VentureBeat: Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce
Jeffro2pt0
· 1 year ago
So, Six apart can lay off its work force but they have enough cash laying around to acquire a microblogging service and then shut it down. I'd be pretty pissed if I was recently laid off by Six apart.
Asides from that, I hope this serves as a reminder as to what could happen if Twitter or some other service that is used by the public just disappears. We have no remorse but thankfully, they are at least providing export tools.
Ike Pigott
· 1 year ago
Google has been sitting on Jaiku, making everyone forget it's there.
I'm waiting for the shoe to drop, with some type of "killer app" functionality wrapped into it. Maybe something that integrates with Google Docs, Blogger, and the GOffice suite to become an SMS-enabled Onenote killer.
Crazy mad kudos on putting the Ackbar in Acknowledge...
Anthony Ha
· 1 year ago
Yeah, Pownce had some of the best fail photos.
centernetworks
· 1 year ago
wow
Justin Kownacki
· 1 year ago
When Twitter / Jaiku / Pownce (etc.) all came out around the same time, there was no way everyone could use all 3 services at once. They're redundant. Only one will rise to the top, and until a new "killer app" [egad] comes along, it looks like Twitter is the winner because everyone was already there first. In this case, simplicity (and being the early bird) trumped functionality (or reliability).
Anthony Ha
· 1 year ago
Agreed.
Shauna Nicholson
· 1 year ago
The Twitter vs. Pownce success sounds similar to Google vs. Yahoo in terms of user experience. Perhaps the "excessive features" over-complicated the intentions of the end users.
innonate
· 1 year ago
Congrats on a good run, Leah and team.
BJK
· 1 year ago
"So, Six apart can lay off its work force but they have enough cash laying around to acquire a microblogging service and then shut it down. I'd be pretty pissed if I was recently laid off by Six apart."
No, those employees were obviously worth less per dollar than the ones they gained.
Anthony Ha
· 1 year ago
It makes me feel a little icky to see it phrased that way, but yes, presumably that was the thought process.
BJ Upton
· 1 year ago
And let's face it, not exactly the great buyout for Pwnce they might have hoped for.
"Hey, come jump on our sinking ship" isn't the best exit
Eston
· 1 year ago
Surprising news to say the least. Congrats to Mike and Leah for gaining good positions in Six Apart.
Saskwatch
· 1 year ago
I liked Pownce for the "excessive features". It was a great way to send larger files to a group or to an individual. Now, I have to go back to http://drop.io or something.
Lastly, I am a paid Pownce member. I feel screwed in the deal because I do not want the free TypePad for a year offer. Why would I replace a microblog (with targeted file sharing) with a full on blog? That does not make sense.
Ariel Waldman
· 1 year ago
@Saskwatch We will be sending Pro users an email shortly with instructions. Pro users will have the option to receive a pro-rated refund.
MG Siegler
· 1 year ago
Thanks for that update Ariel.
Giannii
· 1 year ago
wow, wasn't expecting that.
SilentJay74
· 1 year ago
@AJB Not really there were a ton of Apps that Twitter users liked, as in Twitter being more Mobile. Pownce had recently upped the file transfer amount for both basic and paid users. If you know how to use it, it was a great service. Pownce did have Mobile Apps but there were just way to many people that belonged to the Twitter Borg.
ChaCha Fance
· 1 year ago
It's not a big loss at all. Quite a few others do the same thing. It was VERY redundant. I always saw the SAME posts on all my other sites........
Jon Gos
· 1 year ago
Pownce was cool but I never used it for three reasons. 1) Redundancy as I began using Twitter and FriendFeed for everything, 2) I couldn't customize my profile with things like a custom domain (like Ning.com) and 3) initially users couldn't send files to people who weren't members. If Pownce had allowed off-network file sharing from the beginning I think they would have seen much higher 'early-adoption' numbers. Allowing people to pay for things like custom profiles and a custom domains would have allowed people to create communities around their micro-blogs. Maybe no one else wanted these features, but those were three things I would have gladly paid for..then again I paid for the what little Pownce did offer it's Pro accounts.
At the end of the day I think Pownce was 'neither here, nor there' in terms of perception by the public. Why use Pownce if I have a full blog to do all of the same? or Why micro-blog on Pownce when it offers room for a 'full' blog? I know I asked myself both of those questions everytime I fired up my PownceMonkey.
JohnLoGioco
· 1 year ago
congrats to the Pownce team - they are joining a great group
ezezez
· 1 year ago
Pownce? Good use of VC right there....
1) unique technology = nope 2) patents = nope 3) consistent and predictable revenue = nope 4) left over funds in some bank account = probably worth "acquiring"
andrewhyde
· 1 year ago
Not a title I was expecting to see today.
cubus
· 1 year ago
At first sight, I liked the more "social' approach of Pownce over the approach of Twitter. But in the end Twitter offers a lot more functionality (through its API, ...)
Amazing... I received an email from Pownce on 30-Nov asking me to renew my pro account. Glad I didn't.
computercats
· 2 months ago
Particularly bummed out will be users who paid for a pro account — Pownce says it will email them with more info soon, so let’s hope they get their money back. So, after all .. Got or not?
2razr
· 2 months ago
Nonsense .. This is not a great loss at all. Many others do the same. It was very unnecessary. I often saw the same post on my sites
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SilentJay74
· 1 year ago
I really do not like this at all. Pownce for me was a way to send important files extremely fast. It was way easier then some other apps. Plus I really enjoyed Pownce. Sorry top see it go. So THIS JUST SUCKS!
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Asides from that, I hope this serves as a reminder as to what could happen if Twitter or some other service that is used by the public just disappears. We have no remorse but thankfully, they are at least providing export tools.
I'm waiting for the shoe to drop, with some type of "killer app" functionality wrapped into it. Maybe something that integrates with Google Docs, Blogger, and the GOffice suite to become an SMS-enabled Onenote killer.
More likely, they forgot about it themselves.
http://tinyurl.com/pownce-ack
Crazy mad kudos on putting the Ackbar in Acknowledge...
No, those employees were obviously worth less per dollar than the ones they gained.
"Hey, come jump on our sinking ship" isn't the best exit
Lastly, I am a paid Pownce member. I feel screwed in the deal because I do not want the free TypePad for a year offer. Why would I replace a microblog (with targeted file sharing) with a full on blog? That does not make sense.
At the end of the day I think Pownce was 'neither here, nor there' in terms of perception by the public. Why use Pownce if I have a full blog to do all of the same? or Why micro-blog on Pownce when it offers room for a 'full' blog? I know I asked myself both of those questions everytime I fired up my PownceMonkey.
1) unique technology = nope
2) patents = nope
3) consistent and predictable revenue = nope
4) left over funds in some bank account = probably worth "acquiring"
For those who used Pownce for file sharing, have a look at Dropbox: https://www.getdropbox.com/
I use it and love it.
So, after all .. Got or not?
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