Social Messaging: Pownce v. Jaiku

I think I am finally grasping this whole concept of social messaging. I don’t know if being over 30 has made me un-cool or if, god forbid, I have become like my parents were when I was young, square and old fashioned but I has taken me a while to grasp the concept of social messaging services like Pownce, twitter, and jaiku.

I’ve had the opportunity to use both Jaiku and Pownce for quite a while now. I’m finding it hard to spend so much time between social networking and social messaging. Most of the time I create one profound statement and just post it to all of the “Social” sites that I use. This has taken me down the path of taking a real good look at which service I want to focus my energy on and use that service solely.

When you try to compare the features of the two services on paper you can clearly see a winner in Pownce. On that note, not everything you read is necessarily true. Jakiu offers an easy and quick medium to communicate with people and to have people communicate with you. A Simple and effective way to receive messages. Pownce on the other hands offers that and much more. Take the file transfers for example, a great and effective way of getting a small file specifically to a person or a bunch of people at a time. Lets not forget the event feature, want to plan a party? A great way to get the notice out. The downside to all of this is that it takes more time and effort to keep up with the on goings of all your friends. I know that there are other mediums like email, im, and upcoming to achieve all of this, but you can keep everything in one nice package and for a minimalist like myself, what more could you ask for.

If you want to keep your social messaging nice and simple Pownce isn’t for you. You should stick to services like Jaiku and Twitter. It will make your life a lot easier, but if you want to roll up all of these cool features into one nice service give Pownce a try. You just might be pleasantly surprised.

You can follow my on goings on Pownce here: http://pownce.com/franklinhares/

Frank's the editor in chief of tech.nocr.at. He can be found surfing the internet and playing with gadgets. Follow him on twitter @franklinhares