Plurk that I lurk

These two or three months, you can say that I’m addicted to Plurk. Plurk is an online social journal. It’s quite like “comments” / “shout out” in Friendster or Facebook in a way that you can post your status, what you think, what you do, or whatsoever and you can do it easily and fast. But it also likes a blog in a way that in Plurk you are expected to submit a “smart” Plurk and people who see your Plurk can post comments. It means that for example you say “Obama has won the election. How that would affect us?” so you’re not expected to say something short and meaningless (though it is allowed) which might not attract people comments. The reason I conclude that Plurk expecting the smart one, because people can post comments more than three times in a row—the anti-flooding rule.

However, Plurk is like mass conference in Yahoo Messenger, MSN, or any other providers in way that Plurk is updated in real time basis. Besides, Plurk is quite identical with other chatting providers in way that the graphical interface/display/web layout is so simple and more like a timeline so that you don’t have to be bothered by complicated applications or features like in Friendster or Facebook.

Maybe you are still confused what is Plurk. Well maybe you can visit www.plurk.com, and make account. And I bet you still wonder why I can be addicted to Plurk. Frankly, the reason for me opening Plurk day and night is that I hope can get update from my friends. I believe all of us sometimes get busy by works and we only get connected or talk with people that physically around us. Today, the internet and the hardware (cell phones, notebooks, PCs) has supported us to get connected to the world including our friends. For example, from Plurk I know that my friend has been in relationship, or I know that there’s job vacancy in his office, or I know the latest gossip on TV which I might miss.

One other feature is Karma. Karma is like a measuring unit to show how active you’re in Plurk. It ranges from 0 to 100. Karma will increase if you routinely update profiles and plurks, comment, using emoticon, share links, pictures, Youtube videos, or do whatever fun in Plurk. On the other side, Karma will decrease if you get rejected, blocked by other Plurkers, if you don’t do the “dos” mentioned routinely. I have experience that my friend ever wasn’t active for 3 weeks or 1 month and her karma become 0. Probably you have questions, “So what with Karma?”. Well not only as a measuring unit, by having higher Karma you can have more emoticons to splash more fun in your Plurk. You can also enjoy other features like changing your display name, changing the Plurk Buddy, and some others.

Well, if you are somehow being apart for longer times because you have to work overseas, I think you can chat online with your schoolmates or old friends and you will get updates without have to be near them physically. I do suggest you visit www.plurk.com. It’s interesting and it’s SURELY fun!