Why we shouldn’t trust social media startups

A lot of conversations having been going on since the email announcing that Pownce had been acquired by Six Apart. Of course the real news wasn't the purchase so much but that the Pownce service was going ... continue

SixApart has aquired Pownce, first action is to shut it down

Blog platform provider SixApart has acquired failed microblogging platform Pownce and as its first decision will put Pownce out of its misery December 15. It's not clear from posts on both the Pownce and SixApart blogs exactly what ... continue

Yahoo Opens Up Location with Fire Eagle

Yahoo has launched a new location-based platform for Web users and developers. Fire Eagle lets users either manually enter their location throughout the day or authorize their cell phones or computer applications to do it for them. ... continue

QLOL: Kevin Rose on Digg Acquisition Rumors

QLOL, our daily LOLspeak take on the news of the day Still no word on the rumors that Google is close to acquiring Digg for $200 million. What could possibly be holding the deal up? Original image credit: ... continue

First look at new microblogging service YouAre: Twitter 2.0?

Spanish microblogging service YouAre has moved into private beta after a year in development. A lot has happened in the microblogging space in the last twelve months, but Blogs Media, the company behind YouAre has maintained a ... continue

Posty: All-in-one AIR App for Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr and Friendfeed

Posty is an Adobe AIR application that supports interaction with Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Tumblr and Friendfeed. Posty delivers content for each via a separate tab for each service. Customization features are basic, allowing users to change the color ... continue

Ping.fm helps platform overkill + Invites

If you've not heard of Ping.fm before but are suffering from social/ microblogging service overkill, Ping.fm is a service for you. The closed beta service has been around for some time, but I only got my hands ... continue

Is Kwippy yet another microblogging service?

OK, so the headline is a little sarcastic, but microblogging services are quickly turning into fast food outlets, so many to choose from, so little with any substantial benefits over the others. Kwippy is another microblogging service ... continue

Twitter Has Jumped The Shark

Notice something about Twitter lately besides the constant downtime? It's gotten quiet. Not deadly quiet, but when it is up every day there seems to be less and less being said. In my case gone are the ... continue

Pownce Tries To Reinvent Itself As A Public File Hosting Service

Pownce has announced that users can now share uploaded files to the public, and that files can now be up to 100mb in size. Users had previously been able to share files with other Pownce users. It's another ... continue