Last year when I began to use Twitter and Plurk, I had some of the same thoughts and feelings as many of you are currently experiencing.  After giving both a try, I decided to focus my time on Plurk (lorim), but will still check in with Twitter (lmmiller).  At the beginning it was slow, but I started looking at the friends of the few people I was following and then started requesting their “friendship”.  It also helped when someone I knew introduced me to their followers on Plurk – I’d be glad to do so.  If you haven’t done so, be sure to create a profile.  I also did not set my timeline to “private” until I had established a network of friends.  A year later, I have many “friends” on Plurk and some I really feel like I know even though I’ve never met them face to face. 

Why did I eventually choose Plurk over Twitter?  I only had so much time to devote to social networking and I liked the format better so Plurk eventually won out.  The resources I’ve gained from “plurking” have been well worth the time I’ve spent.