Comments for A Journey to Freedom http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com What's Your Perspective? Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Plurk is Family, Come Join Other Plurksters and Me by David Bridger http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/plurk-family-life-on-the-line/#comment-5 David Bridger Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:42:24 +0000 http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-5 You've described my feelings about Plurk vs Twitter almost exactly, and I wish I'd read your thoughts here before I blogged my Social Media article today. I would have linked to this post in my text. I'm a bit of a Luddite, too. I don't shun technology, but I only get gear I need to use and I just want it to be a tool that works. The only time I get involved with learning more than I need (or want) to know, is when the gear goes wrong. And as soon as the problem is fixed I erase that new technical knowledge to make brain-room for more important stuff. :) And yet, despite my lack of interest in technothingies, I find Plurk as user-friendly as it is friendship-friendly. It's simply intuitive. You’ve described my feelings about Plurk vs Twitter almost exactly, and I wish I’d read your thoughts here before I blogged my Social Media article today. I would have linked to this post in my text.

I’m a bit of a Luddite, too. I don’t shun technology, but I only get gear I need to use and I just want it to be a tool that works. The only time I get involved with learning more than I need (or want) to know, is when the gear goes wrong. And as soon as the problem is fixed I erase that new technical knowledge to make brain-room for more important stuff. :)

And yet, despite my lack of interest in technothingies, I find Plurk as user-friendly as it is friendship-friendly. It’s simply intuitive.

]]> Comment on Deciphering the Language by melissa http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/deciphering-the-language/#comment-4 melissa Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:22:54 +0000 http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-4 I know exactly what you mean about the @username thing on Twitter. Seemed so rude and if there's a lot of tweeting they get lost in the shuffle anyway!!! I know exactly what you mean about the @username thing on Twitter. Seemed so rude and if there’s a lot of tweeting they get lost in the shuffle anyway!!!

]]> Comment on Plurk is Family, Come Join Other Plurksters and Me by LaShae http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/plurk-family-life-on-the-line/#comment-3 LaShae Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:31:24 +0000 http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-3 Jason, I love the term "technosexual" and yes the early tweets on twitter were uhm, a bit too much information. Plurk is much better with the conversational sharing aspect and I think that's what hooked me right off. Jason,

I love the term “technosexual” and yes the early tweets on twitter were uhm, a bit too much information. Plurk is much better with the conversational sharing aspect and I think that’s what hooked me right off.

]]> Comment on Plurk is Family, Come Join Other Plurksters and Me by Jason Walker http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/plurk-family-life-on-the-line/#comment-2 Jason Walker Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:34:44 +0000 http://rhondalashae.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-2 Thanks for explaining that "PlurkMama" reference I saw earlier. Knowing is half the battle. As much of a "technosexual" as I am, I never got into twitter. The constant status updating and "im in my bathroom right now" aspect of it seemed like the worst part of blogging on steroids. With Plurk, however, I think I got caught up because of the immediacy of the responses ... while Twitter still feels rather distant and disjointed to me, Plurk can often feel like a chatroom. I feel 18 again. Thanks for explaining that “PlurkMama” reference I saw earlier. Knowing is half the battle.

As much of a “technosexual” as I am, I never got into twitter. The constant status updating and “im in my bathroom right now” aspect of it seemed like the worst part of blogging on steroids. With Plurk, however, I think I got caught up because of the immediacy of the responses … while Twitter still feels rather distant and disjointed to me, Plurk can often feel like a chatroom. I feel 18 again.

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