TOP 10 Yay PLURK Nay TWITTER Reasons
June 5, 2008 | Filed under: Technology
Plurk is rocking the social media scene of late and for good reason! Twitter is cool and I'm sure there will be many other twitter clones but to label Plurk a clone is simply outrageous. Looking back on that last sentence I wrote would you believe I signed up for Plurk almost exactly 24 hours ago? Plurk fittingly has peace love unity and respect written all over it from the get go but that's enough of the hippy stuff. Doesn't matter whether it was planned or it was simply a short brandable domain that became available. I've heard in the plurkosphere it's a cross of "Play and Work". Whatever it is they have hit the big ...
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Plurk is rocking the social media scene of late and for good reason! Twitter is cool and I’m sure there will be many other twitter clones but to label Plurk a clone is simply outrageous. Looking back on that last sentence I wrote would you believe I signed up for Plurk almost exactly 24 hours ago?
Plurk fittingly has peace love unity and respect written all over it from the get go but that’s enough of the hippy stuff. Doesn’t matter whether it was planned or it was simply a short brandable domain that became available. I’ve heard in the plurkosphere it’s a cross of “Play and Work”. Whatever it is they have hit the big time with something that’s bound to become a blockbuster. I can’t see how it won’t.
What Are The Top 10 Reasons To Say Hello To Plurk?
1) Everything is organized on a graphical timeline. It is quite easy to interpret and makes things relatively easy and clear to follow.
2) Three different options for viewing the timeline of plurks. You can switch between everyone’s plurk’s, your plurks, or your private plurks. You’d naturally want to spend more time answering comments on the plurks you started out of respect for the people plurking. Also I would hope it’s a conversation on a topic you find of interest.
3) It has CLIQUES! That sounded bad I know but it’s just a fancy word for group. Now you can follow everyone and anyone until they spam you and if they are someone you are interested in hearing more from you can chime into that clique. So I went to check it out and the below quote is direct from plurk.
“Cliques make it easy to send plurks to a group of people. You can even filter your timeline via cliques.”
What’s even cooler is you can message a whole clique at a time? Maybe that is why there is a difference between a fan and a friend? Some people are more sensitive to perceived spam then others.
4) Each new “Plurk” is an individual thread. A dialogue that you can track on a timeline. Imagine writing about something of interest and coming back later to find an active conversation on the topic? Since I have only been a member for a day can’t confirm how long you can go back but I’m hoping a while.
5) You can easily share all types of media such as images, videos and links. The images and videos appear as clickable thumbnail; very cool.
6) It has a karma system. I’m not going to write much about it as I have no clue how it works and I have no clue when it updates except that it’s apparently not in real time.
7) You can talk in third person with a slew of choices to choose from that are also color coded. This will help the dedicated plurker know your mood simply by the color of your action. Items currently are things such as wishes, feels, has, says, is, thinks etc…
8) It’s still in the early adopters phase. As of 10:55PM June 5th 2008 the search term “plurk” on google brought up 59,300 results; “twitter” was 68,700,000. On the compete bar it showed 31,000 as the people count. I mean it probably/easily had more people then that register today alone. It’s in its infancy and now is the time to discover it. Imagine finding twitter 12 or 16 months ago?
9) It has emoticons. Whether you’re a high, moderate or low emoticon user / lover it’s good to have. It’s so easy to convey the wrong tone on email where you can write a book let alone 140 characters!
10) It has a built in top 10! It’s “intresting pluckers” features the top 10 users by karma and also lists the latest noobs who are always looking for a friend right? It also has 10 features worth mentioning for this and MANY more.
This may come across as a twitter bash which I guess it is sorta. I still like and plan to use twitter it’s just Plurk took a good idea and made it great.
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Rumors Rumors - MS vs Google - Clash of Titans
May 19, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Technology
So the latest rumor from the never ending rumor mill that is Silicon Valley is that Microsoft is trying to buy the search only component of Yahoo for $20 Billion than take the additional $25,000,000,000 to buy out Facebook which would give them quite the arsenal to begin reclaiming eyeballs from the Google empire.
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USB Desktop Missle Launcher - Fire!
April 12, 2008 | Author: John | Filed under: Technology
In keeping with the whole USB theme here, I would like to introduce the next product in my “make your life in the office easier” schpeel.
This product I have seen before and it could be fun when you have to let off a little steam halfway through the day. The USB powered wireless missle launcher. This one is probably one of the most popular and well known USB powered items on the web.
Features include:
Powered by USB with 4 feet of cable
Wireless control up to 15 feet
Multi-Channel I.D. (up to 4 players)
Fully directional targeting
Shoot up to 10 feet at an extremely fast rate
Software is included so it can be controlled, able to move left, right, up, down.
Use your mouse or keyboard to control the ‘control panel’
Rotates 360 degrees and about 45 degrees up and down.
Missile launching sound effects when you fire.
Prerecorded sound effects.
Wireless Launcher requires 3 x 1.5V “AAA” LR03 batteries (not included)
Compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000
If you want to see how one of these babies works, just make your way over to Youtube.com and check it out. This might not make your day anymore productive in the office, but it sure will add an element of fun to it!
Plus, if you have an annoying cubicle near by, you might be able to get one of these to fly right over the wall. Think about it, in the meantime, subscribe to the feed so that you don’t miss any posts I have coming up!
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Mini Desktop USB Paper Shredder
April 4, 2008 | Author: John | Filed under: Technology
Making things easier on the traveling home office worker is the USB paper shredder. Weighing in at a measly 3 pounds and can shred up to 2 pieces of paper at a time, this product will surely make your travels easier.
This lightweight gadget will be a lot easier to use the next time you have to lug all your office with you on a business trip across the country. Judging by the products description:
This USB Mini Desktop Shredder is just the trick to have some fun shredding important documents, receipts, post-it notes and to-do lists from your boss! It can be powered by USB or 4 “AA” batteries. Shred A6 (postcard size) documents. This mini shredder will liven up your workplace and become an interesting conversation piece! Shredding capacity: 2 sheets. On/Off Reverse Switch. Minimum system requirements: Windows XP, Mac OX X 10.3, USB 1.1 port.
It is exactly what you need when you have to shred documents you don’t want other people to see. If you need to get rid of documents you don’t want the hotel staff to post online, this shredder will at least make it a little harder for them to figure out how to scam you. With a price of $14.95 at amazon.com you can’t go wrong. Besides all that, have you ever tried to carry around a 30+ pound paper shredder?
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Get Faster Internet with Comcast
April 3, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Technology
Today’s post is from John aka Sukosaki over at SukoSaki.info. If you want to be a guest blogger contact me!
So, you are sitting here in your office reading blogs, news and forums, but there is one thing that is bothering you. The internet is slow on your boring old DSL connection. You think to yourself, “man, if only I had faster internet, I would be able to surf faster and spend less time waiting online!”
Well, my friend, I think Comcast has just what you need to cure the slow internet browsing blues. Comcast has announced to offer an internet service up to 50mps for as little as $150 per month! I know, sounds crazy right? What the heck do I need 50 megabits per second for?
I’ll tell you. When you want to download a movie in high definition, 50mps will be your best friend. According to Comcast, you will be able to download a full length HD movie in 16 minutes. This is their big selling point with the conversion of regular TV to watching shows and movie online coming closer by the day.
“The technology that enables Comcast to increase download speeds is called ‘channel bonding’ and uses cable pipes more efficiently to deliver video, Internet and voice.”
Comcast describes this new service as “wideband” and hope to reach at least 20% of its subscriber base by the end of the year. What does this mean for you? Well, if you spend many moments on the internet browsing, blogging, buying or selling, this service could drastically reduce the amount of time it takes you to complete tasks.
Pros of having fast(er) service
Making your life and job easier should always be the first thing on your mind. When I blog, I fly around the internet in such of information and research like a mad man. Now, if I could browse faster I could increase the value of the time I am spending online.
Although the service is pricey at $150 per month (about $100 more than normal service Comcast provides), it is worth its weight in gold. At tax time, if you are a home business owner, this type of service would be a write off at a certain %.
Cons of having fast(er) service
Well, there is always a catch, right? Some of the cons for having …
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