Plurkville is Now Open to Plurkers

Hi Peeps,

Well I’ve finally opened the doors to Plurkville.com… again… ; P

I wanted to say a BIG hi to all plurkers out there in the plurkiverse and wishing you a HUGE welcome to Plurkville, get to know your fellow plurkers and you may even spot some Plurk Creatures along the way…. I hope you enjoy your stay… ; P

For the first Plurkville Post how about listing a bunch of Plurk-related stuff…? Here goes…

The bestest, largest and the original Plurk Fan Page on Facebook…
* Facebook’s #1 Plurk Fan Page(as of October 10 - last Facebook update - we’re at 1,997 Fans!)

Plurk Blogs:
* Plurk Moms
* Plurkable - all things plurk
* Plurkiverse - reporting on the Plurkiverse
* plurkaholics! when your karma is on the line(run by Jane Chin)
* Plurkville - Home to Plurkers & Plurk Creatures…
oh yeah, here’s the Official Plurk Blog ; P

Upload & Host Plurk Pics:
* Plurk Pix - Your Pix, On Plurk

Plurk Themes and Layouts:
* Plurk Themes - Themes, CSS, How to, and customize tips for Plurk
* Plurk Layouts - Themes, Designs and CSS - we design plurk layouts for you

Learn the Plurk lingo:
* Plurktionary.com aka The Plurk Dictionary…

Plurk Stats:
* Plurk Mania - plurking all day long
* Plurkerati - Tracking Plurkers(seems to be down right now)

These links should entertain you for a while… ; P

Happy Plurking!

God Bless,
Yoon

Plurk The Vote Election Contest

Hi Peeps,

Want to show your support for McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden? well then it’s time for you to Plurk Your Vote!

Plurk Your Vote

Plurk The Vote Results So Far…!

Plurk Your Vote and Win

Make sure to read The Rules and Prizes

Prizes

The prizes offered in the contest are as follows:

• Grand Prize - $2,000USD for the user holding the largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Second Prize - $1,000USD for the user holding the second largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Third Prize - $5,00USD for the user holding the third largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election
• Runner-up Prizes - $250USD will be randomly awarded to THREE of the remaining top TWENTY FIVE Plurk the Vote mini-election holders. The random draw of all eligible entries for the runner-up prizes will take place within 48 hours of the contest deadline and potential winners will be notified by email within 72 hours of the contest deadline.
• Daily Voter Prizes - 30 $25USD Amazon.com Gift Certificate will be awarded at the end of the contest. One entry will be randomly selected from the pool of all voters in any given day over the 30 day duration of the election.

Rules

The Plurk the Vote Contest (”Contest”) is subject to the following rules (”Rules”)

1. This contest is open to every registered user on Plurk.com.
   If you aren’t registered, then Sign up now to participate in the contest.
2. All registered users on Plurk.com can cast only ONE vote over the duration of the Contest.
3. The contest runs from October 5th, 2008, through 11:59pm EST November 4th, 2008, the duration of the contest.
4. To win one of the cash prizes in the contest, you must be a US resident of the age of majority in your state. Identification must be produced on request.
5. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded
6. This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, suspend or modify the Contest or the Contest Rules at any time without notice. All prizes are awarded as is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed, beyond the standard manufacturer’s warranty. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or approximate value. The Contest Sponsors are not responsible for any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with this Contest or the Prize, including technical failures on the part of Contest software, virus, website down-time, human error or property damage incurred by any Contest entrant. Use of any automated system including robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using such assistance.
7. Plurk may, in their sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering the contest or from being awarded a prize, whom they believe to be abusing the Contest Rules. Such abuse includes entering false information, entering more than one entry, engaging in conduct against the spirit of the contest or using automated means to participate in the contest.
8. By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless Plurk, its advertising and promotional agencies and the contest judge(s), their affiliates and respective directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest or, if declared a winner, the prize. Before being declared a winner, entrants may be required to sign and return, within a stipulated period of time, a Declaration of Compliance with the Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release. By accepting a prize, winners consent to the use of their name, place of residence, voice, statements, photographs or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any medium or format without further compensation or notice.
9. This contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by Plurk. Contestants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the contest. The terms of this contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein.

So make sure you Plurk Your Vote for the McCain/Palin ticket!  ; P

God Bless,
Yoon

Plurk The Vote Election Contest

Hi Peeps,

Want to show your support for McCain/Palin or Obama/Biden? well then it’s time for you to Plurk Your Vote!

Plurk Your Vote

Plurk The Vote Results So Far…!

Plurk Your Vote and Win

Make sure to read The Rules and Prizes

Prizes

The prizes offered in the contest are as follows:

• Grand Prize - $2,000USD for the user holding the largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Second Prize - $1,000USD for the user holding the second largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election.
• Third Prize - $5,00USD for the user holding the third largest (based on total number of votes cast) Plurk the Vote mini-election
• Runner-up Prizes - $250USD will be randomly awarded to THREE of the remaining top TWENTY FIVE Plurk the Vote mini-election holders. The random draw of all eligible entries for the runner-up prizes will take place within 48 hours of the contest deadline and potential winners will be notified by email within 72 hours of the contest deadline.
• Daily Voter Prizes - 30 $25USD Amazon.com Gift Certificate will be awarded at the end of the contest. One entry will be randomly selected from the pool of all voters in any given day over the 30 day duration of the election.

Rules

The Plurk the Vote Contest (”Contest”) is subject to the following rules (”Rules”)

1. This contest is open to every registered user on Plurk.com.
   If you aren’t registered, then Sign up now to participate in the contest.
2. All registered users on Plurk.com can cast only ONE vote over the duration of the Contest.
3. The contest runs from October 5th, 2008, through 11:59pm EST November 4th, 2008, the duration of the contest.
4. To win one of the cash prizes in the contest, you must be a US resident of the age of majority in your state. Identification must be produced on request.
5. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded
6. This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to cancel, suspend or modify the Contest or the Contest Rules at any time without notice. All prizes are awarded as is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed, beyond the standard manufacturer’s warranty. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or approximate value. The Contest Sponsors are not responsible for any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with this Contest or the Prize, including technical failures on the part of Contest software, virus, website down-time, human error or property damage incurred by any Contest entrant. Use of any automated system including robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using such assistance.
7. Plurk may, in their sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering the contest or from being awarded a prize, whom they believe to be abusing the Contest Rules. Such abuse includes entering false information, entering more than one entry, engaging in conduct against the spirit of the contest or using automated means to participate in the contest.
8. By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless Plurk, its advertising and promotional agencies and the contest judge(s), their affiliates and respective directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest or, if declared a winner, the prize. Before being declared a winner, entrants may be required to sign and return, within a stipulated period of time, a Declaration of Compliance with the Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release. By accepting a prize, winners consent to the use of their name, place of residence, voice, statements, photographs or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any medium or format without further compensation or notice.
9. This contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by Plurk. Contestants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the contest. The terms of this contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein.

So make sure you Plurk Your Vote for the McCain/Palin ticket!  ; P

God Bless,
Yoon

Plurkville is Now Open to Plurkers

Hi Peeps,

Well I’ve finally opened the doors to Plurkville.com… again… ; P

I wanted to say a BIG hi to all plurkers out there in the plurkiverse and wishing you a HUGE welcome to Plurkville, get to know your fellow plurkers and you may even spot some Plurk Creatures along the way…. I hope you enjoy your stay… ; P

For the first Plurkville Post how about listing a bunch of Plurk-related stuff…? Here goes…

The bestest, largest and the original Plurk Fan Page on Facebook…
* Facebook’s #1 Plurk Fan Page(as of October 10 - last Facebook update - we’re at 1,997 Fans!)

Plurk Blogs:
* Plurk Moms
* Plurkable - all things plurk
* Plurkiverse - reporting on the Plurkiverse
* plurkaholics! when your karma is on the line(run by Jane Chin)
* Plurkville - Home to Plurkers & Plurk Creatures…
oh yeah, here’s the Official Plurk Blog ; P

Upload & Host Plurk Pics:
* Plurk Pix - Your Pix, On Plurk

Plurk Themes and Layouts:
* Plurk Themes - Themes, CSS, How to, and customize tips for Plurk
* Plurk Layouts - Themes, Designs and CSS - we design plurk layouts for you

Learn the Plurk lingo:
* Plurktionary.com aka The Plurk Dictionary…

Plurk Stats:
* Plurk Mania - plurking all day long
* Plurkerati - Tracking Plurkers(seems to be down right now)

These links should entertain you for a while… ; P

Happy Plurking!

God Bless,
Yoon

Will The Plurk A-Team Grant Their Blessings To Create The Official Plurk T-Shirts & Plurk Tees Design Competition?

Hi Plurkers,

I have finally written to powers that be @ Plurk.com asking them… well, here’s what I sent them…

==========Start of Yoon’s Plurk T-Shirt Design & Plurk T-Shirt Design Competition Request==========
Hi A-Team,

I have asked the biggest Plurk Fans Page on Facebook and they would like to see a plurk t-shirt and a t-shirt design competition.

I just noticed someone who had some Plurk jewelry designs…

What rules do you have about someone creating Plurk-related t-shirts and/or putting on a Plurk t-shirt design competition?

I would like to ask your permission to go ahead and do something cool like promoting Plurk with cool tees. But I’d really like your blessings and want to make sure I don’t cross any copyright infringements or create any problems for you by creating Plurk tees and launching a plurk design campaign w/out your full support.

Thanks in advance for your response.
God Bless,
Yoon

P.S. Thanks for all the work you are doing with Plurk.com. The improvements have been great! ; P
==========End of Yoon’s Plurk T-Shirt Design & Plurk T-Shirt Design Competition Request==========

I will tell you kiddies how it goes… here’s hoping… ; P

God Bless,
Yoon

You Now Haz a Newly Improved Plurk Widget

Hi Plurkers,

So now we have the newly improved(see I hesitate to call it new since it’s an already existing Plurk widget, hence the new-ly) Plurk Sidebar(it’s where most peeps place it on their blog’s sidebar) Widget… plurkers said the soon to be retired on The Social Media Evangelist Blog old, default plurk widget was plurktarded, maybe now it’s plurkfected?

The official plurk blog link:You Haz a New Widget

You can choose to show your “Name, location and karma” or “Nick name and karma”, change the width and height of the widget:

And change the Background color:

& Timeline color:

Thanks to colormod.com for providing the color picker palettes used.

Maybe I should use Twitter blues… then peeps might mistakenly think that it’s my Twitter Widget… naw, I wouldn’t do that to social media Noobs would I…? ; P

And you can see the instant results of your changes, for example my new one is(I did have it @ 1000 for height but the screen would let me scroll down further)…

My old plurking widget(in case you were wondering… which I think was pretty much the default one)…

Haha! I knew It! I had to use Internet Explorer(I use Flock the most) to see how to freakin’ activate/embed the plurk widget using Part 2…!!!

the cutoff part of Live Preview(yea, I didn’t save my previous widget colors):

And then you embed it(thanks to Gigya) using the code found below the live preview…

So now all you have to do is copy & paste the code into your website or blog(or it will do it for you if you use one of the above pictured “quick post” sites(blogger is the only one that you can use to add the plurk widget to the sidebar, vox’s “quick post” is slightly different):

Oh yeah one more thing. Don’t forget to join plurk by clicking on my widget, you’ll be earning my Plurk Karma and heck, you’ll also be My Fan(like you really needed an incentive… “do it for the karma!”, mwahahahaha!)…

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um, Social Media Evangelist

Plurk Is Experiencing a 500 Internal Server Error?

Hi Peeps,

Imagine my surprise when I got the dreaded, well here’s a screen shot(click on the thumbnail to see the full sized pics)…

And then I found this cool site from a Twitter(yeah, yeah, I know, but Plurk was done you see so I had to go somewhere…) post(called a Tweet right?) called “Down for everyone or just for me?” Cool concept. Check this out:

Well, I’m all done with Twitter. Should be sleeping. Need to get up @ 5:45 AM, go to North Vancouver for a Business Networking Breakfast, then head on over to Richmond to see that Brian Campbell guy handing over that $10,000 check to John Chow(that blogger guy) @ the Starbucks in Chapters @ 1PM and then possibly hang out with my ex-best friend Eric & my current best friend(who at this moment is busy snoring in my room on my bed, I was resting on my floor but decided to Plurk… should I check to see if it’s up and running again?) for a bit. Basically spending the entire day with Todd. We had a blast earlier @ our new fave hangout to eat… servers were tres cool. And it’s SO Funny(& FUN) when girls are trying to check you out… the leaning over to peek past their friends to see what you look like… and when it happens THREE times in a short span of time… AWESOME! ; P

So if anyone wants to hang out today… maybe I’ll do the Bright Kite… so you can geo-target where I’m @ and let’s chat.

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um, The Social Media Evangelist

P.S. Jesus Loves You!

P.P.S. I just had to check again… YAY! It’s back! But I no longer feel like Plurking… just going to watch the KDrama Legend Episode 8…

I Will Plurk Block You Fool!

Hi Plurkers,

Well amix from the Plurk A-Team released some new that now I can block some of you pesky and annoying Plurkers. Okay, so I haven’t actually met any of you that i want to Plurk Block…

A blocked user won’t be able to see your profile, follow you, respond to your plurks or befriend you. Ouch!

Now how does one go about blocking me(I mean you)? Why easy. Just use the drop down info box next to the soon to be Plurking-Me-Out-NO-More’s name and click on the “Block ‘name of plurker’” and tada! fini! See. Told you it was easy! ; P

Stay safe out there kiddies!

God Bless,
Yoon

P.S. So apparently we are all a part of Plurkistan… another cool plurking word in the growing plurkilicious world of plurk terminology! ; P

Twittering Teddy is that You…?

Hi Peeps,

Wow. Who knew that the next phase of social media, more specifically Twitter, would involve a talking teddy bear… again, Wow…

Twittering Teddy. You can actually Follow & be Followed by T.Teddy(I’m the first to call it that! woo-hoo! right…) right on Twitter. As a matter of fact just take a look @ this bad boy…

Now is it just me or is this the COOLEST thing or the CREEPIEST…? T.Teddy has undergone an upgrade so you can have your friend’s twitter updates read to you…

You can watch Twittering Teddy LIVE using ustream.tv… Watch Twittering Teddy on Ustream.TV

Watch Chris Pirillo trying to interact with Twittering Teddy here:

This video shows you how to build your own Twittering Teddy. Well, it shows the build process in detail(full instructions available on the My Home 2.0 site). You can see Gurus “Mommy” Alison Lewis (whose new book Switch Craft: Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew (Hardcover) is released October 28) and Lloyd Emelle (who developed the text-to-speech software with his colleagues at the Drexel Music and Entertainment Technology Lab.)

How 2.0: How to Make a Twittering Teddy Bear from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.

BTW, do you have these parts lying around anywhere…???
* Animatronic Teddy Bear
* USB Bluetooth Adapter
* Programmable Circuit Board
* Programmable source code
* USB Cable
* Bluetooth music adapter
* An H Bridge Integrated Circuit Chip
* 5V Voltage Regulator
* LM386 OP AMP
* Mono Mini Jack Socket
* Mini to Mini Jack Cable
* DC 6V Power adapter
* Power adapter Socket
* 4 AA batteries
* Text-to-speech software
* Twitter Account
* Internet Connection (FiOS recommended)
* Common Screwdriver
* Needle Nose Pliers
* Wire Strippers & Cutters
* Bread Board
* Solid Core Wire
* Led, Capacitor & Resistors
* Soldering Gun & Solder (Optional)

Don’t worry though if you don’t want to build one you can… grab one of these for your kid(s) - who are we kidding you want one for yourself ! - on eBay. There will be several working(you’d hope so…) versions of Twittering Teddy in an eBay charity auction. All proceeds will benefit the Homeless Children’s Education Fund. Sweet! Win-win baby! Hurray for Teddy! Hurray for me! Hurray for Homeless Children’s Education Fund! ; P

Get all your Twittering Teddy facts here

One last comment or rather question… watching talking to an animatronic teddy bear via live streaming broadcast(think of your kids - even the grown-up ones)… Healthy Social Interaction….?

Twittering Teddy: “Yes my text-to-speech implants are real and they are spectacular”. Too funny.

God Bless,
Yoon

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RLPlurkAPI Released, It’s NOT The Official Plurk API People!

Hi Peeps,

Don’t believe the Plurk Hype… when it comes from people NOT in the know!

It amazes me how quickly people pick up on “Official Plurk API(RLPlurkAPI) Finally Released Tomorrow…” type posts(yesterday)… when it is NOT an Official Plurk.com Release. Now I can understand how there’s been increasing BUZZ over Plurk ever since their “came out of nowhere” launch last week & how plurkers have been patiently(okay, so not that patiently…) awaiting the release of the plurk API to create a myriad apps to help plurk truly become The Twitter-Killer it was meant to be(hey, it’s a growing sentiment) so that ANY news about any sort of API would create immediate statements like “It’s here! It’s finally here! The Official Plurk API is here at last…!”

But they are ALL wrong.

You can thank Ryan Lim for reverse engineering and Amir Salihefendic - “I am a ninja and in my spare time I am the lead developer of Plurk.”

However it is being okayed by the Official Plurk Peeps until they finally get the real one out there… when? I have no idea… ; P And whatever you do DO NOT CONTACT The A-Team on plurk for API Support…

NO SUPPORT offered by Plurk.com!!! You must contact Ryan Lim for any and support requests, questions, bug reports, suggestions, etc… poor guy… ; P now without further adu grab your UNOFFICIAL Plurk API PHP5 code here: RLPlurkAPI - Plurk API Code Released, Plurk API Docs

Have fun with this peeps. And DO let me know what cool Plurk Apps you create using the Unofficial Plurk API…

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um, Your Social Media Evangelist, Part-time Plurker ; P

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Who Does Plurk Call When It Encounters An Error?

Hi Peeps,

Why they call in the A-Team of course!

Thanks to The Josh Meister -Josh Long who first plurked this image(he plurked it two days ago, Sunday, June 08, 2008, 8:43AM in case you really wanted to know… ; P):

clicking on Josh’s plurk image thumbnail produces:

Soon after I ended up seeing the image too, but it wasn’t because Plurk was down for some reason, nope I caused the error. How? I was trying to use the Twitter Friends Import Tool but had just signed out of my Plurk account… I know Brilliant… ; P

So The Josh Meister was the FIRST to Reveal the EXACT link too to the image hosted on Plurk.com so you know that it’s Authentically a real error message image and not some made up one… and, hey, when it actually happens to you… that’s pretty real… ; P

just in case you think I just grabbed this image from somewhere else… here’s the thumbnail of the entire page King Kong Captured(it’s what I use to do screen captures) so click on it to see the big picture:

Now, I do wonder why they chose to use the A-Team… any thoughts there peeps?

God Bless,
Yoon

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The First Facebook App For Plurkers!

Hi Plurking Peeps,

Finally…! The Rock has… oops! A bit of nostalgia there… okay so back to the immediate present…

There is now a Facebook application for Plurk! It’s called PlurkSync(BIG props to Developer Jonathan Johnson) and it works first time out! And remember you heard this great news here first! before I share the link with you check out the images I made proving that PlurkSync works!

My Plurk:

Let’s see if my Facebook Status really updates with my latest plurk…

Yay! It works great!

So go and use the app, thank Jonathan & tell him Yoon sent you. ioh yeah you need the link… PlurkSync Facebook App

God Bless,
Yoon Ho Um, Social Media Evangelist
(PlurkSync Evangelist too…?)

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