You've probably heard of one of the increasingly popular watering holes on the internet today: Plurk. Here's a quick explanation of what Plurk is, and how you can make more friends, gain more traffic for your web site, and even snag a few internet marketing tips via a special Plurk Internet Marketing Group.

So here's how it works...

If you've tried the old CB radio, or internet chatting, or Twitter, then you'll have some idea of what Plurk can do. Plurk is all that (community, reaching out to others, hanging out, exchanging stories) and more, because you can easily share photos as well as videos.

Similar to Twitter, you tap out messages that are 140 characters long. Unlike Twitter, however, your replies to the plurks (or messages) of other Plurkers will appear in one scrollable window. It's therefore easier to keep track of the online conversation.

The different messages are arranged horizontally on a timeline, while the responses of the different people (or Plurkers) will appear in a window which drops open after you click on a particular message. Here's an example of a timeline and some responses.

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Some folks say the horizontal scrolling is distracting, or that the messages and conversation are too light and may even border on the childish, but they might miss an important point.

Plurk gathers together a certain group of people.

In internet marketing, you need to find out where people flock together, participate and make yourself visible in either a useful or entertaining way, and then you make your service or products known one way or the other.

Is it all just fun and games in Plurk? You might be surprised. One great thing about Plurk is the ability to segment the market. You can create "cliques" or groups, so that the messages you post are sent only to that particular group.

If you have light or this-is-how-my-day-went types of messages, you can publish it publicly or privately to a certain group. If you have more "serious" or more "cerebral" Twitter-like posts, you can direct it to a different group.

I posted in Plurk recently: "Are you interested in Internet Marketing Tips?" and was surprised with the response. And that's why I'm offering a bunch of IM tips to a certain segment of the Plurk community.

Here's how you can get those tips in Plurk in just 4 easy steps:

Step #1. Join Plurk today. Remember, you can sign-up for free.

Step #2. After you've logged in, please visit http://plurk.com/user/ManuelViloria and add me as your friend in Plurk (by clicking on the green "Add Manuel Viloria as your Friend" rectangle)

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Step #3. Then visit http://www.plurk.com/p/11i6f and leave a comment, and I will add you to the Internet Marketing Clique in Plurk.

Step #4. Read, view, or download your Internet Marketing Tips at http://www.plurk.com/p/11jhj

So far, here are the tips you'll find at the Internet Marketing Tips at Plurk Index:

  • Tip 1: Which AdSense ad size to use
  • Tip 2: How a webpage brought in over 800 visitors in just one day
  • Other tips coming soon...

This a good way to meet other people online, hear about internet marketing and problogging tips, and have fun at the same time. So Join Plurk today and see you inside! :-)

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First Posted: July 6, 2008 | Filed in: Keyword Research

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