Plurk

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  • Beth Harte says
    now that you know you aren't losing followers?! ;-)
  • MackCollier says
    lol actually someone mentioned that they were discussing how they don't understand why i like Plurk, so I told em ;-)
  • DebInAustin says
    so what are your recruitment goals?
  • Connie
    Preach it, Brother Mack.
  • MackCollier says
    I keep linking them to convos from here 'Guys this convo got 100 replies in 15 mins, from a site with 9K members' proof in numbers
  • onepinktee
    and I'm busy backing you up :-)
  • DebInAustin says
    I meant target numbers. Number of conversions per hour/day/etc. :-D
  • Beth Harte says
    we shall see. I don't want folks just plurking links. Plurk and then converse with the masses.
  • Connie
    Forget the karma, it's the interaction. I wish it could be easier to go back and find some conversations later, but at least we're hvg convo
  • Beth Harte says
    maybe we can plurk about how to be sexy at a conference with Chris! Now wouldn't that be an interesting Plurk! (s_dance)
  • tamar asks
    why do you like plurk? for me it's nothing but a tool for procrastination
  • seerysm says
    it is really a thankless pursuit
  • MackCollier says
    tamar when I started seeing threads get 100+ replies in an hour, that opened my eyes, threaded convos is a game-changer
  • tamar says
    that's pretty much it for me, mack. but it's still hugely procrastinatory :-)
  • Connie
    It's sort of like a chat room, but w/ all conversations saved and can be read by the public. If Plurk had 3rd party apps & search ... wow.
  • tamar says
    onepinktee yes, it is, i know, i coined that word!:-P
  • tamar says
    that plurk has growth potential. i can't say it's "better" than twitter because of the apps built on the twitter API though
  • tamar says
    that plurk really doesn't do it for me, though. too much noise. hard to find the conversations i am interested in. etc.
  • tamar likes
    chatting with people on plurk though. [end of ramble]
  • DebInAustin says
    I just think it is a matter of time. How long has Plurk been operational?
  • MackCollier says
    I continue to be amazed at how everyone thinks it's a Plurk vs Twitter debate. Why does saying I like Plurk mean I am dissing Twitter?
  • onepinktee
    MackCollier - exactly! It's like "I love oranges" doesn't mean "down with apples" (or (s_dance))
  • DebInAustin says
    that;s true. I don't see it that way necessarily. But do you think people will use two similar apps? I know I don't have the time.
  • Beth Harte says
    I think Plurk needs some added features like favorites, etc. But I like Plurk better because I can see the convo.
  • Beth Harte says
    I struggle w/that on Twitter, esp. if the tweet is older than 5 mins.
  • MackCollier says
    I think Plurk was in private beta since Jan and came out when we all found it earlier this month. I think.
  • tamar
    sees people getting ready to cancel their twitter accounts. that's why, mack.
  • DebInAustin says
    I still can't remember how i got onto it. Probably from one of your tweets.
  • onepinktee
    tamar, I didn't know that was you - excellent coinage!
  • Tim Jackson
    Why are you so self destructive? Soon, I'll be your only follower on Twitter- and I only go there to snipe about how cool Plurk is.
  • MackCollier says
    tamar you see people getting ready to cancel their twitter accounts to come here?!? Seriously?
  • Beth Harte says
    dammit Mack! Now I am on Plurk and Twitter tonight! Grrrr! (s_LOL) Got to watch the crazy exchange on Twitter!
  • seerysm says
    I'll still follow you MackCollier - just don't see the need to HAVE to pick one over the other!
  • Connie thinks
    that if they're ready to give up Twitter in favor of Plurk, then they're really just interested in tools, not people.
  • MackCollier says
    sorry Tamar but one guy aint a mass exodus. I've seen several people there say they were leaving for Pownce for months
  • MackCollier says
    and if they DO leave Twitter, so what? I find value in Plurk, so I share what I have found with my friends. Not gonna stop 2 'save Twitter'
  • DebInAustin says
    what do the say? "I'm going. I'm really leaving this time! I mean it."
  • MackCollier says
    tamar I think if twitter wants to keep people from leaving, they can start with keeping the service up.
  • Connie
    I read today that they hired Portal Labs (think that's the name), a software consulting company, to come in and fix the service problems.
  • MackCollier says
    connie I saw that and the article I linked to earlier said they were guessing they had already started deleting spammers
  • Connie
    Right, you must have been the source of my info. I'm glad to hear they are very serious about fixing the problems.
  • Tim Jackson says
    I hope they do SOMETHING... but mostly I hope they LISTEN. Do I have to spell this stuff out for them? (In 140 characters or less.)
  • tamar says
    that was only one example, not a whole "mass exodus." and yes, i agree with how they can keep people on the service
  • MackCollier says
    so tamar are you suggesting we stop talking about Purk on twitter, because there's a chance some could leave it and come here?
  • MackCollier says
    the funniest part is, as soon as I started yakkin on Twitter about Plurk, I started adding followers, I think about 5 in the last 15 mins
  • tamar
    i have a post coming on the topic, mack ;-)

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