Comments on: Plurk 1 Month In – Small Can be Good

By: Michael Aulia

Michael Aulia — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:43:21 +0000

Have just joined Plurk as well.

My profile is at http://www.plurk.com/user/michaelaulia if you are interested in networking :)

By: Taryn Merrick

Taryn Merrick — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:00:11 +0000

I love Plurk and was drawn to it by this blog post. It is smaller and more intimate than Twitter. My queries and comments get more replies, many more, than Twitter. And, Plurk is just, well…more colorful, different and fun. By the way, I am greenmacva on Plurk :-)

By: Syed Balkhi

Syed Balkhi — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:28:56 +0000

I joined recently Darren. Thanks for the add.

http://www.plurk.com/user/balkhis – Here is my profile if anyone else want to add me.

A good idea would be to create a list of bloggers and their plurk profile so we can all network.

By: shea

shea — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:50:35 +0000

I joined.
I am really glad that I decided to subscribe to this blog. It is a very good blog.

By: Walter Schwabe

Walter Schwabe — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:38:42 +0000

Great post!

I’ve just started using Plurk and I find the time-line interface pretty unique. As I engage in the conversation and it builds it will be interesting to see if I have the same meaningful chat exchanges on Plurk that you’ve explained here…
Feel free to follow me on Plurk here http://www.plurk.com/user/fusedlogic or on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/fusedlogic

I enjoy your blog…

By: Kevin Fleming

Kevin Fleming — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:17:53 +0000

I think that if you have a lot of followers through your blog or other services its a lot easier to transition and see results through a new service. For people with blogs that are just starting out, its going to take a lot longer to start seeing a constant stream of readers come in from any of these services.

By: Tim Bossie

Tim Bossie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:59:32 +0000

Really like how you compared Twitter and Plurk. I like both of them for different reasons. Twitter and Plurk (as well as Pownce and Identi.ca) all have different “personalities” and uses. Twitter is more for broadcasting while Plurk seems to be more interactive and more in line with “community” building. People want to connect there while people on Twitter just want to up their followers so they can post their blog links.

Just my thoughts.

By: Ms. Single Mama

Ms. Single Mama — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:06:15 +0000

I love Plurk too … just having trouble finding friends that have similar interests – i.e. parenthood or being a single mom. Is there a way to search Plurks similar to Tweetscan.

If anyone wants to find me on plurk here’s my addy:

http://www.plurk.com/user/MsSingleMama

By: justin

justin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:07:11 +0000

I love plurk, I never gave into twitter, myspace, or facebook, but I do admit plurk makes it fun with the karma points etc.
add me http://www.plurk.com/user/taddict/

By: zerolove

zerolove — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:29:36 +0000

Call me old fashion but with Plurk and now identi.ca and other popping up I’m sticking to twitter. I prefer Twhirl interface to Twitter and can’t keep a website open all day while at work. I wish they would all embrace the openMicroblogging and be able to link them all together under one common Micro Blogging tool. See http://openmicroblogging.org/ for more information.

By: ShannonRenee

ShannonRenee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:00:37 +0000

It could be Twitter, Plurk, FriendFeed, etc., I’m going to use the easiest interface. It took me all of 3 minutes to figure out how Twitter worked, post, response, conversation, butt in on someone else’s conversation, or reply to another, no fuss, no muss. Yes, Twitter has had it’s problems; however, I maintain that most of these sites will have issues at some point if and when they explode with active members at a similar rate as Twitter.

As for Plurk, I haven’t yet figured out how to use it. I haven’t been able to search for folks and add them, and the interface of going back & forth seems frenetic to me. I didn’t realize how much of a linear thinker I was until I got to Plurk and had a heck of time using it. If I need a tutorial on a social network, then I would prefer not to use it.

I am happy for those who have found it useful and meaningful; however, I’m staying with Twitter until the bird flies the coop for good.

By: Heather Gardner

Heather Gardner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:50:09 +0000

Excellent Post! I too decided to attempt Plurk after the Twitter malfunctions. It’s nice to read your analysis on the differences. I’m not seeing the same benefits on Plurk that I have on Twitter. I consistently refer new users to Twitter, but wouldn’t feel the same about Plurk quite yet.
I hope this reply doesn’t affect my Plurk “kharma”.

By: Mack Collier

Mack Collier — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:47:26 +0000

Darren your stats back up what I have noticed as well. I have roughly 5X the followers on Twitter, but Plurk sends me almost as much traffic as Twitter does. Also, several times I have posted the exact same comment on Plurk and Twitter. The comment on Twitter usually gets no replies, while a conversation always springs up around the comment on Plurk.

Plurk users are simply more engaged, it’s not even close. Twitter seems like a large crowd, Plurk seems like a small community.

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:31:29 +0000

What is up, headless doc!?

Nice. Cute fish.

By: Nathan Creitz

Nathan Creitz — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:49:51 +0000

I just recently joined twitter and have seen a good spike in readership on my blog. However, I feel I'm spreading myself too thin like you mentioned in a previous blog post. I'm not sure that I could do a good job with both twitter and plurk. Do you recommend one over and against the other if someone can only do one at the time? Anyway, I definitely value the social media sites and will try not to spread myself too thinly as I only spend time blogging about 2 hours a day. I wish I could dedicate more time to it. Still, I try to post quality content daily and my blog is growing. Thanks for all the tips on your site. I read you religiously :) nathancreitz

By: Connie Reece

Connie Reece — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:23:49 +0000

Thanks for your post, Darren. I was an early adopter on Twitter and have over 2,000 followers there. As Twitter has grown, it has become more of a broadcast tool and less about conversation. Plurk, on the other hand, is all about conversation. I find myself drawn to it more and more because of the quality of interactions there.

A handful of us have been holding “plurkshops” — impromptu workshops where we open a conversation thread around a particular topic (usually social media related) and ask questions or share knowledge. Some very valuable resources have come out of those discussions.

By: Gold & Silver Coins

Gold & Silver Coins — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:28:21 +0000

Very interesting. I’ve been hearing a lot about Plurk and comparisons between it and Twitter, but I have to say Twitter is steadily going downhill. It’s like a website that’s perpetually down and with “promised” features that don’t deliver.

I hope to see some more posts about what Plurk can do and deliver in the way of networking. I hope to join it too. Thanks again.

By: Darren Daz Cox

Darren Daz Cox — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:19:27 +0000

The major difference between Twitter followers and Plurk followers is that it’s a heck of a lot easier to spot a spammer in the group then and get everyone to know about it.

By: Steve Remington

Steve Remington — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:34:01 +0000

Darren,

I like your comments about the absence of or lack of participation from the key Web 2.0 influencers on Plurk.

This is the one thing I like about Plurk. The Web 2.0 whores (e.g. Laporte, Rose, Albrecht, Scobel, etc) are not on Plurk screaming “Friend me!” and “Follow Me!”.

I friend or follow people on Plurk because I think they have interesting and / or funny things to say. They don’t have to be trendy or famous.

I hope that the cool Web 2.0 gang stays away from Plurk for a while and lets it grow steadily and stabilise.

I am wondering if Plurk could become the “thinking person’s Twitter”?

By: IMNJ

IMNJ — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:19:06 +0000

Darren -
One of the best features of Plurk is the response feature. I personally feel that Plurk is more like a conversion whereas Twitteris a micro-post. Perhaps other “big names” feel less comfortable in that environment? Just a thought.