Journal
26Nov2008
Plurk! Twitter! Oh, my!
I’m assuming that many of you have Twitter or Plurk account or other networking sites. Out of curiosity; out of boredom; I created an account on both. It’s been a while since I’ve actually posted any thought provoking entry on my blog and all because these kind of sites. I am not saying that they are bad and they do create and generate a lot of connection, meaning people. One good way to promote or update people in your network on what you’re thinking, doing or about to do.
I think now is the time I post some pros and cons.
| Reviews |
|
Plurk |
| Customizable CSS – you can chose on many design or create your own to personalize your profile page. Customizing CSS in plurk on your own might need to be more experienced in CSS. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Working API – third party apps that can be used on your desktop. I like the ones provided for Twitter. I sometimes forget to visit some websites every minute of the day. |
Yes |
None |
| On-site Update Alert – a beeping sound on the website |
None |
Yes |
| RSS Feed – Right now, since plurk is fairly new to the business they don’t have the RSS unless I’m wrong. Maybe I just can’t find the link to where the RSS is. |
Yes |
None |
| Widget – things that you can stick in your personal blogs or website. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comments on posts – can add comments of replies on each entry. I like this feature on plurk. |
None |
Yes |
| SMS – post an entry through SMS. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Send Private Messages – Only works if they are in your friends list. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Post Links |
Yes |
Yes |
| Post Images |
No |
Yes |
| Selective Private entry – On plurk, you can chose to post an entry as private and only your friends can see. On twitter, you can only choose to set everyt undrhing as private. |
No |
Yes |
I personally like both of them and that’s one reason why I rarely post anything good on my blog now-a-days. Hah!