pownce out of beta

Social networking and microblogging site, Pownce, recently announced some exciting news. Pownce is officially out of beta, and no invites are required to join.

Pownce is a way to keep in touch with and share stuff with your friends. You can send people files, links, and messages.

As a Pownce user, I’m excited about some of the new features.

• the ability to import friends from Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Flickr, Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL, and GMail (no Jaiku or MySpace yet)
• a mobile version at http://m.pownce.com
• more user themes and the ability to customize your profile (a Pro account is still required for customization)
• the ability to view videos and and images within your notes
• email notifications with full-text from Pownce
• ability to link to other social network profiles

Interested in powncing? Read their blog or join me on Pownce.

new blog alert: memetiks

I just came across a new blog on memes. Memetiks is authored by Lucas McDonnell.  

The blog aims to provide insight into “memes, knowledge management and how we learn, interact and innovate through exchanging information, with a particular focus on how information and knowledge transform as they move from person to person”.

Learn more about memes and memetics.

Twitter tools courtesy of CommandN

CommandN is one of my favourite podcasts. Featuring Amber Mac, Will Pate, and Jeff MacArthur, it offers brief, weekly tech news and tips. The episodes are short (15 minutes or less), and websites mentioned can be found on the CommandN blog.

In episode #120, Will Pate talks about his favourite Twitter tools. Some of these are my faves too. If you are looking to maximize your tweeting experience, take a look at these tools:

• Twitteriffic works on the Mac and allows you to send and receive status updates from your Mac.
• Twitterlicious: The Windows version Twitteriffic.
• Twitbin: A Firefox browser add-on that lets you view and send status update from within Firefox.
• Flock: A social web browser with Twitter built right into browser.
• Twitterholic: Search and find the top Twitter users. (Both Will and Amber made the Twitterholic list.)
• Tweetmeme: Aggregates URL links that have been posted on Twitter.
• Terraminds Twitter Search: Search for more Twitter users.
• TwitterVision: Follow Twitter users on a map of the world. (Warning: this one is addictive.)
  
• TwitterMail: Works with email to deliver and send Twitter status updates.

There is also mention of the Twitter Facebook App which allows you to post your tweets to Facebook.

You can subscribe to CommandN from the iTunes podcast store, or download it directly from the CommandN blog.