Twitter used to have a thriving blogger network following its every move. There was a PR/buzz machine that did more (marketing wise) for Twitter than its own marketing department could have ever dreamed of. But that following has all but died off, while being replaced by constant chatter of the dreaded Twitter fail whale.
For example… let’s take a look at some Twitter fan blogs that were, at one time, high energy user generated marketing machines.
-Twittown
This “unofficial Twitter community” published its last post in November of 2007. With just under 3,000 pages indexed in Google, and almost 4,000 inbound links showing in Yahoo, the site has incredible value. Yet, there is no new news, no new updates, and the blog is all but dead.
-Twitiac
Twitiac took a nose dive back in May. I’m guessing it’s because the fail whale became so prominent that it was hard to continue reporting on the Twitiverse.
-Twittersweet
Twittersweet is a much smaller site, but it had big potential. Last post? Try October of 2007.
In comes Plurk…
Plurk has been amazing to watch. A lot of the “Twitter A-Listers” refused to adopt Plurk early on for one reason or another, so Plurk has been embraced, built, and promoted by an entirely different audience.
With sites like Plurkable, Plurkiverse, Plurkular, Plurkaholics, Plurktionary, Plurkerati, and many more on the way, the Plurk buzz machine is picking up serious speed and fast.
Take PlurkCAST for example. As host of the PlurkCAST, I know full well the show is kicking ass and taking names. Last week marked the second live episode, and we had, at one time, 23 live callers on the line. In just two weeks the show has had hundreds of downloads, and the live version has been jam packed with chatters and callers during both of the first two shows.
People are excited about Plurk and it continues to grow leaps and bounds. So, with this in mind, Twitter might not be “dying” because of Plurk, but make no mistake that Plurk is quickly gaining market share in the micro-blogging/social media realm.
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The number of live participants in PlurkCAST is impressive. That is more callers/chatters than many live radio broadcasts and the show just started.
Good job Plurkulators!
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You are 100% right. When I first started in the social blogging/ micro blogging community (not that long ago) Twitter was all the rage. Everyone was talking, shouting, praising, and loving Twitter but that has long since died and now everyone is talking Plurk.
I find that Plurk provides a much better avenue for conversation and meaningful discussions. The people I’ve connected with on Plurk have been far more helpful than most of the folks I met on Twitter (there are exceptions though).
Cheers for now!
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I’ve seen a lot of twitter people claim that they hate the timeline. Hopefully Plurker will help ease that burden
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Very interesting. I’ve been hearing a lot about Plurk and comparisons between it and Twitter, but I have to say Twitter is steadily going downhill as you’ve mentioned. It’s like a website that’s perpetually down and with “promised” features that don’t deliver, and that’s after so many changes & promised updates.
I hope to see some more posts about what Plurk can do and deliver in the way of networking. I hope to join it too. Thanks again.
I find Plurk much easier to use and wish more of my Twitter friends would move over. Like TheNerd, I find Plurk MUCH easier for conversation because of the way the threads lay out. At first the timeline was very awkward to navigate around, but like many other ‘new’ things in life, once you start using it, it becomes easy! There is definitely room for improvement, but overall, I think Plurk will blast through as more folks try it and embrace it. Plurk grows on you!
Rebecca
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If “The T Word” can fix its stability issues I think it will rise again. It and Plurk serve two separate purposes though. Think about having a conversation at a club vs. having a conversation at a lunch table with friends at school during lunch. Thats how I view Twitter (oops I said it damn it) vs. Plurk.
If 23 is impressive, um the whole idea of livestream video shows is a failure it would seem. I’m not picking on you just the general idea that 23 is impressive and more than some well-established ‘casts.
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@KeithHanson - I ‘ve heard that about the timeline too but that is precisely what has made me like Plurk. Although, I am sure Plurker will be an excellent product and I am excited to use it
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temple… I absolutely consider 23 call ins and 100 in LIVE chat impressive for the SECOND week and the SECOND show.
No question about that.
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I still really like Jaiku - is google ever going to do anything with it? There was sooo much potential there and now?…
Jaiku was doing a lot of really cool things for mobile maybe they bought it for the infamous google phone.