Comments on: Why I *heart* Plurk http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:28:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: uggs outlet http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#comment-242290 uggs outlet Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-242290 Thanks David. Yeah, the old "it`s a bug, not a feature" routine! I just installed version 3.0.2 from the EAP right on top and it worked beautifully. Thanks David. Yeah, the old “it`s a bug, not a feature” routine! I just installed version 3.0.2 from the EAP right on top and it worked beautifully.

]]> By: Steve Dembo http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#comment-203366 Steve Dembo Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:51:07 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-203366 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@Durff Fergot the link http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/</span></span> @Durff Fergot the link http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/

]]> By: John http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#comment-161445 John Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:45:04 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-161445 Hey everyone and anyone I am a high school teacher and I am looking for a microblog that will allow me to send SMS messages to students about homework and test reminders and tips and maybe other essential info. I DO NOT WANT A BLOGGING COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME (my admin would not do it). But it would be great if there was a way to have ONE WAY communication (me to the students) through SMS for reminders. My students really liked the idea. Is there anything out there for a teacher like me? Thanks so much! John Hey everyone and anyone

I am a high school teacher and I am looking for a microblog that will allow me to send SMS messages to students about homework and test reminders and tips and maybe other essential info. I DO NOT WANT A BLOGGING COMMUNITY AT THIS TIME (my admin would not do it). But it would be great if there was a way to have ONE WAY communication (me to the students) through SMS for reminders. My students really liked the idea.

Is there anything out there for a teacher like me?

Thanks so much!

John

]]> By: Twitter Twubbles | WTB: Spellchecker http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#comment-151319 Twitter Twubbles | WTB: Spellchecker Fri, 29 May 2009 23:06:21 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-151319 [...] I've created an account on Plurk.  Join and follow me, if you dare!  Also, here's a great article by someone I know and respect explaining why Plurk is so cool.] 29 May 2009 [...] [...] I’ve created an account on Plurk.  Join and follow me, if you dare!  Also, here’s a great article by someone I know and respect explaining why Plurk is so cool.] 29 May 2009 [...]

]]> By: daibarnes http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#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

]]> By: technical features compare cell phone http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#comment-118474 technical features compare cell phone Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:59:38 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/?p=929#comment-118474 [...] blog about it, if I didn??t feel there was merit to it and it was worth exploring. Which is whyhttp://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/Cellphonecarriers.comOffers cellular phone information, advice, features, history, and [...] [...] blog about it, if I didn??t feel there was merit to it and it was worth exploring. Which is whyhttp://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/Cellphonecarriers.comOffers cellular phone information, advice, features, history, and [...]

]]> By: Steve Kinney http://www.teach42.com/2008/06/29/why-i-heart-plurk/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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…

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