Pownce releases API

by on October 30, 2007

Cool. Just saw that Pownce released an API (pownce is a micro blogging/presence/micromedia tool similar to Twitter).

Twitter still has a LOT more flow. This will be interesting to watch and see what happens now.

Pownce is a better system for sharing media with your friends than Twitter or Jaiku, though. I like the UI better too, although the UI really doesn’t matter anymore. I am using a tool called “snitter” to read my Twitter stuff. It’s cooler than Pownce is.

That’s the power of an API.

UPDATE: Pownce’s founder, Leah Culver, has more details on her blog and Dave Winer has a first review up. Dave says the API is only about 1/3rd complete.

  • Ok, so you're up late to write about Pownce? Or you're up early to answer someone's morning screaming (the reason I've been online for the last hour as well).
  • Andrew: Milan screams. Twitter screams. Sometimes I can't tell much of a difference except one takes a diaper change to quiet down. :-)
  • I got an invite for Pownce and even though I've signed up, I haven;t done anything with it. I probably will at some point though because I like it's ability to share files - which differentiates it from the competition.

    I use Twitter and Jaiku. Although Twitter has more popularity at the moment, I believe Jaiku has a chance of overtaking Twitter because it can do mobile posts and web-based posts, but it can also do a lot more (commenting on posts, importing stuff from RSS feeds).
  • @David: Actually, Twitter can do everything but take comments on your posts, it just takes a 3rd party app to post from RSS feeds. Plus, it's makes replies very easy by using the "@name" notation.

    -A
  • Too late, Kevin Rose...

    If there's something I've learned about Digg/Pownce, it's that the manpower behind all the technology is lazy and not receptive to feedback (in a timely manner or at all).

    I'm mostly back on Twitter now. I use Pownce only when I have to bitch about Digg. It should be pretty obvious. ;)
  • Jim
    Does this mean that Pownce will get updated to work with AIR beta 2 now?
  • I must admit I was disappointed the API didn't include posting ability, especially considering the unofficial API over at Google Code had it documented.

    Also, profile and friend/follower information is available already via microformats so not sure why that was supported ahead of posting.
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