Twitter & Pownce

I like both of the two tools “twitter” and “pownce”, they are very popular microblogs in our high tech life. The literal meaning of twitter is “give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds”, which has the implied meaning of how it has been used now as a instant question “what are you doing?” for updating your personal status. Pownce is another instant status tool which is very similar to “twitter”.
The common things of “twitter” and “pownce” are that they have the advantage of immediacy and convenience. They are both convenient internet tools for us to send brief posts and update our personal life frequently to keep touch in with our friends.
However, “twitter” and “pownce” are not exactly the same since there are some differences between them. In “twitter”, we can only send text message within the maximum of 140 words through email, internet message, or cellphone. While “pownce” has no limitation in words, beside sending text message, we can also send files, links, and events to friends. And the files includes any kinds, such as photo, songs or even video.
There is another difference in “reply”: Pownce has the function of replying to others easily and directly, we could reply with clicking the button under each post. But “twitter” can only reply in the form of typing “@username”, that is why sometimes we may not see others replied message immediately if the message board updates too fast.
The last minor difference between the two is that “twitter” has more options to change the theme, since users can choose the picture from our own laptop. While “pownce” has very limited options of theme for users to choose. To most of the users, the one with more options is always more popular.
Above all, this is my temporary comparison of “twitter” and “pownce” so far after using it for a short time. I prefer “pownce” to “twitter” because it is more functional and convenient. I think later on, I may find more interesting points on both of them.