Pownce was a free
social networking and
micro-blogging site started by Internet entrepreneurs
Kevin Rose,
Leah Culver, and
Daniel Burka. Pownce was centered on sharing messages, files, events, and links with friends. The site launched on June 27, 2007, and was opened to the public on January 22, 2008. On December 1, 2008, Pownce announced that it had been acquired by
blogging company
Six Apart, and that the service would soon shut down. It was subsequently shut down on December 15, 2008.