Samir Balwani noted some of the problems microblogging companies will face in monetizing their product. Stakeholders in Twitter have wondered how Union Square Ventures will get their ROI.
FriendFeed-ing Frenzy
It has been a rough stretch for Twitter. Despite another influx of funding, continued downtime and issues with terms of service policies served as a final straw from some members of the community. Where Twitter seems to have held off Jaiku and Pownce, it is an uber-aggregator of microcontent—FriendFeed—that has become the destination of choice among disgruntled twitterers.
New APIs for Pownce and Meebo
It took a while, but Pownce—the pedigreed microblogging and filesharing service launched last summer—now has an API. Meebo, a unifying group chat tool, is also making some news with an announcement that they have released their own platform. Things are a’changin’.