theGypsy asks How did you end up on Plurk and what elements have kept you here up until now?

32 responses to this plurk.

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  July 02, 2008 at 16:39 purple I found it via Twitter. When Twitter is down I come here.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:39 nthused says heard Leo Laporte mention it on a podcast. Like the conversations and timeline.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:40 Rishil says twitter is down. I feel lonely. Plurk was a substitute.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:40 ablereach says TheGypsy made me do it. I'm hanging out here because I like the camaraderie.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:40 SEOHolicc says I found it via twitter as well. What keeps me here is the conversation aspect. Much more social. Twitter is too much of a bulletin service.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:40 mark_hayward some guy named theGypsy
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:42 babynikita says curiosity & curiosity
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:43 ioxoi says found Plurk via Jaiku. I like its appearance and the conversation
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:43 LindaZ says via tweet... conversation threads you can follow and comunity
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:45 theGypsy says so we see Twitter as a broadcast medium? And plurk as more social?
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:48 LindaZ says twitter especially since the whale is beached is impossible to conduct social conversations... only able to broadcast tweet
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:50 TVTechGrl says waynesutton mentioned Plurk in one of his tweets.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:51 status_girl says I heard about plurk via the SM circle and was one of the first from the marketing crowd to sign up.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:51 Samir says Yeah David Twitter is a one way conversation Plurk is a place to make friends, share media, and really emphasizes the Social in Social Media
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:52 status_girl says I check plurk obsessively now because I like the openness and participation of the plurk community.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:53 Morton Fox Found it via Friendfeed and Twitter.
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:58 PrettyInInk says I heard about it through friends (before they realized they could get karma for my sign up) and went directly to plurk to sign up
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  July 02, 2008 at 16:58 PrettyInInk now I stay for the social aspect to talk to all of my friends
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:03 paulthe says I found it from twitter. I like the interactive nature to it.
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:11 andybeard says some gypsy guy keeps dragging me here
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:17 theGypsy says Andy just wanted a byline tag on my post.... U know U do ....
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:20 andrewburnett says Rishil got me into it, hardly seen him here since though
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:21 AppleVenus says pierrefar got me here, then he upped and left. He's giving it another try now tho
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:39 squishee says Barb Boser made me join. I like using the site
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:51 nowsourcing thinks he heard about it from MikeonTV or Hawksdomain or someone like that. And many others hear of it from Twitter.
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:52 Chell Bell says someone twittered about plurk. the plurk people and interface has kept me here
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  July 02, 2008 at 17:54 nowsourcing says reasons I stay on Plurk: threaded rapid conversations, growth of community and Twitter downtime
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  July 02, 2008 at 18:48 ogman says Twitter sucks...simple as that.
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  July 02, 2008 at 20:39 TheKenJones came for the fun , stayed for the funnies
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  July 02, 2008 at 20:40 TheKenJones says in other words, I switched over when I got sick of twitter's downtime as well, but now I feel more invested in the community here
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  July 02, 2008 at 20:41 TheKenJones says twitter's like shouting during a football match, plurk promotes better conversations
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  July 02, 2008 at 20:41 NAMG A friend on Twitter Tweeted about it... I came... I signed up... I LOVE the sense of community and friendship here... so I stayed