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US Elections 2008 - Plurk the Vote and Win a Share of $5,000!October 6

The Appetizer

People often wonder what the secret ingredient is that makes Plurk so delicious. The answer is simple–it’s the conversations! Plurk, after all, is a social conversation community. It’s very much like any real life party or social event you attend; lots of small groups of people in a big room having many conversations about many different topics. Invite your friends, have a little wine and cheese, and you can choose to participate actively in any discussion, start your own discussion, listen in to other discussions without saying a word, or move on to other conversations happening around you. The choice really is yours.

The Main Dish - US Elections 2008 Timeline

One of those yummy topics which we see a lot of people discussing lately on Plurk is the upcoming US Presidential Elections, being held on November 4, 2008. Everybody is talking about Obama and McCain and the conversations often get heated and intense, but that’s what makes Plurk so enjoyable! Check out some recent examples:

Why do techies love Obama, Why? (Over 80 replies!)

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has a tainted soul because she thinks Obama is a terrorist (Over 250 replies!)

So many great conversations happening on Plurk about the US Elections, but unfortunately, up until now, it was hard to access those conversations taking place outside your own circle of Pl

Announcing the Winners of our First Plurk Design Off!October 3

Phew! We were so overwhelmed by the volume and quality of submissions that we received for our first Plurk Design Off contest that we really have to hand it to the community for their creativity and their unbridled passion for all things Plurk! You definitely did not disappoint us. That said, the toughest part was picking the winners from all the entries that came through, but after much deliberation and review, we came up with the 20 Plurkers who each have won themselves a $50 Amazon.com Gift Certificate for their hard work and effort in making this first contest a success!

Here are the Plurk usernames of the list of winners in no particular order:

pinkelephant
thoughtwrong
tonle
aliyahplz
justinlitalien
niwat0ri
ova
anakcerdas
FWood
paysonjewelry
MoMZ
SwordMama

Announcing the Super-Duper, Super-Fun, Plurk Flash WidgetSeptember 28

Plurk now has a Flash widget! It is suited for MySpace, Bebo, Friendster and other more flashy social networks profiles and personal sites:

The widget is a great way to share what you and your friends are currently doing on sites outside of Plurk. Visit our widget tab to install the Flash Widget.

Apart from this we have also made it super easy to install our HTML widget on Blogger. Got a Blogger blog? Install the HTML widget with ease.

Plurk New Feature Round Up – The Week of September 15-22ndSeptember 22

It’s been a productive week over here at Plurk. From implementing heavily requested new features to working on minor usability and functional enhancements, we’ve been paying attention to your needs and ensuring the experience for fellow Plurkers continues to be enjoyable as our community grows. Here’s a quick run down of some of the new features and functional improvements we’ve made:

Improved Sharing Options + Photo Sharing Directly from Plurk

One thing we’re sure you may have noticed is that we improved the “shares” qualifier on Plurk by adding a sub-menu to make it easier to share photos, links and Youtube videos on Plurk. Sharing links and Youtube videos works the same way as before but now new users will find it easier to add a caption or title to these items.

The big change has been the introduction of photo uploading directly from Plurk! You’ll know that Plurk already allows you to share any picture from across the web by linking directly to the picture url; we automatically scale down the pic and create a thumbnail when it is posted in a Plurk. Now, users also have the ability to share pictures directly by uploading them to Plurk!

Plurk’s First Ever Plurktacular Design Contest! Win One of 20 $50 Amazon.com Gift Certificates!September 13

Plurk loves our community! We feel we have the most plurfekt fans in the Plurkiverse. Seriously.

How passionate are Plurk fans? Here are some examples of the great artwork and media we’ve found out in the wild.

Plurk Comic Strips:

Plurk T-Shirt:

Plurk Icons for your Mac: