Comments on: Plurk Karma. Twitter Dharma?

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By: Zer0

Zer0 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:25:46 +0000

p.s if someone removes you because you just added to get points.. you acutually loose points for that in addition to loosing points for spamming etc..

By: Zer0

Zer0 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:24:39 +0000

I on the other hand couldn’t disagree more. I found twitter hard to manage… hard to follow and clunky. First I tried using twirl to see if that would help and that was of no use at all. When I found plurk i was surprised at how easy it was to find those near you or as far away as you wanted.. and it was all layed out in a graphicaly pleasing way. And sure some people just add friends or just post.. but you get deductions for posting to much or spamming someone. I really see it as a chance to reward people who would already be participating.. and promote shy people’s participation also. Karma is about doing something good.. and when you type out an interesting microblog.. or share something youve seen on the net.. you are rewarded because people see it .. post about it… and add you wich means you get karma.. hard to understand?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:08:31 +0000

Thanks for this post.
I (heart) twitter despite its flaws – Plurk drives me mad. I tried it out and couldn’t upload my friends properly and I didn’t enjoy the interface. When I logged in next, I had -2 karma. Wha-huh?
Social media which relies too heavily on being the loudest and having the most “friends” reminds me of junior high. So you’re the cheerleader with the most signatures in your yearbook… so what?

By: Jennifer Leggio

Jennifer Leggio — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:51:56 +0000

Plurk’s karma system is unsettlingly similar to that of Slashdot. It doesn’t work there and it doesn’t work on Plurk. It undermines the whole nature of organic, authentic conversation by encouraging a popularity contest of sorts. Slashdot has its karma whores; soon enough, I fear, Plurk will suffer the same.