Comments on: Why I *heart* Plurk http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: daibarnes http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-129429 daibarnes Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:26:02 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-129429 Agreed. But plurk does not pick up your twitter followers so it is difficult to get your PLN migrating. Twitter needs to pull it's socks up and embed certain features like http/;//tweet2tweet.com which allows you to follow a conversation between 2 users but even still it doesn't track a thread between many users like plurk can. My following has slowly increased to 200+ and I want to be able to keep up but it takes too long to be practical. Twitter then becomes more like a pub session - it's great if you're there but you had to be there. More and more I feel I have missed out and following the thread takes too long when I've got oodles of other things to be doing. <abbr><em>daibarnes´s most recent blog post.. <a href="http://daibarnes.edublogs.org/2008/10/23/installing-mahara-with-my-moodle-sandpit-1/" rel="nofollow">Installing Mahara with my moodle sandpit #1</a></em></abbr> Agreed. But plurk does not pick up your twitter followers so it is difficult to get your PLN migrating. Twitter needs to pull it’s socks up and embed certain features like http/;//tweet2tweet.com which allows you to follow a conversation between 2 users but even still it doesn’t track a thread between many users like plurk can. My following has slowly increased to 200+ and I want to be able to keep up but it takes too long to be practical. Twitter then becomes more like a pub session - it’s great if you’re there but you had to be there. More and more I feel I have missed out and following the thread takes too long when I’ve got oodles of other things to be doing.

daibarnes´s most recent blog post.. Installing Mahara with my moodle sandpit #1

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]]> By: Steve Kinney http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117974 Steve Kinney Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:19:37 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117974 I'm struggling with Plurk. Part of it has to do with me being unable to kick my Twitter fix, part of it is the way that Plurks are laid out, and part of it is the fact that I haven't invested the time necessary to find all my Plurk friends. I want to like Plurk. I love the layout; I love the color scheme. But I feel overwhelmed every time I log onto Plurk – 110 conversations? Ugh, I can't process that. I'm going to give it another concerted effort. I want to love Plurk, I really do. Does anyone know if there is a Plurk client (like twhirl for Twitter)? Steve Kinney's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/stevekinney/~3/326924205/" rel="nofollow">The case for open communication</a> I’m struggling with Plurk. Part of it has to do with me being unable to kick my Twitter fix, part of it is the way that Plurks are laid out, and part of it is the fact that I haven’t invested the time necessary to find all my Plurk friends.

I want to like Plurk. I love the layout; I love the color scheme. But I feel overwhelmed every time I log onto Plurk – 110 conversations? Ugh, I can’t process that. I’m going to give it another concerted effort. I want to love Plurk, I really do.

Does anyone know if there is a Plurk client (like twhirl for Twitter)?

Steve Kinney’s most recent blog post.. The case for open communication

]]> By: Kathy Jacobs http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117625 Kathy Jacobs Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:48:50 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117625 Everyone who knows me already knows that I am addicted to Plurk. Been blogging it up already (including a post with video lessons). What I want to know is how you happened to join Plurk and not friend me??? (Sent the friend request myself, instead!) Welcome to Plurk! Everyone who knows me already knows that I am addicted to Plurk. Been blogging it up already (including a post with video lessons).

What I want to know is how you happened to join Plurk and not friend me??? (Sent the friend request myself, instead!)

Welcome to Plurk!

]]> By: Mark Carls http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117615 Mark Carls Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:07:15 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117615 Steve, I'm just plurked one of your comments that I've been 'warming' to Plurk as well. I still don't like the headless animal and think for educators that would be an IMMEDIATE turn off. That is why I didn't join right away after Alec Courosa's invite! I'm amazed in a week how much of my community has switched over! I do like the timeline (even though it goes backwards for me). I love how the conversations are grouped and am sure, just like Twitter, many other extensions will start up! Mark Carls's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://mcarls.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/necc-1st-day/" rel="nofollow">NECC 1st day</a> Steve,
I’m just plurked one of your comments that I’ve been ‘warming’ to Plurk as well. I still don’t like the headless animal and think for educators that would be an IMMEDIATE turn off. That is why I didn’t join right away after Alec Courosa’s invite!
I’m amazed in a week how much of my community has switched over! I do like the timeline (even though it goes backwards for me). I love how the conversations are grouped and am sure, just like Twitter, many other extensions will start up!

Mark Carls’s most recent blog post.. NECC 1st day

]]> By: Tracy Murdach http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117614 Tracy Murdach Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117614 Oopss..my link for my blog is not working in the above comment. Fingers are not typing to well this morning. Sorry Steve. -T Oopss..my link for my blog is not working in the above comment. Fingers are not typing to well this morning.
Sorry Steve.
-T

]]> By: Tracy Murdach http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117613 Tracy Murdach Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:52:21 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117613 Hey Steve, Great post on twitter and plurk. I was hesistant about trying plurk as I find that twitter does the job for me. I only follow about 90 people (you are one of them :) ) and 75 follow me. I decided that I should try this new tool and give it shot since so many of my network friends have been. Since you seem to have a good "relationship" with plurk and are having success, maybe you could help me with this one... Do you have any ideas as to why plurk would not work on a MacBook running FF, os 10.1.10 and Quicktime 7.4? I am not seeing the interactive timeline nor can I plurk from this machine. Although, I can go into the profile, check my widget and plurk from the widget? Makes no sense. My Mac mini, 10.4.11, Quicktime 7.3 and FF3 runs smoothly with plurk. I have contacted the plurk "contact us" three times over the last four days and no response. That does not sit well for me when trying out a new tool... Plurk and Twitter are very different and each has features that I like. Maybe an anticipated mini-migration to plurk will get the twitter guys and gals moving on fixing some of the things that go haywire from time to time. Since plurk is so new i just am wondering when they are going to start having troubles. Or, is my no reply from their customer service an indication? I want to give plurk a chance and am looking for any ideas from anyone or anywhere. See you on Twitter (on my laptop) and Plurk (on my mac mini) -Tracy traymur Hey Steve,

Great post on twitter and plurk. I was hesistant about trying plurk as I find that twitter does the job for me. I only follow about 90 people (you are one of them :) ) and 75 follow me. I decided that I should try this new tool and give it shot since so many of my network friends have been.

Since you seem to have a good “relationship” with plurk and are having success, maybe you could help me with this one…

Do you have any ideas as to why plurk would not work on a MacBook running FF, os 10.1.10 and Quicktime 7.4? I am not seeing the interactive timeline nor can I plurk from this machine. Although, I can go into the profile, check my widget and plurk from the widget? Makes no sense. My Mac mini, 10.4.11, Quicktime 7.3 and FF3 runs smoothly with plurk. I have contacted the plurk “contact us” three times over the last four days and no response. That does not sit well for me when trying out a new tool…

Plurk and Twitter are very different and each has features that I like. Maybe an anticipated mini-migration to plurk will get the twitter guys and gals moving on fixing some of the things that go haywire from time to time. Since plurk is so new i just am wondering when they are going to start having troubles. Or, is my no reply from their customer service an indication? I want to give plurk a chance and am looking for any ideas from anyone or anywhere.

See you on Twitter (on my laptop) and Plurk (on my mac mini)
-Tracy
traymur

]]> By: Michelle Bourgeois http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117612 Michelle Bourgeois Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:48:50 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117612 Steve, I just posted a follow up on your overview on my own blog. I'm really starting to see the power of Plurk for working deeply with a PLN and agree with Ginger's comments above. There are things you can do in Plurk like live blogging that are plain annoying (and almost impossible) in twitter. Hoping to see more people give Plurk a try. Michelle Bourgeois's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://milobo.edublogs.org/2008/06/30/plurking-your-pln/" rel="nofollow">Plurking your PLN</a> Steve,
I just posted a follow up on your overview on my own blog. I’m really starting to see the power of Plurk for working deeply with a PLN and agree with Ginger’s comments above. There are things you can do in Plurk like live blogging that are plain annoying (and almost impossible) in twitter. Hoping to see more people give Plurk a try.

Michelle Bourgeois’s most recent blog post.. Plurking your PLN

]]> By: Plurking your PLN | Milobo's Musings http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117611 Plurking your PLN | Milobo's Musings Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:19:34 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117611 [...] Dembo posted an excellent look at Plurk on his blog today and did a great job of outlining what many of us in the Plurk community have seen [...] […] Dembo posted an excellent look at Plurk on his blog today and did a great job of outlining what many of us in the Plurk community have seen […]

]]> By: GingerTPLC http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117602 GingerTPLC Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:18:43 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117602 For the record, I wasn't sure how many responses could go into a single plurk, so I actually had 2 plurks--one before lunch, found here: http://www.plurk.com/p/und4 and then the one you linked to after lunch. Live blogging is so important to me. If I'm just taking "notes" for myself, I won't do it and won't end up listening, even to such an amazing guy as Jukes. It's my "twitch" personality. So unobtrusive live blogging on Plurk is such a plus. Someone doesn't want to hear? Mute the conversation. But if I posted 270 times in a 6 hour time span on Twitter, I'm just an ass. GingerTPLC's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://gingerl.podomatic.com" rel="nofollow">Tool Lust? heck yah!</a> For the record, I wasn’t sure how many responses could go into a single plurk, so I actually had 2 plurks–one before lunch, found here: http://www.plurk.com/p/und4 and then the one you linked to after lunch.

Live blogging is so important to me. If I’m just taking “notes” for myself, I won’t do it and won’t end up listening, even to such an amazing guy as Jukes. It’s my “twitch” personality.

So unobtrusive live blogging on Plurk is such a plus. Someone doesn’t want to hear? Mute the conversation. But if I posted 270 times in a 6 hour time span on Twitter, I’m just an ass.

GingerTPLC’s most recent blog post.. Tool Lust? heck yah!

]]> By: Julie Squires http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117599 Julie Squires Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:11:09 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117599 Great post. I agree...I'm pretty excited about plurk too. It seems to have taken off in the last few days, during NECC I suspect. I also followed the live blogging session on plurk. Being able to follow an entire conversation in this way is probably plurk's best feature Julie Squires's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://bookjewel.edublogs.org/2008/06/24/inanimate-alice-is-a-learning-gem/" rel="nofollow">Inanimate Alice is a Learning Gem…</a> Great post. I agree…I’m pretty excited about plurk too. It seems to have taken off in the last few days, during NECC I suspect. I also followed the live blogging session on plurk. Being able to follow an entire conversation in this way is probably plurk’s best feature

Julie Squires’s most recent blog post.. Inanimate Alice is a Learning Gem…

]]> By: 21CT: The Power of Plurk: Live Blogging at NECC | The 21st Century Teacher http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117593 21CT: The Power of Plurk: Live Blogging at NECC | The 21st Century Teacher Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:40:20 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117593 [...] Reading: Why I *heart* Plurk by Steve Dembo addthis_url = [...] […] Reading: Why I *heart* Plurk by Steve Dembo addthis_url = […]

]]> By: 21CT - Frank's Blog http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/#comment-117591 21CT - Frank's Blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:37:31 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-117591 Steve, we are in sync with our thoughts on both Plurk and Twitter. I participated in Ginger's almost 200 entry live-blogging Plurk thread. Plurk can certainly handle the load, it seems. I think it is a little hard to compare the success and failures right now between Plurk and Twitter because they are just simply in 2 different points of time. Plus we don't know what is coming up from Twitter with their recent funding increases. But. Plurk certainly is intriguing. With its visual interface, spatial organization, interactivity, and karma it is certain to appeal to more ambiguous right-brain dominant creatives. The ability to keep related posts from a discrete conversation together in a discussion thread also appeals to my sense of maintaining interpersonal relationships and developing "groupness". At 21CT, I wrote about the Ian Jukes live blogging on Plurk as it was in process yesterday, so a little more here for your readers. I do find that I am spending more time at Plurk than Twitter the last couple days. Does that mean that Plurk is just a fad or a serious tool that feels more comfortable in my right-brained hands? I guess I´ll have to wait a little longer to see. Frank, 21CT http://franksblog.edublogs.org 21CT - Frank's Blog's most recent blog post.. <a href="http://franksblog.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/my-social-bookmarks-weekly-5/" rel="nofollow">21CT: My Social Bookmarks (weekly)</a> Steve, we are in sync with our thoughts on both Plurk and Twitter. I participated in Ginger’s almost 200 entry live-blogging Plurk thread. Plurk can certainly handle the load, it seems.

I think it is a little hard to compare the success and failures right now between Plurk and Twitter because they are just simply in 2 different points of time. Plus we don’t know what is coming up from Twitter with their recent funding increases. But. Plurk certainly is intriguing. With its visual interface, spatial organization, interactivity, and karma it is certain to appeal to more ambiguous right-brain dominant creatives. The ability to keep related posts from a discrete conversation together in a discussion thread also appeals to my sense of maintaining interpersonal relationships and developing “groupness”.

At 21CT, I wrote about the Ian Jukes live blogging on Plurk as it was in process yesterday, so a little more here for your readers.

I do find that I am spending more time at Plurk than Twitter the last couple days. Does that mean that Plurk is just a fad or a serious tool that feels more comfortable in my right-brained hands? I guess I´ll have to wait a little longer to see.

Frank, 21CT
http://franksblog.edublogs.org

21CT - Frank’s Blog’s most recent blog post.. 21CT: My Social Bookmarks (weekly)

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