tamar ask is karma the only reason why you plurk?

42 responses to this plurk.

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  June 18, 2008 at 13:22 mareacaspica yeah
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:24 sdohrn says ultimately it's new emoticons
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:24 pennygersh says No, but it *is* an added fun benefit.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:24 TheNanny612 says no, not at all.... I love the individual conversations here. The karma is an added bonus.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:25 sonnygill Nope, its about making those connections...i could care less about the Karma, i think its a bit of a ploy just to keep ppl using plurk.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:26 bianconeri4ever says not at all, I started plurking without giving Karma any attention, only recently when I got up to 40 did keep an eye on it
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:26 tamar says i think many people find it as a big incentive though. wouldn't you say?
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:27 rustybrick says nah
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:27 mareacaspica was just kidding, btw
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:27 quiltcetera says I love plurk cuz it's easy to follow conversations. Karma? Extra motivation.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:27 pennygersh says I think the karma scores and comparing them (and the emoticons) brings out the zany/geekiness in us.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:29 sdohrn thinks it definitely is an incentive, almost a perverse one - makes it easier to get addicted
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:31 sonnygill I'm betting that if they got rid of karma (or didn't start off with it in the first place) ppl wouldn't be plurking as much.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:31 sonnygill like a 3rd of the plurks i see is about ppl talking about their karma and how it went up or down.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:32 LSFloyd says No, they can remove karma as far as i am concerned.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:34 vbin says shame on you karma whores out there (you know who you are)!
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:35 ob81 says nah. I am starting to dislike people that do though
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:36 JayGilmore says Karma is a distraction and in many ways a detraction. On Twitter if you are sharing you will get follows and more convo. Here its noise.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:37 ob81 feels the same as sonnygill. I think karma is fun for the most part. Some are obseesed though
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:37 JayGilmore says Its human nature to get more when they have the ability to through their own action.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:37 JayGilmore says it takes discipline or apathy to ignore your Karma stats.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:38 semscholar says I plurk more often because of karma but I would plurk nonetheless
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:40 pennygersh says I think there are 3 camps here: 1. Above Karma 2. Enjoy Karma 3. Whore Karma.
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  June 18, 2008 at 13:42 sdohrn says and we all enjoy the convos
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:05 kevyn says nope , sorry
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:06 theGypsy says was an interesting novelty originally... not much any more
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:09 minmax2k says Karma is almost the reason I don't plurk!
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:17 esonline says some of us, especially those that are/were Tweeps, understand the social and network aspects of this medium.
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:21 minmax2k says Gather.com has had Gather Points for a few years... they can be redeemed for cash money, but that's not my motivation...
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:31 CantonDog says nope. Plurk Karma is a novelty, but not the reason I stay on the site.
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  June 18, 2008 at 14:51 Rubab says i love to talk to my friends and get their responses.. which i normally dont experience..
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:09 mwilton13 says No, my hopes are that Plurk will eventually take off and start some great discussions between SEO/SEM's. I am tired of the karma whores...
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:13 HERMIEsurf says I think when you start out it's all about the K and the emoticons, then you develop friendships and the K doesn't really matter anymore IMO
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:14 HERMIEsurf says I enjoy the conversations and the friendships much more than the K. The K is just like the cherry on top of an ice cream sundae
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:15 CarolinaMornings says i think it's kind of silly, in a middle school sort of way. but, today IS my first time on plurk so i'm just beginning to form my opinions
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:15 MikeLewis says I do it for the smileys
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  June 18, 2008 at 15:17 tambre says not the whole reason, no. i also plurk just to see myself speak
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  June 27, 2008 at 17:36 keshav says no
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  June 28, 2008 at 03:53 thor13 maybe but i like the interesting ppl like you
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  June 28, 2008 at 05:17 mwilton13 says No, karma is one of the reasons I often don't want to plurk. Too many people are karma crazy and feel the need to plurk just for karma.
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  June 28, 2008 at 09:58 Lifecruiser says Nope, definitely not. As shown by my not so many plurks comparing to plurk responses. It's all about socializing & have fun
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  June 28, 2008 at 10:08 dotlizard are you kidding me? it rocks here. i care about the karma but i LOVE the plurk.