Over the weekend BTocher kindly sent me an invitation to Pownce… not to be confused with pounce.

Like so many other social networks, I immediately jumped in the hype.

Now I am wondering if the hype is dying before it even got real good. Many are comparing the differences between Twitter and Pownce and it appears that the positive vibes for Twitter outweigh the ones for Pownce.

Right now my only personal concern is that the desktop software for Pownce is not working on my laptop. I am not certain why. The installation was smooth, but when I load the application, type in my login and password then hit Sign In, the bar moves and appears to load but nothing happens. Bummer. I would like to use this application on the go and I find it more convenient than keeping an open tab in Opera or Firefox (I already have over 30 tabs open).

Other than that, I quickly learned to turn off the email notifications for notes and replies. That got annoying very fast as my inbox flooded with links to the notes, not even the text of the actual note!

Pownce is in Alpha stage now. I hope Beta brings something more.

By the way, my Pownce page is: http://pownce.com/nexy/

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1. What sets you apart from your friends?

I would not say I am innocent… but I am definitely more quiet than most of my friends *wink*.

2. What sets you apart from your family?

I am the geek in the family. Why do I have five computers and my mom has none? Go figure.

3. What sets you apart from your coworkers/fellow students?

I am not afraid to tell you like it is… but there is a time and a place. And let us not forget the presentation in which we do so.

4. What is the one thing about you that is most unique?

Purity of thoughts.

5. What is your most interesting quality?

Computer savvy.

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Happy July…

Week 230

say … and I think … ?

1. Partner :: I met my significant other on June 3, 2001.

2. News :: I really do not care to watch local and world news on television in front of the children because there is so much violence and negative images. Most of the news I receive is online through CNN.com and other sources.

3. Foam :: Sticky?

4. Paycheck :: Every other Monday…

5. Me :: Calm and collect at the moment.

6. Eight :: Is enough, but in reality it was really way too many.

7. Dairy :: Cheese… mmmm *drool* Other dairy products that I love: cottage cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, cheese cake, ice cream… wow I could go on and on.

8. Exciting :: JT got a new job and he starts on July 9th.

9. Hockey :: I have only been to one Blues game in my life… I had a good time though. Maybe someone will take me to another game one day.

10. Socialite :: Christine.

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