Maximizing Your Social Networks with Pownce
Mar 10th, 2008 by Jack Lhasa
So you guys know that a lot of people look to me when it comes to web 2.0 services, linux programs, random TechGeek wisdom. “So”, you may ask yourself, “what is he whoring out now?”
The answer there is the web service Pownce.
Pownce offers an innovative way to interact with all the different levels of friend or family or colleague.
So here’s some ideas on how to use Pownce to it’s maximum potential.
First, you’ll notice that pownce has a very twittery interface. you can use this just like you would twitter, to leave short notes to your friends or the public. But it offers a unique ability to share files, links, and calender events from the same small interface. You can make these things viewable to 1 friend, all friends, the public, or no one. Targeted file sharing is the main reason I use pownce. I run across a song, or short movie i like, and I just zap it to the people that I know will like it. You can even use the event and message systems with your GTD system.
Now, another thing you might notice about pownce is that it asks you about other social networks you use. You can keep a full list of them on your profile or home page and make a nice centralizer here. Giving yourself and your friends a nice pivot point to take in anything you are doing.
Other than being extremely efficient it also looks pretty damned cool. If you’re running Windows or Mac you can check out the AIR client here. (Hopefully Adobe will get AIR over to linux sometime soon. I really enjoy a lot of programs running on AIR.)
You can also take pownce a little further with a pro account for about $20 a year. Pro comes with a larger file share size, no ads, and customizable CSS.
Loki.
I Listen.
My Pownce
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Tags: pownce, web 2.0, AIR, Adobe, whoring, jackal, css, file sharing, social networks, internet, computers, TechGeek, GTD, Mac, linux, Windows
That freakin adobe air shit is pissing me off.
I want to play too!
*grumbles and kicks things*
I was hollerin about this earlier, and everyone else ignored me. Fanks for answering me questions, allmightyone.
You could simply email a file for half of the things you send on Pownce, no? There file size limit is what? 10MB?
It’s a cool network, and sometimes I wish it were as popular as Twitter, but I’m not sure it’s worth the switch simply for filesharing…
Thanks for the feedback girls!
Cordiva, the reason I prefer pownce to email is because I talk to a lot of people online. A whole lot. I do not email these people, because I never have to. We say what needs to be said on various web sites. So I’m mostly not given an email address, even though I also need to share files. As a writer, this can be really helpful with my friends and family.
Even with the glory that is Gmail,. I cannot say I email people nearly as much as I did 10, or even 5 years ago.
-Loki (just my reasons, it’s a very valid point)
And, actually, I’d like to cut down on having so many alternate email addresses … I hate giving out my ‘always’ email addy to just anyone, even when i want to share a file. so, this makes a VERY viable option for me.
Fanks again, darlin.
nice…you’re one hell of a source jack….should I say you are a geek? nice having you as an online buddy for techy things…
mwah!! tenchu!
favorited this one, dude
@Gilberttwf glad you enjoyed!