Comments on: Why Plurk Is Better Than Twitter http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/ have you tried switching him off and on again? Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: zoe http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-17 zoe Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:23:26 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-17 hey todd i agree that twitter needs to catch up. esp. lately with everything breaking down! twitter can become an echo chamber if you aren't careful. i haven't tried out plurk but i will now! z hey todd

i agree that twitter needs to catch up. esp. lately with everything breaking down! twitter can become an echo chamber if you aren’t careful.

i haven’t tried out plurk but i will now!

z

]]> By: todd http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-16 todd Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:57:39 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-16 Well Peggie, I would have to say that the plurk time line takes a little getting used too but once oyu get the flow I find it is easy to move back and forth to follow the conversations. As far as getting responses to plurks that can be a bit harder, I found that it took a while to get recognized as well but once it started I had a hard time keeping up. I respond a lot more than I plurk. P.S. my plurk link is up in the Cyberstalking Tools section, friend me and I'll say good morning :) tj, yeah the community is growing and it seems that the early adopters are very welcoming... see you on the line! Well Peggie, I would have to say that the plurk time line takes a little getting used too but once oyu get the flow I find it is easy to move back and forth to follow the conversations. As far as getting responses to plurks that can be a bit harder, I found that it took a while to get recognized as well but once it started I had a hard time keeping up. I respond a lot more than I plurk.

P.S. my plurk link is up in the Cyberstalking Tools section, friend me and I’ll say good morning :)

tj, yeah the community is growing and it seems that the early adopters are very welcoming… see you on the line!

]]> By: tj http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-15 tj Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:33 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-15 I'm with you ... in the short amount of time on Plurk, I've interacted with more people than the MONTHS I've spent on twitter. plurk user: teejayhanton I’m with you … in the short amount of time on Plurk, I’ve interacted with more people than the MONTHS I’ve spent on twitter.

plurk user: teejayhanton

]]> By: Peggie http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Peggie Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:58:20 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-11 I think I'm definitely missing something. Maybe I need a user manual or I'm just a different kind of thinker/learner. I can't seem to get any responses on plurk (although, admittedly maybe the way I say good morning isn't as fun as the way someone else says it?) and I get all confused on the time line. I know I'my laying myself out on the line here, but I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'm enjoying twhirl and get a decent amount of responses that way -- and i like the format -- it's easier for me to follow than the plurk timeline. Please, I want to like plurk, I must be doing it wrong. Peggie I think I’m definitely missing something. Maybe I need a user manual or I’m just a different kind of thinker/learner. I can’t seem to get any responses on plurk (although, admittedly maybe the way I say good morning isn’t as fun as the way someone else says it?) and I get all confused on the time line.

I know I’my laying myself out on the line here, but I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong.

I’m enjoying twhirl and get a decent amount of responses that way — and i like the format — it’s easier for me to follow than the plurk timeline.

Please, I want to like plurk, I must be doing it wrong.

Peggie

]]> By: Greg Hollingsworth http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Greg Hollingsworth Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:26:57 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-10 I am on both Twitter and Plurk and I see them as being useful for different things. Plurk at this point is a far more personal networking site (although it still has a fairly small user base compared to Twitter), yet with Twitter there is far more information being disseminated. I think that most people will tend to stay with the network where their following is, for me at present it's twitter (600+ followers). Plurk is a great idea, but at this point it doesn't have the community that Twitter does, yes, Twitter may not provide you with as much feedback, but the same could easily be said for Plurk, it's all dependent on the content you are submitting to the site. As with all social media, content is king. I am on both Twitter and Plurk and I see them as being useful for different things. Plurk at this point is a far more personal networking site (although it still has a fairly small user base compared to Twitter), yet with Twitter there is far more information being disseminated.

I think that most people will tend to stay with the network where their following is, for me at present it’s twitter (600+ followers).

Plurk is a great idea, but at this point it doesn’t have the community that Twitter does, yes, Twitter may not provide you with as much feedback, but the same could easily be said for Plurk, it’s all dependent on the content you are submitting to the site. As with all social media, content is king.

]]> By: Plurkaholics! » Blog Archive » Can’t We All Get Along? Or How to Harmoniously Use Plurk AND Twitter http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Plurkaholics! » Blog Archive » Can’t We All Get Along? Or How to Harmoniously Use Plurk AND Twitter Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:35:15 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-8 [...] the other hand… WayneSutton shared this link: Why Plurk Is Better Than Twitter and The Plurk People (Plurk more as Procrastination Tool) and Twitter Tweets about Plurk as of June [...] [...] the other hand… WayneSutton shared this link: Why Plurk Is Better Than Twitter and The Plurk People (Plurk more as Procrastination Tool) and Twitter Tweets about Plurk as of June [...]

]]> By: todd http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-7 todd Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:39:26 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-7 I never thought of it that way Tink, but you make a good point. I guess when you only have a small group you might as well be friends with everybody. I still think the Plurk model will be more successful, it's interface alone is leaps ahead of Twitter. I never thought of it that way Tink, but you make a good point. I guess when you only have a small group you might as well be friends with everybody. I still think the Plurk model will be more successful, it’s interface alone is leaps ahead of Twitter.

]]> By: Tink *~*~* http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Tink *~*~* Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:27:04 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-6 I've heard it speculated that Twitter is too big now and you don't have the sense of community like it used to be. Plurk, on the other hand, is still fairly new and does not have the massive user base yet. It's kinda like city mouse/country mouse syndrome. There's a podcast I listen to called Push My Follow, and the most recent episode got into the differences between the two - I do believe they were a little more keen on Plurk than Twitter, as you are. You can find them at http://PushMyFollow.com if you are interested. Tink *~*~* <a href="http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My Mobile Adventures *~*~*</a> I’ve heard it speculated that Twitter is too big now and you don’t have the sense of community like it used to be. Plurk, on the other hand, is still fairly new and does not have the massive user base yet. It’s kinda like city mouse/country mouse syndrome. There’s a podcast I listen to called Push My Follow, and the most recent episode got into the differences between the two – I do believe they were a little more keen on Plurk than Twitter, as you are. You can find them at http://PushMyFollow.com if you are interested.

Tink *~*~*
My Mobile Adventures *~*~*

]]> By: todd http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-5 todd Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:29:54 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-5 Yeah I have almost lost all interest in Twitter. It gets updated when I post here or from <a href="http://ping.fm" rel="nofollow">Ping.fm</a>. Thanks for stopping by! Yeah I have almost lost all interest in Twitter. It gets updated when I post here or from Ping.fm.

Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Chris http://digitaltodd.com/2008/06/26/why-plurk-is-better-than-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Chris Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:19:23 +0000 http://blog.pc-geektech.com/?p=31#comment-4 I couldn't agree with you more. The more I use Plurk, the less I even converse with friends on Twitter :(. I try and keep up with Twitter as much as I can, but it just isn't as fun or as lively as Plurk. At first I was a skeptic of if I would like plurk it all, it seemed I didn't have any friends, the timeline seemed a little confusing, and I thought it was just going to be boring. Once I got a few friends, it completely changed my outlook on the site. I'm a plurk addict :P I couldn’t agree with you more. The more I use Plurk, the less I even converse with friends on Twitter :( . I try and keep up with Twitter as much as I can, but it just isn’t as fun or as lively as Plurk. At first I was a skeptic of if I would like plurk it all, it seemed I didn’t have any friends, the timeline seemed a little confusing, and I thought it was just going to be boring. Once I got a few friends, it completely changed my outlook on the site.

I’m a plurk addict :P

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