Plurk

Plurk is a free social networking and microblog service that allows users to send updates (known as a plurk) through a web interface, short message, or other means, with a maximum length of 140 characters. This update will be displayed on the user's web page using a timeline that displays all received updates in chronological order, and then is delivered to other incoming users. Users can respond to updates from other users of their timeline through the Plurk.com website, sender of instant messages, or short messages.

The name Plurk in this service is defined as:

Noun. plurk (plüer-kh) - is a convenient website that allows you to show events that make your life like meat that is delicious and easy to digest. Low fat, 5 calories at each service, has many benefits.

Verbs. plurk (plüer-kh) - To record all the events you do, a collection of actions, story books, life charms.

Plurk is designed to present user activities based on hours and time (timeline), so that each user can tell what activities are being carried out so that others can know.

One of the advantages of Plurk is its ability to present user activities based on hours and time (timeline), so that each user can tell about the activities he was doing at that time. Users can also see the activities of others based on the timeline. Each user can provide responses to posts from other Plurker. In the Plurk community there is a status called "karma", which is a certain assessment of the activities of its members. The higher the karma points a user has, the more facilities he will get. This system encourages Plukers to continue to be active in Plurk.

Another interesting concept from Plurk is the use of AJAX technology in making its website. AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. An AJAX consists of two main components, namely Javascript and XML. The combination of technology above can improve the performance of web applications that are more responsive to user actions. With AJAX exchange of data between client and server is lighter because only the data that is exchanged, not page the website as a whole so that the application webcan run faster. The main advantage of AJAX is being able to make requests to the server without reloading the page.

In addition to the above concept, Plurk also provides a network of friendship or social networking, so that through Plurk, users can search and invite other users to be friends or vice versa.

If in a general blog concept, users can post articles in long sentences that require time to make, then with Plurk, the aspirations, unrest, or whatever emotional conditions of the user can be displayed at that time in the form of several words. The process of sending data is fast and will be responded to quickly by other Plurker.

For now Plurk supports Indonesian, making it easier for Indonesian users to use Plurk services.