. I actually just enjoy the networking so I have not done a great analysis. Though I do see some organizations taking great advantage of Twitter’s feeds.

    To be fair, I’ll post a final decision and analyze the pros and cons from a marketing perspective. This future post will hopefully better address your question.

  • The Buzz Bin » Blog Archive » Review: An Experience That’ll Make You Pownce Says:

    July 8th, 2007 at 9:38 pm

    […] Most importantly, from a social standpoint, it’s a lot easier to make friends, and it’s a lot easier to interact with them. I like my Twitter friends, but in 6 days I created more friends on Pownce than I have in 6 weeks on Twitter. Further, we’re having more meaningful conversations. So it’s meeting my style better than Twitter. Does that mean I am going to abandon Twitter? Not yet. […]

  • The Buzz Bin » Blog Archive » Pownce versus Twitter: And the Loser is MyRagan Says:

    July 20th, 2007 at 6:08 pm

    […] has been made… A little earlier than expected. Specifically, it’s time to fulfill the promise to cut a social network from my regular […]

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