Are you already Plurking?
Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth
Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008. AtDe Correspondent, Ernst-Jan serves as publisher, fostering the expansion of the platform.
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A serious Twitter alternative?
Of course I can mention an equal number of reasons why you should prefer Twitter over Plurk, as all your friends are there, tons of mash-ups have been built and the mobile integration is pretty good. And they have web celebs behind them. So I don’t think Twitter users will switch that fast. It has become part of a life-style after all.
But at the same time, after browsing around on Plurk for a while I’ve already noticed some early adopters like Robert Scoble and Duncan Riley are checking the service out. They’re probably all eager for an alternative to always unreliable Twitter. I mean, Scoble is already really emotional about somebody stealing his nickname Scobleizer on Plurk. So even the early adopters might be willing to switch.
Discovering your microblogging need
As soon as Plurk has mobile support – now there is just a ‘coming soon’ page -, some people who just got started with Twitter and have discovered their microblogging need, might switch to Plurk. Just like Facebook took over the stick from Friendster. The need is created is by the early adopters, the early majority adopts a more user-friendly alternative.
