the left to right thing doesn't 'flow' as nicely as up and down. We're less used to it.

increasingly confused with this interface

found the 'now' button - "back to start".. hmmm.. ok off now.. ciao!

getting distracted when he has loads of work to do

to be able to post in the future, so I can use it to set a reminder/alert/alarm. This is a calendar after all.

the name 'plurk' - sounds too much like the sound of vom. And includes the word 'lurk' - interesting concept though.

if this was a feed aggregator, it would look like a 'real' "NewsRiver"

'NEEDS' a 'NOW' button

a 'need' verb