Another Twitter competitor — want an invite?

June 27, 2007 By

First came Twitter, then came Jaiku.

Now comes Pownce.

I’ve given away my invites, sorry.

Well, that’s not true. I have four left. (UPDATE: Now only one left, I’ll give that away in the morning).

I’m going to give them to the four people who write the best insult.

Not your usual kind of flame like “Scoble, you’re a dickhead.” My 13-year-old can flame better than that.

No, you need to have something worthy of Valleywag or Fake Steve to get my invites! Hell, you can even make something up!

Otherwise I’ll just hoarde them like the anti social person I’m becoming. Heheh.

Seriously, why do we care about this? It’s prettier than Twitter. It has more features than Twitter. And it was done by Kevin Rose of Digg fame (among a group of other cool kids).

But I’m getting tired of adding friends on all these social networks. I’m getting really anti social because of all of these things.

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  • http://chrisabraham.com/ chrisabraham

    You may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. You really are an idiot.

    Your mind is so open – so open that ideas simply pass through it.

    You’re the stupid person’s idea of a clever person.

    Robert Scoble: The only genius with an IQ of 60.

    Robert, are you always this stupid or are you making a special effort today?

    Brains aren’t everything. In fact in your case they’re nothing

    Don’t let you mind wander – it’s far too small to be let out on its own

    I don’t know what makes you so dumb but it really works

  • http://joshua.trevino.at/ Joshua Trevino

    Women avoid some men because of looks, personality, or grooming; only Scoble is shunned by virtue of the Prime Directive.

  • http://chrisabraham.com/ chrisabraham

    You may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don’t let that fool you. You really are an idiot.

    Your mind is so open – so open that ideas simply pass through it.

    You’re the stupid person’s idea of a clever person.

    Robert Scoble: The only genius with an IQ of 60.

    Robert, are you always this stupid or are you making a special effort today?

    Brains aren’t everything. In fact in your case they’re nothing

    Don’t let you mind wander – it’s far too small to be let out on its own

    I don’t know what makes you so dumb but it really works

  • http://joshua.trevino.at Joshua Trevino

    Women avoid some men because of looks, personality, or grooming; only Scoble is shunned by virtue of the Prime Directive.

  • http://www.fogview.com/ Tom Newman

    Shane(#55). My answer to your serious question. On Twitter (www.twitter.com/fogview) I find “friends” a few ways and none of them were physical friends before. The first way is from forums or technology groups you may belong too.

    Second is looking at who’s on the social network and seeing what they have in common with you (technology, web 2.0, photography, podcasting, etc.). Once you find someone who looks interesting, check out their friends and you’ll find other people of interest. You can also following interesting people (like Scoble and Dave Winer) to find out who/what is attracting their attention in real-time.

    I don’t think you have to be based in North America to get involved with social networks.

  • http://www.fogview.com Tom Newman

    Shane(#55). My answer to your serious question. On Twitter (www.twitter.com/fogview) I find “friends” a few ways and none of them were physical friends before. The first way is from forums or technology groups you may belong too.

    Second is looking at who’s on the social network and seeing what they have in common with you (technology, web 2.0, photography, podcasting, etc.). Once you find someone who looks interesting, check out their friends and you’ll find other people of interest. You can also following interesting people (like Scoble and Dave Winer) to find out who/what is attracting their attention in real-time.

    I don’t think you have to be based in North America to get involved with social networks.

  • http://www.gearlive.com/ Andru Edwards

    Your baby has more of your features than Maryam’s!!! OOOOOHHHHH!!! DISS! :P

  • http://joshua.trevino.at/ Joshua Trevino

    The Unknown Fourth Law:

    4. A robot may injure Scoble or, through inaction, allow Scoble to come to harm.

  • http://www.gearlive.com Andru Edwards

    Your baby has more of your features than Maryam’s!!! OOOOOHHHHH!!! DISS! :P

  • http://joshua.trevino.at Joshua Trevino

    The Unknown Fourth Law:

    4. A robot may injure Scoble or, through inaction, allow Scoble to come to harm.

  • http://joshua.trevino.at/ Joshua Trevino

    God created Scoble so the furries would have someone to look down on.

  • http://joshua.trevino.at Joshua Trevino

    God created Scoble so the furries would have someone to look down on.

  • http://tinyurl.com/ytot3k Drew B

    If Berty Scoble were a cat,

    He’d be GINGER! Snickering and FAT!

    Should you not believe me so,

    Check this page – I nailed him on this and showed you that fat, wailing, ginger minger of a cat years ago :-)

    http://tinyurl.com/ytot3k

    - Cheers Robert.Help spread Pownce to Europe

  • http://tinyurl.com/ytot3k Drew B

    If Berty Scoble were a cat,

    He’d be GINGER! Snickering and FAT!

    Should you not believe me so,

    Check this page – I nailed him on this and showed you that fat, wailing, ginger minger of a cat years ago :-)

    http://tinyurl.com/ytot3k

    - Cheers Robert.Help spread Pownce to Europe

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  • http://dotnet.org.za/craign/ Craig Nicholson

    Hey Robert, any relation to Bob…? Yes Bob, Bob Mugabe.

  • http://dotnet.org.za/craign/ Craig Nicholson

    Hey Robert, any relation to Bob…? Yes Bob, Bob Mugabe.

  • Guest

    I won’t be visiting your blog again. If I truly wanted to hear from an ass, I’d fart. Lately all you’ve been doing on your blog is repost videos and news. Do I call you Robert ‘Comokaz’ Scoble?

  • Aaron

    I won’t be visiting your blog again. If I truly wanted to hear from an ass, I’d fart. Lately all you’ve been doing on your blog is repost videos and news. Do I call you Robert ‘Comokaz’ Scoble?

  • grungee

    Wouldn’t it be better to spend the time you spend on twitter and the rest of the garbage with real people doing real things? I am actually one of the few that prefer to spend my spare time in the company of my family and friends. I know that is pretty sad in this Stay Online 24/7 environment but they surely do give me more pleasure than typing some crap on some social network that will fallout of flavor in the next 2 years. Fads are just that Fads and they go away.

  • grungee

    Wouldn’t it be better to spend the time you spend on twitter and the rest of the garbage with real people doing real things? I am actually one of the few that prefer to spend my spare time in the company of my family and friends. I know that is pretty sad in this Stay Online 24/7 environment but they surely do give me more pleasure than typing some crap on some social network that will fallout of flavor in the next 2 years. Fads are just that Fads and they go away.

  • derek

    grungee (#78): if only families would go away, i/we could focus on the fads!

  • derek

    grungee (#78): if only families would go away, i/we could focus on the fads!

  • http://ioannusdeverani.wordpress.com/ ioannusdeverani

    Here are a few insults, Scoble (don’t take them personally :) ). Please note that I composed these at exactly 12:07pm, so they may not make any sense at all in the morning…

    1. If a bird tweeted as much as Scoble, it would have a seizure.

    2. Rumour has it that Robert Scoble’s life and identity on earth will in a small matter of time cease to exist, and will only be visible via lifestreams on the internets.

    3. If the narcissystem were a UPS package, Scoble would be half-way to New York by now.

    4. Number of internet friends Scoble has: 67 jillion; number of friends he actually knows: 7.

    5. If Scoble were a web browser, he’d be NCSA Mosaic: old, slow, and without style[s].

    6. If Scoble were an operating system, he’d be

  • http://ioannusdeverani.wordpress.com/ ioannusdeverani

    Here are a few insults, Scoble (don’t take them personally :) ). Please note that I composed these at exactly 12:07pm, so they may not make any sense at all in the morning…

    1. If a bird tweeted as much as Scoble, it would have a seizure.

    2. Rumour has it that Robert Scoble’s life and identity on earth will in a small matter of time cease to exist, and will only be visible via lifestreams on the internets.

    3. If the narcissystem were a UPS package, Scoble would be half-way to New York by now.

    4. Number of internet friends Scoble has: 67 jillion; number of friends he actually knows: 7.

    5. If Scoble were a web browser, he’d be NCSA Mosaic: old, slow, and without style[s].

    6. If Scoble were an operating system, he’d be

  • http://ioannusdeverani.wordpress.com/ ioannusdeverani

    Damn! It trunkated my insults! Oh well, you get the idea.

  • http://ioannusdeverani.wordpress.com/ ioannusdeverani

    Damn! It trunkated my insults! Oh well, you get the idea.

  • http://neverness.wordpress.com/ neverness

    You George Bush

  • http://neverness.wordpress.com/ neverness

    You George Bush

  • http://www.hawaiiweblog.com hawaii

    You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

  • http://lightfantastic.org/imr/extras/weblog/ Nick Denton

    You have done enough. Have you no sense of decency sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?

  • Jonas

    Attentionwhore. Those insults probably make you feel good about yourself.

  • Jonas

    Attentionwhore. Those insults probably make you feel good about yourself.

  • http://nixonbyname.vox.com/ Chris Nixon

    Unsubscribe

  • http://nixonbyname.vox.com/ Chris Nixon

    Unsubscribe

  • http://tribolum.com/ Lucian Teo

    The fibre optic cables under the pacific ocean broke the moment I subscribed to your twitter feed.

  • http://tribolum.com/ Lucian Teo

    The fibre optic cables under the pacific ocean broke the moment I subscribed to your twitter feed.

  • http://rants.ekanem.de/ Otu Ekanem

    This seems like some kind of social/psychological experiment by Mr Scoble to see how low people would stoop to get their hands on the latest toy.

    *disappointed again by his fellow men, Otu walks away*
    ;-)

  • http://rants.ekanem.de Otu Ekanem

    This seems like some kind of social/psychological experiment by Mr Scoble to see how low people would stoop to get their hands on the latest toy.

    *disappointed again by his fellow men, Otu walks away*
    ;-)

  • http://www.skilltoo.com/ jonathan

    Petit con tu veux te faire insulter et bien voila t’est qu’un petit abruti de ricain.

    French insult are the best !! ( All it’s just joke of course )

  • http://www.skilltoo.com jonathan

    Petit con tu veux te faire insulter et bien voila t’est qu’un petit abruti de ricain.

    French insult are the best !! ( All it’s just joke of course )

  • sriram

    I agree to all of the above.

  • http://sriram-krishnan sriram

    I agree to all of the above.

  • http://www.pixelated-dreams.info/ shane

    Tom (#78), I know these networks aren’t “exclusive” to North America (I love Jaiku which is definitely European) but if a cool new service starts there and everyone jumps on, the tyranny of timezones mean that generally it will stay a bit of a club for North Americans.

    After all, if the bulk of traffic happens while I’m asleep, it’s hard to not feel a little out of the loop at times :)

  • http://www.pixelated-dreams.info/ shane

    Tom (#78), I know these networks aren’t “exclusive” to North America (I love Jaiku which is definitely European) but if a cool new service starts there and everyone jumps on, the tyranny of timezones mean that generally it will stay a bit of a club for North Americans.

    After all, if the bulk of traffic happens while I’m asleep, it’s hard to not feel a little out of the loop at times :)

  • http://www.frazr.com/ Yann

    G3t a L1F3 U S1l1C0N V4LL3Y FR34K$

  • http://www.frazr.com Yann

    G3t a L1F3 U S1l1C0N V4LL3Y FR34K$

  • http://darmfield.com dawn m. armfield

    You do notice, don’t you, that out of your 31 friends on Pownce, only 3 are women? Why is that? Are women not worthy of your all-powerful, gift-giving of invites?

  • http://girl-inchoate.com dawn

    You do notice, don’t you, that out of your 31 friends on Pownce, only 3 are women? Why is that? Are women not worthy of your all-powerful, gift-giving of invites?

  • http://www.beercosoftware.com/ Chris

    “Seriously, why do we care about this?”

    I don’t care. This wouldn’t have been news 4 years ago.

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