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greenamp · 10:59 PM

Pownce

Anyone using pownce? I have a few (7 or 8) invites I will send to whomever wants.

edit: 7 invites left. Don't forget to include an email addy in your PM.

Peter · Jul 17, 2007, 07:38 PM

Its like twitter!
With more Ajax!
And a higher uptime!

AND KEVIN ROSE!!!!11

Oversoul · Jul 17, 2007, 08:36 PM

Kevin Rose is cool.

But Leah Culver ... :drool:

Rumor · Jul 17, 2007, 08:48 PM

PM sent.

greenamp · Jul 17, 2007, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

Its like twitter!
With more Ajax!
And a higher uptime!

AND KEVIN ROSE!!!!11

hehe.

I actually quite prefer it to twitter, although it still has some issues to work out, namely with the pownce app. It's only in the Alpha stage though right now.

zro · Jul 17, 2007, 11:07 PM

I'd like to kick Google in the nuts for making this invite only BS on the internet the hip thing to do.

Adam Betts · Jul 17, 2007, 11:53 PM

Invite only is just a nice form of crowd control. You don't want to open it up to everyone right away and end up crashing the servers for weeks.

L'enfanTerrible · Jul 18, 2007, 02:14 AM

I'll trade someone a Pownce invite for a Streamy invite. PM me.

Just setting up Pownce right now, I've noticed some inconsistencies between the widget and the page, eg: times and links, but otherwise it's nice looking.. A mobile version of this widget would kick ass. Or even better, an iPhone version.

Peter · Jul 18, 2007, 03:37 AM

Originally Posted by Oversoul

Kevin Rose is cool.

But Leah Culver ... :drool:

who is she dating?
Just curious...

- - e r i k - - · Jul 18, 2007, 03:40 AM

I'm in. I could use another shot of Web 2.0

shifuimam · Jul 18, 2007, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Adam Betts

Invite only is just a nice form of crowd control. You don't want to open it up to everyone right away and end up crashing the servers for weeks.

But invite-only is also a form of Intarnet Elitism. When LiveJournal killed their invite-or-pay-to-register system a few years ago (after they got powerful enough servers to handle the load), people flipped the hell out. Why? Because they didn't like the fact that killing the system meant that they were no longer special, elite, better, and superior to those around them without LiveJournals.

Google did invite-only to generate hype. Do you really think that the biggest search engine on the planet wouldn't have the network stability and server capacity to handle hundreds of millions of users in gmail right from the get-go? Gmail did, at least, (sort of) quickly move from a few invites per person to hundreds of invites per person to mobile phone registration to open registration.

Invite-only sites are just annoying. There's only a few legitimate reasons why you would use invite codes: (a)To attempt to keep the feds out, as in the case of OiNK, (b)To see if your servers can handle your application, like with some of these smaller sites, or (c)To generate hype and a feeling of elitism among your users, which is the lamest reason of the three. When did the Internet become a popularity contest? It's just irritating.

bradoesch · 11:32 PM

I've got some invites available too, thanks to greenamp.

edit: 5 available

greenamp · Jul 18, 2007, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

But invite-only is also a form of Intarnet Elitism. When LiveJournal killed their invite-or-pay-to-register system a few years ago (after they got powerful enough servers to handle the load), people flipped the hell out. Why? Because they didn't like the fact that killing the system meant that they were no longer special, elite, better, and superior to those around them without LiveJournals.

Google did invite-only to generate hype. Do you really think that the biggest search engine on the planet wouldn't have the network stability and server capacity to handle hundreds of millions of users in gmail right from the get-go? Gmail did, at least, (sort of) quickly move from a few invites per person to hundreds of invites per person to mobile phone registration to open registration.

Invite-only sites are just annoying. There's only a few legitimate reasons why you would use invite codes: (a)To attempt to keep the feds out, as in the case of OiNK, (b)To see if your servers can handle your application, like with some of these smaller sites, or (c)To generate hype and a feeling of elitism among your users, which is the lamest reason of the three. When did the Internet become a popularity contest? It's just irritating.

It's invite only right now because it's still in Alpha: it's not publicly live yet. They are testing it, and debugging it.

OwlBoy · Jul 18, 2007, 07:10 PM

I would love such an invite?

Oversoul · Jul 18, 2007, 07:33 PM

Same here.

sideus · Jul 19, 2007, 04:05 PM

I have invites to send out. email me your email address. [email protected]

shifuimam · Jul 19, 2007, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

It's invite only right now because it's still in Alpha: it's not publicly live yet. They are testing it, and debugging it.

Yeah..I was just saying that there's other reasons for the invite-only thing.

FWIW I got my Pownce invite at www.inviteshare.com - someone sent me an invite the same day I added my email to the request list.

irunat2am · Jul 21, 2007, 01:21 PM

Interesting site. Optional song would be nice (but, that would of course be 'myspacing it out').

wallinbl · Jul 21, 2007, 02:00 PM

Yet another email substitute...

Adam Betts · Jul 21, 2007, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by wallinbl

Yet another email substitute...

I don't see how you think it is a substitution to email? It serves a different purpose.

wallinbl · Jul 21, 2007, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Adam Betts

I don't see how you think it is a substitution to email? It serves a different purpose.

Pownce is a great way to send stuff to people you know. Add friends, then send them big files, invite them to upcoming events, share great links, and whip off a note to anyone, everyone, or just a few people.

Sure sounds like what I do with email.

Railroader · Jul 21, 2007, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Adam Betts

I don't see how you think it is a substitution to email? It serves a different purpose.

So does facebook, but I know a lot of people who have abandoned email and receive all messages there.

wallinbl · Jul 22, 2007, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

So does facebook, but I know a lot of people who have abandoned email and receive all messages there.

And then they tell you to contact them there instead of email because they don't check email. Nice that we're going to splinter internet communication into 1000 places and create a giant inconvenience.

When they created cell phones, they connected them to the existing phone network instead of creating a private world just for each company's cellular customers. Why? Because they would have died without it. Get a few more of these goofy websites and they're all going down because of the inconvenience of it all.

Peter · Jul 22, 2007, 08:19 AM

can I have a pownce invite?
[email protected]

Gator Lager · Jul 30, 2007, 01:27 AM

I can't log into my account. Anybody else having any problems logging in.

wallinbl · Jul 30, 2007, 08:24 AM

Alright, I'm willing to see how "cool" this thing is, if it's that much better than email. I'll take an invite at bwalling/gmail.

- - e r i k - - · Jul 30, 2007, 08:26 AM

No one sent me an invite?

erikveland at the gmail yo

euchomai · Jul 30, 2007, 10:37 AM

erik- invite sent
wallinbl- invite sent

It's not revolutionary. My group of friends got in and we used it for about two days. We then went back to email and senduit.com to email large files. I'm not impressed.

Gator Lager · Jul 31, 2007, 12:19 AM

I'd be greatful for an invite.
please
tiberiussex (@) yahoo (dot) com

bradoesch · Jul 31, 2007, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by Gator Lager

I'd be greatful for an invite.
please
tiberiussex (@) yahoo (dot) com

Sent.

Gator Lager · Jul 31, 2007, 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by bradoesch

Sent.

received

thanks

as2 · Jul 31, 2007, 05:30 AM

If there are any invites still out there I'd be very grateful.

askelton (at) mac (dot) com

Nivag · Jul 31, 2007, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by as2

If there are any invites still out there I'd be very grateful.

askelton (at) mac (dot) com

it says invite already sent...

as2 · Jul 31, 2007, 05:38 AM

That's odd.. I'd not even heard of Pownce until I read this thread, and I haven't got an invite in my inbox or junk mail. how very strange.

could you try askelton (at) gmail (dot) com please?

- - e r i k - - · Jul 31, 2007, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by euchomai

erik- invite sent
wallinbl- invite sent

It's not revolutionary. My group of friends got in and we used it for about two days. We then went back to email and senduit.com to email large files. I'm not impressed.

Thanks a lot. Will check it out.

chrisgrieve · Jul 31, 2007, 07:28 AM

if anyone has any invites left i would be grateful,

[email protected]

thanks

Nivag · Jul 31, 2007, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by as2

That's odd.. I'd not even heard of Pownce until I read this thread, and I haven't got an invite in my inbox or junk mail. how very strange.

could you try askelton (at) gmail (dot) com please?

Done

Originally Posted by chrisgrieve

if anyone has any invites left i would be grateful,

chris.grieve3 @ googlemail com

thanks

and done

chrisgrieve · Jul 31, 2007, 09:06 AM

cheers nivag.

MOTHERWELL · Jul 31, 2007, 03:09 PM

I have 6 or so invites. PM me if you want one.

I have no use for pownce. Maybe because I don't have enough computer geek friends. Will some of you be my pownce friends? IM SO LONELY.

davesimondotcom · Aug 2, 2007, 04:24 PM

PM me an invite and I'll be your friend, Motherwell. Ha ha.

MOTHERWELL · Aug 2, 2007, 04:55 PM

I need your email to do that.

cSurfr · Aug 2, 2007, 05:08 PM

I'll take one. . . Motherwell, pm'd you my address. . .

davesimondotcom · Aug 2, 2007, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by MOTHERWELL

I need your email to do that.

dave at davesimon dot com

MOTHERWELL · Aug 2, 2007, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

dave at davesimon dot com

Looks like someone beat me to it. Pownce says you already have an invite.

davesimondotcom · Aug 3, 2007, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by MOTHERWELL

Looks like someone beat me to it. Pownce says you already have an invite.

Hmmm... must have ended up in my spam... shoot.

Wonder how I can recover it...

Rumor · Aug 3, 2007, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

Hmmm... must have ended up in my spam... shoot.

Wonder how I can recover it...

Sent one to your other email address.

starman · 12:00 PM

<My NN nick> at mac dot com

please

starman · Aug 3, 2007, 12:31 PM

Got it. Thanks to whoever sent it.

MOTHERWELL · Aug 3, 2007, 12:34 PM

Me!

starman · Aug 3, 2007, 12:38 PM

Thanks, Me!