Perhaps not for you. But I think this will appeal to some Twitterers - and lots of folks who don't grok Twitter.

Perhaps they will each be used for different types of conversations?

hmmmm ... I guess we will see. It still feels way too messy. And, does it totally break down on mobile?

unplunkfortable

I actually like Plurk better than twitter. I can check out conversations and see what people are saying about a topic easier here!

agrees with Jimohagan!

agrees with himself, jimohagan & JackieB. I was going to disagree with myself but figured I needed to at least show myself support

twitter folk may move if they get sick of twitter being down and the action is elsewhere

courosa's feeling- it's too messy. Despite conversation structure difficult to keep track of messages. You miss too much/can't find it.

what it needs is an indication in Mobile mode that you have read conversations so you can choose timeline or mobile=twitter. Then might work

That's funny because I like the mobile version a lot. Much easier to follow conversations, versus having to click around and around.

that Twitter is doing its best to drive people away as it is. Honestly, that's the main reason I'm here. Sick of the whale.

The mobile version could can compare to Twitter. The timeline is a different game.

i love twitter. i'm just not sure plurk is doing it for me...

All but agandoning Twitter. Conversations are far better here... and plurk has never been down, not ONCE, since I joined in June! Wow.

I used to teach keyboarding, really. "abandoning"...

kmulford I'm in agreement.

Everytime I want to leave Twitter I get dragged back in. Still want to send my "Dear Twitter" letter.

mcarls I'm still reading Twitter, not sure what will happen when I return to school, I know Twitter is blocked, not sure about Plurk

honestly it doesn't really matter. It's working for us in this community and like Twitter, Plurk is growing.

I was on Twitter 6 months before it ever hit critical mass. Plurk is just another tool in the box.

Am glad to see you checking it out tho

I'm a little sad Alec hasn't come back in a few weeks. Lot of respect for you! BUT - even Gates said "64K ought to be enough for anybody"

yeah, kind of sad that Alec didn't really give it a fair shot. It's hard to get people to try new things when they are comfortable.

way too many things out there and you know something newer and shiner than Plurk is coming down the road. I hope this lasts though

I totally agree. But for now, Plurk is the best of the bunch. And, like what could come next, they too can upgrade. I'd even consider

going back to Twitter, if it wasn't so fundamentally broken underneath.

I prefer Plurk big time. Haven't used Twitter in weeks.

relies on Twitter when I'm out (better mobile access IMHO), but I like Plurk for the conversation aspect.

Hahaha! I TOTALLY forgot about this Plurk! Too funny! Alec doesn't know what he is missing!

Alec EVER know? Will his cross-network friends EVER inform him?

I think Alec is much like some of the teachers I work with - they get use to doing things one way and just can't make the transition... sigh

Really? I've admired him, actually. I was surprised by this - but honestly, you can only spread yourself so thin. I didn't take to Plurk at

first either... Oh, and Shareski's friends told him cross network, so I know there is plenty of back and forth over here.

vdub144 I too found plurk difficult to like at first. Now I am hooked and spend lots of time here..very little on twitter.

In fact, one of the few people I still talk to on twitter is Alec. Funny..he should just come on over.

Wow ... I can't believe this conversation happened after I left it. OK, I need someone to help me figure out Plurk, and will give it a shot.

Yay, courosa. I really did feel like you when I first came in. Spend some time. Lurk. Add friends...soon you will be hooked

courosa - it's just a different way of looking at the world - spin those glasses a bit.

LParisi, I already seem to have 72 friends, and 127 followers. I think I may have to begin by deleting some, not sure.

And how does one know to look back to these conversations? For instance, are you notified that there was a new response here?

ROTFL... Oh my. The PRESSURE of the PLN! Alec, its great to have you back- glad you remembered your password!

Yes, they continue to appear in the same thread they were started in. You'll notice a number next to the plurk-that's responses, and it is

red when there are new responses in that plurk.

When you come on, you can see how many conversation threads were added since you were here.

Once you get caught up, its not too hard to stay on top of it every hour or so for a few minutes.

Feel free to mark all as read when there are too many to handle..I think we all do that.

Allright ... but is there a different view than the timeline view? You mean I have 2 scroll over my timeline view 2 check for conversations?

The notifications (lower left corner of timeline) wil act as filters for the timeline, making it a little easier.

I rarely scroll back. Like rorowe said, look at the corner of the timeline to see what is new.

I actually use at different times for different reasons. When I just have a comment I Twitter, when I am ready to engage I move to plurk.

You can get a very Twitteresque view at plurk.com/m if you wish, but you will grow to like the organization of the timeline.

Amazing just what plurk can do for you, isn't it?

kdumont that's a good way to put it. Different tools serving different purposes

Yeah, Twitter is a better "broadcast" platform. Saying something on Plurk invites responses - the "tiny pebbles" theory.