Have you ever been to a party where you walk in and see your friends, friends of your friends, and some complete strangers? Some of the people are interesting, funny, rude, obnoxious or a little of all of those things. There are some conversations you want to join and others you want to avoid. That is Plurk, for me!
I joined Plurk on June 1, 2008 and since that time I’ve made 277 Plurks, 3046 Responses and invited 4 Friends. I have 169 friends, 22 fans and 1118 profile views.
But what does this mean to my real life?
I spent many hours at Plurk when I first started out. But after a few days, okay, maybe more like weeks, I started to find more balance.
- What I gained from Plurk
- Interaction with wonderful bloggers like Problogger, Daisy and Live Crunch.
- Laughs with amusing people like faboomama, Squirehogg and Becca.
- Inspiration from artists like Susiescrapper, Bevsyarncrazy and Andiesmith.
- Conversation with other parents like Puglove, Tinaladuke, NancyNally and Signingmama.
- Information from techy folks like PapaMike, KDFrawg and apratts.
Is it all about the karma?
At Plurk you have a “Karma Level”. Mine is currently 63.94 with the highest level having been 65.12
I admit that early on I did check my karma every time I logged on.
I was always happy when it increased and upset when it didn’t.
I tried to Plurk on a regular basis to make sure I’d get more Karma.
However, I soon realized that when I had limited time on Plurk I should spend it by Plurking things people might actually care about.
So I have tried my best to keep out the plurks for the sake of gaining Karma.
I also avoid participating in karma related conversations!
So I gotta go now!
Is it worth the time?
For me it is.
The balance I’ve found includes me logging in for a few minutes when I am taking a break from work.
I send a Plurk or two and reply to what my friends have Plurked about.
I laugh at some of the conversations.
I follow some links they’ve posted.
I view some videos or photos.
I invite these people in to learn more about myself
They’ve done the same and I appreciate it.
So if you are interested, you can view my Plurk Timeline.
What others have blogged about Plurk
Plurk 1 Month In by Problogger.
Night Plurking
Plurk your way to action by Rebecca Laffar-Smith
Plurkiverse
Plurk and Twitter? Plurk or Twitter?
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You’ve captured many of my current feelings towards Plurk as well but have managed to say them much better than I ever could. I value having you as one of my plurky friends.
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Rebecca, you were one of the people on Plurk I missed while I had limited plurking time the last three days being at the autism conference I was attending! For all the reasons you mentioned, it really is an incredible community there…I’ve learned a lot and laughed a lot with people there.
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It’s great that you’ve found such use for Plurk. Quite honestly I haven’t spent too much time trying to find its value; I’ve heard mixed things about it.
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Did you remember to vote for me? :-p
Just saw this. It is a great story about this plurk experience. I enjoyed it, and thanks for the props!
SquireHogg on Plurk
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