MackCollier

says

I got 9 traffic referrals from Plurk in 30 mins after posting link to my Twitter/Plurk post here, got 8 referrals from posting it on Twitter

21 responses to this plurk

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 04:57PM

  MackCollier

  says

  diff is, I have 137 followers here, 1,366 on Twitter. Interesting results, methinks.

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 04:58PM

  Tim Jackson

  Yep- this community seems to be embracing its members more. A touch more "supportive".

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 04:58PM

  Tim Jackson

  Except for annhandley... she's mean

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 04:59PM

  seerysm

  says

  a much more ENGAGED user base

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:01PM

  onepinktee

  says

  what is your ballpark ratio of close friends to others on Twitter vs Plurk?

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:02PM

  MackCollier

  says

  Tara due to the timeline I am being more selective about following people here, I have to be or else it will become too cluttered

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:03PM

  MackCollier

  says

  so Plurk has much lower ratio, more close friends here, at least for me

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:06PM

  MackCollier

  says

  wonder if that's cause the people here WANT to be here, and some on Twitter are using it cause everyone else does?

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:06PM

  Connie

  Good point. Word is out that Twitter can be used for marketing as well as networking. Some ppl there rarely tweet.

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:09PM

  Tim Jackson

  the bulk of people who follow me on Twitter hardly ever tweet- it's like having a Facebook page or MySpace account- you're just expected to

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:11PM

  Connie

  Didn't start out that way, but that's what happens when a platform becomes more widely adopted even though it's not mainstream yet.

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:13PM

  MackCollier

  says

  connie good point, if Plurk ever starts seeing the floodgates open, the experience could change, hope it doesnt

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 05:30PM

  sonnygill

  interesting. I looked for yesterday when I linked to my post here and twitter. 17 - plurk. 8 - twitter.

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 07:52PM

  jayseae

  says

  that Twitter is definitely "do because everyone does", while Plurk is almost "do because others don't"...

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 11:34PM

  storyspinner

  says

  its the weekend, imagine if you did that during the week

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  Jun 07, 2008 - 11:38PM

  Media Hunter

  says

  i agree Mack. I think Plurk has potential as a promotional tool.

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  Jun 08, 2008 - 04:59AM

  jbspartners

  says

  You must have excellent followers in Plurk. I don't get many commenters, else my Plurks are lame.

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  Jun 08, 2008 - 01:52PM

  acnatta

  I think followers in Plurk are folks you trust and they trust you, especially since many companies aren't using it yet.

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  Jun 09, 2008 - 11:19PM

  lizstrauss

  says

  TimJackson don't pick on annhandley during her conference. That's not nice.

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  Jun 09, 2008 - 11:21PM

  DebInAustin

  says

  I got a fair number of hits as well and I am not famous!