"I like to tell them to imagine AIM grabbing Twitter around the neck, taking a shot of whiskey and yelling “We’re going streaking!†It’s a whole lot of fun, but I am not sure if I can take it seriously yet."
Excellent
Joe
· 1 year ago
Answer: doubt it.
Nick Schmidt
· 1 year ago
I find it a little overwhelming too. You can't do a quick scan of the posts.
However, I have noticed that Plurk is a little faster than pownce. However, that maybe because pownce has more users and larger interface. Meaning posting pics & videos on a larger viewing scale.
Kerk
· 1 year ago
For whatever reason I like Plurk better than Twitter, I have no friends on either so both are useless to me, but Plurk just seems to me to be easier to follow. The big downside to Plurk is that it has smileys, God I hate smileys. Either way I don't think it matters much, Friend Feed is going to be the new internet water cooler from now on anyways.
Nick Schmidt
· 1 year ago
Interesting. That is a first that I have heard (kerk).
Friend Feed can become a little overwhelming with all the multiple profiles that all my friends have, but I'm still getting used to it.
What do you like so much about Friend Feed?
Kerk
· 1 year ago
In a word, rooms. I agree with you that friendfeed puts out a lot of noise, and I didn't really see the point of it, other than a way to boost your ego, 'hey look at everything I have done.' Until the Apple WWDC, I happened upon the Friend Feed room and it was a different experience, how all of these far-flung articles, live-streams, and comments were converging in one place. I think Friend Feed rooms will be their 'killer app' if they ever figure out how to add search for them.
Nick Schmidt
· 1 year ago
good point..about the killer app
MaxGladwell
· 1 year ago
First, is was a beer funnel, not a whiskey shot, that lead Frank the Tank to go streaking. We assume he did not have time to make it to Bed Bath & Beyond.
I'm hedging my bets with Plurk, but it just doesn't feel right. I'm guessing a third-party developer will be able to do a better job of organizing it and making a new interface.
Nick Schmidt
· 1 year ago
Chant "frank the tank!"
Yeae there is always someone out there trying to build something similar, yet better.
Ted Rheingold
· 1 year ago
Don't think about Plurk as compition to Twitter or you won't understand why it will be so popular. Twitter is about posting a note on your wall that fans see as they walk by. Plurk is about hanging out at the wall with your friends who happen to be there at that time.
Scabr
· 1 year ago
Btw,Is there a Plurk search?
d3bruts1d
· 1 year ago
There isn't a search, and it certainly is needed, along with many many other things.
However, I've found that I really like Plurk. Certainly far more than Twitter. With about 180 friends right now, I've not had any problems keeping up with what's going on.
I think of Plurk as more of a Twitter Clone w/ IM built in. The real time updates function far more like a chatroom or group chat, yet you can still do the status update and leave messages for people ala Twitter.
Timeline took some getting use to, but after the I really liked it. Scrolling with the mouse or keyboard (arrow keys) is really nice as well. For those of you that want a more "Twitter feel" you should probably check out the mobile interface (plurk.com/m). It's a dead ringer for Twitter.
Nick Schmidt
· 1 year ago
Wow are you guys must be Mr. popular with all your friends... I don't have that many
Holly
· 1 year ago
I've noticed a lot of serial adders on plurk. As in, they will add just about anyone to their friends list.
Plurk is cute. I like the interface better than twitter, though granted, twitter is easier to read.. WHEN it's up. If I could cross them both with Livejournal, I'd love it forever.
Jan-Michael
· 1 year ago
Is "Master T" a typo? Or, is this some sort of pun I'm not aware of? And how the hell did Pluckr get rights to the A-Team?
dugg for the Old School reference
Emily Williams
· 1 year ago
I don't like it from what I've seen...I don't know if you can change this, but an account I saw has the latest news on the left of the screen which seems backwards to me. As far as FriendFeed goes, I've just started using it, and most of my friends aren't on it, but the UI is pretty bad in my opinion. No style, and I can't figure out how to turn off updates from friends of my friends. What about Socialthing? Haven't used it yet, but it looks like it's going to be a better-looking version of FriendFeed.
Roger
· 1 year ago
Yup. There's no way Plurk will succeed without the API and, moreover, its adoption by the developer community. Its open API has been one of the strengths of Twitter, greatly extending its functionality.
I haven't seen any news of the release at the time of writing...
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Excellent
However, I have noticed that Plurk is a little faster than pownce. However, that maybe because pownce has more users and larger interface. Meaning posting pics & videos on a larger viewing scale.
Friend Feed can become a little overwhelming with all the multiple profiles that all my friends have, but I'm still getting used to it.
What do you like so much about Friend Feed?
I'm hedging my bets with Plurk, but it just doesn't feel right. I'm guessing a third-party developer will be able to do a better job of organizing it and making a new interface.
Yeae there is always someone out there trying to build something similar, yet better.
However, I've found that I really like Plurk. Certainly far more than Twitter. With about 180 friends right now, I've not had any problems keeping up with what's going on.
I think of Plurk as more of a Twitter Clone w/ IM built in. The real time updates function far more like a chatroom or group chat, yet you can still do the status update and leave messages for people ala Twitter.
Timeline took some getting use to, but after the I really liked it. Scrolling with the mouse or keyboard (arrow keys) is really nice as well. For those of you that want a more "Twitter feel" you should probably check out the mobile interface (plurk.com/m). It's a dead ringer for Twitter.
I don't have that many
Plurk is cute. I like the interface better than twitter, though granted, twitter is easier to read.. WHEN it's up. If I could cross them both with Livejournal, I'd love it forever.
dugg for the Old School reference
I haven't seen any news of the release at the time of writing...