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By: net@night 77 - December 3rd, 2008: Pownced | SearchcommandN

net@night 77 - December 3rd, 2008: Pownced | SearchcommandN — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:17:30 +0000

[...] Pownce shutting down, moving to Six Apart. Steve Gibson’s comments [...]

By: Michael Foord

Michael Foord — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:20:57 +0000

Direct messaging with a 140chars limit and a sucky client subsumes email… I want some of what you’re smoking. :-)

By: francine hardaway

francine hardaway — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:03:29 +0000

You are on to something big, but one of the commenters is right that the audience is still very small and needs to grow. I think the real time aspect of it is what will make it grow. Friendfeed would grow faster if its mobile/iPhone app were real time.

Facebook isn’t real time and never will be. All the other aggregators are concentrated on the aggregation and not the conversation.

And for the guys above who talk about revenue models? Facebook doesn’t have one either, really. Ads on Facebook don’t work.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:16:24 +0000

Never mind the doubters, Steve. You’re on to something BIG.

By: michae arrington

michae arrington — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:00:36 +0000

great article.

By: ghunda

ghunda — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:23:50 +0000

There is no competition for a zero revenue service. The part where you say, “so what” goes here.

By: Karoli

Karoli — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:29:08 +0000

Comments on Steve’s posts always make me smile.

To the doubters, particularly @someone: I wonder if you sneered at email for enterprise application, too?

By: Rob Blatt

Rob Blatt — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:23:34 +0000

Okay so here’s statement one: micromessaging will move into the richer data types of the media transformation once it’s eaten email

So what you’re saying is that Pownce was ahead of its time? Because here’s the description of Pownce’s service according to CrunchBase.

“Pownce is a way to send stuff to your friends. Users can send music, photos, messages, links, events, and other file of up to 100mb to 250mb for pro users”

@jasonkolb You are 100% right that all these companies are doing is burning through cash. If they can’t find a way to make money, they aren’t in business. They have an expensive hobby.

By: Jason Kolb

Jason Kolb — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:57:34 +0000

You talk about high value customers, but where is the value? Are Twitter and FriendFeed doing anything besides burning through VC cash?

If these companies fail to find a way to produce cash, isn’t this much ado about nothing?

By: friendstarved

friendstarved — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:52:00 +0000

Friendfeed is the Well of web 2.0. Used by very very small community.

Besides R&D, their PR budget far exceeds all the little startups out there. I mean they effectively bought all the ‘objective’ digerati voice available in little pond called Silicon Valley. Starting from that Scobleed guy.

You guys can use any other startup out there but then you will have to be objective and look outside the pond. And that requires hard work.

By: Microblogging Links de jour « Authsider

Microblogging Links de jour « Authsider — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:45:05 +0000

[...] and explains why it never really took off. Related, Steve Gillmor is of the opinion that there is no competition to Twitter or FriendFeed, not even close. Makes me wonder why he is posting spamming so much on Identi.ca. [...]

By: Mahesh CR

Mahesh CR — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:34:29 +0000

Excellent analysis. I specifically love the point “micromessaging will move into the richer data types of the media transformation once it’s eaten email ”

@someone – it is the ravings of madmen that moves society forward..the dreamer has his place..however outrageous the dreams.

By: Is Micro-blogging Mean 140 Characters or Less? | Twitterrati

Is Micro-blogging Mean 140 Characters or Less? | Twitterrati — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:15:02 +0000

[...] TechCrunchIT’s Steve Gillmor has a good rant on why Friendfeed is Twitter’s biggest threat in the micro-blogging [...]

By: someone

someone — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:26:31 +0000

Great article, Steve. Now please make the following minor edits to the TechCrunch website:

Enterprise => Twitter
TechCrunchIT => Ravings of a Madman