One of the many things I like about Plurk is its user interface – it’s a rather grand , interactive, left-right scrolling timeline that allows user to easily see their own Plurks as well as those of their friends, including an easy way to identify Plurks that have been responded to. I’ve been using Plurk for nigh on eighteen months, having been introduced to it by my online friends that I’ve been in contact with for well over five years.
I’ve tried Twitter -and I still use that for brief contact and posting of links as well as keeping up with various services/organisations that post brief information, often including links – but it’s Plurk that is my preferrred social-networking microblog service. Plurk is easy to use, easy to understand and easy to communicate with. Having used Twitter and having had a go at a mutltitude of microblogging services, Plurk stands out way above the crowd. In short, Plurk rocks.
Like many grand things that rock, it has – unfortunately – been ripped off. Not just by any company – but by Microsoft China. A big corporation ripping off a young startup that is doing amazing work. Surely Microsoft has the resources to do their own work? One would think so – but one would be wrong.
If you’d like more information on this dastardly deed, please see the post on the Plurk blog entitled Microsoft China rips off Asia’s No. 1 Microblogging Service as well as the followup Plurk’s official response to Microsoft’s apology.
I would like to think – and hope – that this will all be resolved in Plurk‘s favour – time will tell.
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As if MS doesn’t have enough
and power already, stealing from Plurk is “naughty” to say the least…lump of coal this year for MS!
As this story broke, there was a massive reaction of outrage and indignation that spread throughout the Plurk community. This user reaction could be “tapped into” and used to: take on the MS giant and promote Plurk through publicity. I am sure that if Plurk produced an online objection submission form through Plurk buddy the count would be massive (particularly if users forwarded this to their non-plurk friends). Perhaps we should suggest this?
I was reading about this earlier in the week. I agree with Cowboy’s suggestion. Happy Christmas to all Plurkfiends.