Plurk Plurk has gained popularity in Taiwan since its launch in June 2008.. How did the oringinal idea of Plurk come out? Why people love Plurk so much? And what are the coming plan for Plurk in the future? Yesterday I met Alvin Woon, the UI designer of Plurk, and he talked a lot of interesting things about Plurk, now sharing with all Plurk lovers.
This interview is for PC home Magazine, and translated from chinese by me. My English is not so good. Please tell me how to modify if you found something wrong below.
Q: Why you guys want to launch a website like Plurk?
A: We think we need a better commnication tool. It has to be real time, and no pressure to reply. Email is not so real time, and you have pressure to reply as soon as possible when you talk on IM.