"plurk" Archives

Plurk Community: You’re Doing it Wrong

Posted on 02 November 2009 (9)

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I remember when Plurk first came out.  At first glance its user interface was different but once you got to spending some time on the site, it was pretty cool.  As luck would have it, Plurk also came around when Twitter was having some of its worst downtime in history.  Take that, and [...]

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New: Daily Blogging Format

Posted on 30 January 2009 (3)

Ever since being immersed in microblogging – Twitter and to a lesser extent Plurk – I’ve noticed that I have been blogging way too infrequently.  That’s just not fair to the readers.  While I may have a good Tweet or two, what’s the chance that you caught it? You are probably more likely going to [...]

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Digg Bannings: Interview with Diggboss

Posted on 18 September 2008 (28)

With me today is a popular former Digg user, Diggboss. Thanks for joining me, Diggboss. Ok, let’s get right into it:
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. When did you start getting into social media in the first place, and which network did you like the most from the start?

2. [...]

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So, What Does Your Dad Do For a Living?

Posted on 15 August 2008 (8)

[Special guest post for Friday fun from none other than my daughter. No, really.]

Everyone thinks their dad is weird. But I, on the other hand, know my dad is totally crazy. He does this thing called “Social Media” or whatever. I can’t even count the times that he’s tried to explain it to me. [...]

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Cure Your Fail Whale Twitter Blues With Identi.ca

Posted on 07 July 2008 (7)

If you too got fed up with the whale carrying birds, then you must have turned you attention and free time to another micro-blogging platform. First came Jaiku, then Pownce, after which people started turning to Twitter. When the whale failed ashore, we turned our attention to Plurk. Not a new player has come [...]

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