Monday 7 July 2008

Intro to my new Web2.0 apps...

"Yes it works. What's Pownce?"

Well, to answer that question, I thought I'ld give 3 different versions.

The First: The Official "What is Pownce" answer, from Pownce.com/about

Pownce is a way to send stuff to your friends. What kind of stuff? You can send just about anything: music, photos, messages, links, events, and more. You can do it all on our web site, or install our lightweight desktop software that lets you get out of the browser.


The Second: My thoughts of what Pownce is.


Well, Pownce.com is kinda like Twitter.com, if you use it, but more.

Pownce.com lets you post updates in a micro-blogging format. No character limit, unlike Twitter.

Pownce.com also lets you share files, links, and even notices to events.

It also integrates your different social networking profiles into one, by linking them on your profile page.



The Third: also an official definition outlined by the About page, but in a geekier tone.

The website is Django which is Python and we use a MySQL database. The servers are Debianand our web servers run a combination of Apache and Perlbal (by Danga Interactive). File storage is supported by S3 from Amazon Web Services. The desktop application is written in Flex for Adobe's brand new AIR platform. We support Microformats and we're XFN. We use some of the great FamFamFam Silk Icons and the ISO Seriesicons by Sodafish as well as some beautiful background illustrations by artists at istockphoto. Also, thanks to Peter Simonsson for his help with some icons!

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