Delboy’s Blog

This week I finally decided to start Micro-blogging, I thought this would be a good move as I have been enjoy blogging

I spoke to a couple of people about this and I found that there were 2 site’s that I can use Twitter or Pownce. I decided that I don’t want to maintain another 2 sites so I have to make a decision.

I created an account on both sites and started to test which I liked best. Here is what I like and don’t like about each site.

Twitter

With Twitter I like that when I become a friend of some one all there past updates are added to my feed so I can see what has been happening with them. I also like that they have an SMS option for using your mobile phone.

What I don’t like is that right now I am unable to delete a post, as of now I am also unable to delete my account something that I really don’t like. I also don’t like the desktop App Twirl that I was using. The 140 character’s per post is also a little small.

Pownce

With Pownce I like that I can send long messages including Pictures, Events and files. Also I like that I have a lot more control over who I send things to, Public, Friends, Groups of Friends or Individuals. The desktop App is also a lot easier to use.

What I don’t like about Pownce is that once I become a friend with some one I can not see that persons feed from before we were friends, not even the public feeds. To get access to information before we were friends I have to log out and go to there page, not good. Also the lack of SMS feature is not good.

So my decision

I have decided to go with Pownce the fact that I am unable to delete something on Twitter is a big put off for me, even if it is just a temporary glitch. The lack of SMS is a pain but hopefully there will be an iPhone app for Pownce soon and that will fix that problem. With Pownce I have far more feature’s and control than I do with Twitter so for now I am going to be using Pownce.

Feel free to join me at http://pownce.com/delboycarter