As if Twitter users haven't had enough headaches as of late with downtime, SXSW is looming, and everyone thinks that is going to strain the system even further. This seems the perfect time for a competitor to make a move, and according to Mike Gunderloy of Web Worker Daily, Pownce has made some improvements to its API which may be the first sign they are ready to step up (again).
Part of Twitter's appeal has been the numerous third-part applications you can use to interact with it. With an improved API, Pownce can now enjoy similar support. According to the initial announcement on the Pownce blog, version 2.0 of the API will now allow developers to set commands to fetch lists of private and friends-only notes, post replies, and more. These are all features that Twitter apps have enjoyed for a while now, and it's curious it took Pownce so long to do the same. (They admit to the delay, and apologize for it.)