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Probably we've done it all, gone from emailing, to designing websites to blogging. The wonder that is self-expression is the joy of the Internet.
Now, we microblog. We take our thoughts and reduce them to 140 words. The main one is Twitter. It allowed people to say their words in short pithy statements, or to post links to interesting articles, photographs or whatever managed to strike the fancy of the person twittering. It led to such sites as Jaiku and Pownce. Each had strong points especially the latter which allows for the posting of media and sharing that with all one's friends. But you know that.
Still the top site is still Twitter. It is famous and is growing. It growth has been fueled by such things as word of mouth, no doubt, posting on the Internet, awards from SXSW. In 2007 it exploded. It continued and was probably pushed even more when Leo Laporte mentioned it over the last few episodes of TWIT. Now all members of TWIT have accounts. By the way I'm paulthe on Twitter.
Now, another new site is out there to tempt us and it's Plurk.
I suppose the best way to describe Plurk, and I'm not going into full detail about the site since you can go to PCMag or ZDNet for further discussion. Also ReadWriteWeb has a great article called "Plurk: Unique or Just Another Twitter Clone?"
I've decided that while Twitter is serious and informative, Plurk is like a neighbourhood barbeque. Picture yourself with a glass of something in one hand and a plate of veggies and something off the BBQ in the other. You go from group to group catching snippets of conversation, laughing with the jokes of others and just enjoy yourself. You add your opinion and move on. It's totally casual and it leads to good dialogue and some flirtation, no doubt.
The main interests of Plurkers seem to be: karma and dancing bananas. If you're not sure, check out the site and you will discern all.
Will it replace Twitter, I don't think so, because it is different. It's a lot of fun to hang out at and eventually, you will figure it all out.
When you join, make me your friend, I'm paulthe.
