Plurk, Timeline Based Microblogging

Plurk seems to be getting a lot of attention today. The site is a microblogging service similar to Twitter however all updates are shown in time line like format. I actually thought about something similar to this last year so I’m glad to see someone giving it a shot.

Its getting the usual twitterati fan faire. Will interest in the site stick with the droves of new users it received today?

Add my Plurk here and I guess we can all find out together.

First impression include a slick interface and pretty cool looking mascots. Friend adding is a bit cumbersome however, why the separation between friend, follower, and fan?

Update:

After playing around with service a little more I’m finding some interesting features:

• Built in Flickr/YouTube Support, select “share” as the action and just post in the URL.
• Lots of “light boxing” on the site, these pop ups display without refreshing the page make for a nice experience.
• Someone is already squatting on Scoble’s default username of Scobleizer.
• Doesn’t seem to be a way to direct link to individual plurks. Wrong, there is and here is an example.
• You can setup “cliques” or groups of your friends, this one of feature that is very nice on Pownce.
• With activity the service is rather addicting, conversations around a plurk work VERY well.
• Sunday night is by far the best time for website to experience a “tipping point” moment.

Related Links:

• Plurk is Both Pretty and Pretty Cool
• Plurk: Twitter meets FriendFeed
• Just Too Much Wurk to Plurk
• Today’s Hot Meme Comes To Us From Plurk

Plurk Widget:

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