Plurk

Plurk

Plurk.com is a microblogging website similar to Twitter and Pownce. Unlike its predecessors, it allows users to view updates in a graphical timeline. Users can post from the Web interface or from AOL Instant Messenger.

Fast Facts

Launched: January 23, 2008
Status: Beta
Function: Microblogging

Differences from Twitter

Unlike Twitter, Plurk displays posts on a timeline, which is extremely useful for visually-oriented people. It also provides a pull-down menu which allows users to select specific modifiers. Users can separate their friends into specific groups, called "cliques". The more a Plurker makes use of the service, the more "karma" he or she builds up, which opens up new features on the service. Unlike Twitter, users cannot SMS messages to their timeline.

Competitors

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The Mahalo Top 7

Plurk.com: Official Plurk Homepage | About Plurk | Official Blog
CrunchBase: Plurk Company Profile
ReadWriteWeb: Plurk: Unique or Just Another Twitter Clone? (June 4, 2008)
Chris24.ca: Plurk & Twitter: Two Very Different Communities (June 2, 2004)
TwisterMC: Plurk Sidebar FireFox Extension
Plurktionary: Unofficial Guide to Plurk
BlipTV: Plurk Introduction (Time 6:55)

Plurk Background and Information

Plurk.com: Official Plurk Homepage | About Plurk | Official Blog
CrunchBase: Plurk Company Profile
ReviewsHowTo.com: How To User Plurk
Wikipedia: Plurk Entry
Plurk.com: Official Plurk FAQs
RyanLim.com: Plurk FAQs and Help

Plurk Tools

TwisterMC: Plurk Sidebar FireFox Extension
RyanLim.com: Plurk Karma Trends

Plurk News and Articles

Google News: Plurk Search Results
Plurk.com: Plurk Press Coverage
Mashable.com: Plurk Set To Release API (June 10, 2008)
ReadWriteWeb: Plurk: Unique or Just Another Twitter Clone? (June 4, 2008)
VentureBeat.com: Plurk: Twitter meets FriendFeed (May 6, 2008)

Plurk Videos and Images

BlipTV: Plurk Introduction (Time 6:55)
Viddler.com: Plurk Screencast (Time 5:25)

Plurk Blogs and Communities

Blog.Plurk.com: Official Plurk Blog
Plurktionary: Unofficial Guide to Plurk
Plurkular: Plurk Blog

Plurk Blog Articles

AskOwen.info: How do I increase my Karma in Plurk? (July 3, 2008)
Tech Leader (Mail and Guardian): Twitter, Plurk and Kwippy: Let the games begin (June 11, 2008)
ThinkingSerious.com: Plurk Unleashed! (June 7, 2008)
TastyBlogSnack.com: Plurk Article (June 5, 2008)
BlahBlahTech: What is Plurk? (June 4, 2008)
Marketing Magic: The Question of Plurk (June 4, 2008)
SocialMediaMom.com: Plurk: It Was Not Love At First Sight! (June, 2008)
Chris24.ca: Plurk & Twitter: Two Very Different Communities (June 2, 2004)
SeanPercival.com: Plurk, Timeline Based Microblogging (June 2, 2008)
Mashable: I Like Plurk Better Than Twitter, But Should I Even Bother? (June 2, 2008)
Profy.com: Just Too Much Wurk to Plurk (June 1, 2008)

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