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Looks like the newest webapp from Digg founder Kevin Rose debuted today: the web has just gotten word that his new application is called “Pownce“, and will allow users to send files and information to their friends quickly and easily. Here’s the official line:
Pownce is a way to send messages, files, links, and events to your friends. You’ll create a network of the people you know and then you can share stuff with all of them, just a few of them, or even just one other person really fast.
Sounds like an interesting idea! In addition to the web interface, the site also makes mention of a standalone, platform independent client built on Adobe’s new Air platform. I’m curious to see more: sending files back and forth on a generic IM client has always been unreliable, but given that this tool is also meant to send messages, links and events, that also means it’s going to be competing pretty squarely with the 10,000 pound Gorilla known as Gmail.
The service is currently in a closed beta, though like any web 2.0 app, you can sign up to get email updates when more information is on hand.
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My question with this app is what will be the limitations on file sizes when you upload? Surely there has got to be some kind of cap.
This looks interesting though.
I can see file size limits being a major problem too, unless perhaps the AIR widget allows peer to peer transfers, in which case you wouldn’t have a server hosted version. Tough to say, hopefully we’ll see pretty soon!
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Well, if this rather amusing review is true the file upload limit is totally lame: 10mb for free and 100mb for the pro account. Somehow I can’t imagine this being v successful without a complete overhaul of the current TOS.