Digg's Kevin Rose Launches Pownce to Challenge Twitter

Posted on July 1, 2007

Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, has launched a new community and file sharing service called Pownce that challenges Twitter, Jaiku and other microblogging services. Pownce says it makes it simple for people to share messages, files, links, and events with friends. You currently need an invite to be able to try out Pownce.

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.

Twitter already has a big lead in the microblogging arms race thanks to its large active community. Twitter also has numerous applications and news services that give it a big advantage over new microblogging sites.