Plurk

Plurk
The website's timeline set in horizontal fashion
Type of site
Social network service and Microblogging
Available inMultilingual (45 languages)
Headquarters,
OwnerPlurk, Inc.
Created byThe A-team
URLwww.plurk.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Launched12 May 2008 (2008-05-12)
Current statusActive
Plurk
Initial release31 October 2013 (2013-10-31)
Stable release(s) [±]
iOS6.22.3 / 9 September 2024 (2024-09-09)
Android6.43.3 / 13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
Operating systemWeb, iOS, Android
Size83 MB
TypeSocial media service
Websitewww.plurk.com 

Plurk (/ˈplɜːrk/ ) is a free social networking and microblogging service that allows users to send updates (otherwise known as plurks) through short messages or links, which can be up to 360 text characters in length (as of 2016).

Updates are then shown on the user's home page using a timeline, which lists all the updates received in chronological order, and delivered to other users who have chosen to receive them. A unique feature of its timeline is horizontal scrolling which is unlike any other popular social networking or microblogging websites like Twitter or Facebook, where users can see more posts running horizontally across the screen, with previous plurks to the right. Each of the threads shows timestamps below the timeline frame, and a counter for the number of responses; a thread can have as many as 300 to a thousand responses. Users can respond to other users' updates from their timeline through the Plurk.com website, official mobile apps, by private or instant messaging, or by text messaging via compatible third party applications. Also unique to the site is the ability to post anonymous plurks using the "whisper" qualifier, affording users the ability to hide their username or identity.