Don't Back Down: LinkedelicaChad Everett offers political and social commentary sprinkled with technical insight, programming tidbits and anything else that comes up.A Wishlist for Plurk Nirvana- June 12, 2008 It's almost dangerous writing this as I do (in advance, I mean), because in so doing, I run the risk of having some of these things done by the time it actually gets published. One of the items - I'll tell you which in a minute - already had to be updated slightly from my original request, since it's already been fixed. I'm not complaining, mind you, as it means that Plurk is moving forward and continuing to roll out updates to the service in response to user requests. So here are...http://cxliv.org/2008/06/12/a_wishlist_for_plurk_nirvana.php The Real Secret to Plurk's Appeal over Twitter- June 10, 2008 There are all sorts of reasons that you might like Plurk and dislike Twitter - or, as is often the case, the other way around. A number of people - notably the Twitterati - will argue that Plurk doesn't have an API, or it's too colorful, or it's like a funhouse. Whatever. Pick your reason. It doesn't really matter. There is one thing that sets Plurk apart from Twitter, and one thing only. Yes, there are many smaller reasons, but there is one very significant point that most people seem to.http://cxliv.org/2008/06/10/the_real_secret_to_plurks_appeal_over_twitter.php Moving from Twitter to Plurk (and the like)- June 6, 2008 The problems with Twitter are almost legendary. But a funny thing happened last week during their latest bout. As the popular Adobe AIR application Twhirl advised users to reduce requests to somewhere around a third of the normal rate so that users wouldn't experience errors on Twitter, another social application started to be mentioned. A lot. Suddenly, users everywhere were talking about Plurk. Some people say that it came from Leo Laporte. Some say it was Scoble (evidence such as this..http://cxliv.org/2008/06/06/moving_from_twitter_to_plurk_and_the_like.php A Brief Look at Plurk, Pownce and Twitter- June 4, 2008 The latest news online is the emergence of Plurk in the realm of social sites. Heck, I don't even know if that's the right term. But it allows you to find and connect to others, so that makes it social enough for me, and you'll just have to pardon my ignorance if I happened to classify it incorrectly. The about page at Plurk is simple - it's less than a half-page (depending on the size of your monitor) and simply defines the site as A really snazzy site that allows you to showcase the events.http://cxliv.org/2008/06/04/a_brief_look_at_plurk_pownce_and_twitter.php |