Poll: Plurk or Twitter?

I’m not a Filipino, but I use Twitter. I mainly use Twitter to help get traffic to my blog.

Plurk sounds interesting, but I just don’t want more online “stuff” to be involved with.

Here’s something I posted today about Twitter and blogging:

http://www.beginnerbloggertips.com/2009/04/twitter-three-benefits-to-bloggers.html

I consider them as two entirely different entities under the same category (micro-blogging).

Twitter is more like a newsletter for stuff like announcements, updates and more. Interaction occurs only between the twit author and his audience.

Plurk functions as a mini-forum, engaging discussions among your friends on any topic you could think of (and therefore interact with each other).

Or you could also see them in this way:

Twitter = formal
Plurk = informal

My opinion is that, Twitter is perfect for business use, while Plurk is more suitable for casual social use.

PLURK!

I will be posting all my updates this hollyweek via mobile IM yehba. Mamatay kayo sa ingit.

I use YehBA* http://www.yehba.com to update my plurk. Before twitter also have the add bot feature.

Just add the plurk bot bo****@plurk.com to your YehBA* contact then you can update it on your mobile phone.

I can also update my facebook, myspace, fs and more…

facebook + twitter. i use twitter because all my friends in the states are on twitter. twitter is big in the US because almost everyone has an unlimited data plan which allows for easy minute to minute updating via blackberries, iphones, etc. i also use it to update my facebook status and so i get responses both ways. for me as a fil-am, its a way for me to avoid homesickness. and it is also kind of cool when every now and then, people like demi moore, shaq, baron davis, p diddy, talib kweli, layla kayleigh, and other celebs actually respond to my tweets haha

btw – is there a good provider with an unlimited 3G data plan in metro manila for cells here in the PI.. i would like to get my blackberry off the prepaid sims and onto postpaid but only if the data is unlimited

twitter.com/ed_pascasio

twitter is the best for me. :)

Here’s a great analysis of Plurk vs Twitter from Pinoy Web 2.0 maverick Luis Buenaventura.

For me, it’s Twitter because the influential people are there – almost all abroad, right now, but the number of locals is slowly increasing. Plurk on the other hand seems like a chatroom and I don’t have much time for that.

ma try nga yung plurk.

Plurk is dominated by Philippine users based on my account. I receive msgs in tagalog.. ayos!!

The single, vital thing that Plurk has that Twitter doesn’t is replies grouped under the original plurk. And that’s what makes Plurk better than Twitter. (Don’t care for karma and all the cute stuff.) When Plurk gets an API, it’ll be hard to beat.

Plurk plurk plurk plurk!!!!!

I barely check both accounts but I think I’d choose twitter over plurk due to the interface.

I use Plurk for my random rants. I use Twitter to log my learnings in (and about) my life.

i have both… but I’m too lazy to update

hey no raffle now?

peer pressure dictates my choice. before i was into friendster. but when my friends discovered facebook (which we thought was better), we stopped checking our friendster account regularly.

then we encountered plurk! =)

our blogs vary depending on the person. you can easily link each other’s blog that’s why it’s not a problem.

Twitter!
-easier to update
-more organized
-SIMPLE!

Hmmm, for me, Twitter is such a big help for me.
A lot of professionals, super kind people… When I ask help for my homework, a lot of Twits help me! hahaha. Well, yes, maraming “old” people, but that doesn’t mean they are no fun. :P

Plurk, not for me. Too perky. :\

I’m into TWITTER! kasi addicting yung plurk ee.. err! natetemp ako palage so I decided to delete my account! yay~

Twitter ako. Mas professional ang twitter. And I don’t have plurk account.

Pinoys love Plurk coz its more friendster like they feel more connected with their “FRIENDS”, and its more lively, that’s a given for our colorful asian tradition always on the parade or fiesta mode. I like plurk coz it can update my status on fb and has a better sms service in the phils, bad thing it does not have any interesting person or thing to follow, all I get from plurkers that I follow is either their hungry, they wanna cry.

Twitter on the other hand is simple that’s the western way (ahhmm.. apple,google), lets say plain boring but tweeps are mostly western and most users are adults(thats funny),if not they are NBA players,politicians or brands, the kind of pips that dont’t post their silly pics every hour, or whine of how bad their day was just to let their “FRIENDS” know, twitter is to tell something and it should make sense in 140 characters and most twits is news,useful info, trivias, events and other stuffs. most of the time I just read twits. I just really hate their sms service.

To Plurk is to tell – communication with friends whining about ur bad day and telling them that you are hungry.

To Twit is to listen – reading from tweeps and you will find something new and interesting each day, the prize of listening.

i go for twitter. been a member since 2007 when it was starting but only got to be active last year. it’s easy to twitter thanks to phtwitters.com

hmm Plurk kasi I also use plurk to other networks.. every Plurk ko naaupdate na rin yun twitter ko, pati yun shoutout post sa friendster, pati sa facebook at multiply updated lahat. tapos is your only using midrange cellphone isang text lang sa sms gateway ng plurk ok na..

i use twitter every now and then, since accessible sya sa office.
I’ve seen plurk and for me it’s kind of complicated to use.
I prefer multiply & facebook.
Friendster kasi is a bit idle na these days.
As for blogging sites. I have accounts in all three. Why? different purposes. Livejournal & blogger could be connected to your multiply site.
Minsan talaga it’s what suits you needs and preference.

friendster was introduced to the philippines earlier than facebook which actually started as a network for US students.

the plurk exodus was due to the twitter downtime. many twitter users are whining on plurk about the fail whale. saka na lang yung pagdami ng plurk users.

i still use my twitter account. i dont have any plans to use plurk at all.

magTUMBLR na lang tayo!