Loving Plurk
I was introduced to Plurk in April but couldn’t understand what the interest was. I began by looking at the friends of cfox2 and then lorim and dawne. I would look at what they posted and if I found them interesting I became a fan. Slowly as I’d start to respond to something they said and they would ask to be my friend. I also searched some keywords that I was interested in. One was “geocaching“. It would show all the plurks that had that word it in. I then either became a friend or fan of those people. It started slowly but I love the PLN I have now and am continuing to find new people that I want to add to it. I find myself spending more time on Plurk than Facebook! I still check out Twitter because I have some contacts on there that are not on Plurk. I have learned so many new things through my PLN’s comments and links. I’ve gotten some good ideas to use in the classroom too. So I would encourage those that are unsure or wondering about Plurk to read what others have written and don’t be afraid to befriend a “stranger”.
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November 10th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I am getting of plurk and am really enjoying it too! I like that people in your field can find you and I really like how helpful and welcoming “strangers” are on plurk:)
November 12th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I want to love Plurk and Twitter, but am struggling. I feel overwhelmed trying to keep up and seem to have neiher the time or patience to sit and go through everything without becoming frustrated. I’m sure with time it will get better