http://blog.plurk.com Plurk development and around it Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/10/07/us-elections-2008-plurk-the-vote-and-win-a-share-of-5000/ 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. ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/10/03/announcing-the-winners-of-our-first-plurk-design-off/ 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 ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/09/29/announcing-the-super-duper-super-fun-plurk-flash-widget/ 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 ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/09/22/plurk-new-feature-round-up-%e2%80%93-the-week-of-september-15-22nd/ 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: Extra Super-Duper Dancing Banana Plurkicons: Plurk Wallpaper: Plurk Cookies Heck, KDFrawg ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/09/13/plurks-first-ever-plurktacular-design-contest-win-one-of-20-50-amazoncom-gift-certificates/ As you may or may not have noticed, the official Plurk blog has been awfully quiet over the past couple of weeks but don't let that fool you. We've been busy as ever quietly rolling out feature after feature and usability tweaks here and there to make the ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/08/14/shhhh-thats-the-sound-of-us-working/ We let it sink in a bit this time. The serendipity of hitting a friends’ profile and seeing something you wouldn’t quite expect has left a lot of people breathless and buzzing for the past couple of days. And we love that! We also got great early adopter ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/07/25/i-saw-it-through-the-plurkline-custom-css-profile-themingskinning-is-here/ Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. Oh, did we mention, we're sorry? For those that missed it, our scheduled 1 hour maintenance window earlier this morning took quite a bit longer than we had anticipated. We admit, it was poor prognostication on our part. And that was bad. But in ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/07/19/what-the-plurk/ Mark it down on your calendar folks. Today, July 6th, 2008, is a special day in Plurkistan. Yes, today we bear witness to the first Plurker ever to reach the rarefied air that is Plurk Nirvana! Congratulations are in order for WendyKnits, who surpassed Karma of 81 and thus ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/07/06/i-for-one-welcome-our-new-plurk-overlord/ We have heard your complaints about our old widget (too fat, too orange, not plurktacular enough) and we have improved it vastly, hopefully to the point of plurfection. The new widget features include the following: You pick the colors that you like and that best match your website You decide the width ... http://blog.plurk.com/2008/07/01/you-haz-a-new-widget/