Plurk is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates through short messages up to 140 characters in length or links
Features
Users can post new messages with optional ‘qualifiers’, which are one-word verbs used to represent a thought
There are also advanced features, such as sending updates only to a subset of your friends, posting updates on events earlier in the day, and sharing images, videos, and other media
Plurk also supports group conversations between friends and allows usage of emoticons together along the usual text micro-blogging
Terminology
Fan: Someone who follows your Plurk
Friend: Someone who follows your plurk, and at the same time you also follow his/her plurk
