I’m experimenting with Plurk, a social networking type site. I’m still exploring it and learning about it — essentially it’s a kind of instant chat application where you can see what your friends are up to and have mini conversations (140 characters or less for each comment) with one another. I’ve been on Twitter and never thought I’d like Plurk, but I really do! I think it’s the funky icons and generally querkiness that I love. And I think it lends itself to more meaningful interaction, not mere broadcasting.
If you are on Plurk or interested in trying it out, visit me at Plurk. I can’t say that my plurks are always going to be inspirational, just the daily stuff of life including random banter.
"She wrote the way she lived: on the fly, without retrospect, always on the way, climbing higher."
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I wish I’d known you were even considering this; I could have invited you and racked up some more karma! lol Welcome to Plurk
I like it better than Twitter; it’s more stable (most of the time); the threaded convos are awesome, and it’s just easier for me to keep up with.
Hope to see you there soon!
Dear Sr. Julie,
I have presented you with an ARTE y PICO Blog Award. Checkout my blog at MonasticMusingsOSsR.blogspot.com for details and reasons why you and four others were selected as my favorite blogs. Keep on writing. You do so very well.
Hildegard
To the sister from Monastic musings:
I read through some of your blog and enjoyed it. The entry on Sr. Constance especially piqued my interest. How could one get a hold of the audiotaped conferences she did on St. Teresa of Avila or St. John of the Cross you mentioned?
Thanks.
dee
Fascinated by “Plurking.” Love the everyday moments it captures in real time - thanks for sharing them here. Offers another glimpse into “A Nun’s Life” and, literally, times.
Just wondering, how you decide when and what method to use (and how often): IM, Blackberry, E-Mail, Skype, Phone Call, In Person? Do most of your in-person friends also cross-over into your electronic means of communicating - or do you notice distinct separations?
It’s an amazing world of connections. It is really cool how open to exploration you are and how you directly apply it to encouraging and promoting religious life today (key word here - “today!”)
I don’t know about this “Plurking.” I’m trying my best to keep up with technology, but I think my hard drive (brain) is full. Joined facebook, and am having sheep tossed at me, purses and now shoes. What’s an old gal gonna do…
I know, L8Bloomer and DJC … so much Internet media can drive a person crazy. I’m always interested in seeing what’s new. I usually like to give it a test run but don’t necessarily commit to it. There’s not only the time factor of keeping up all these things, but there’s the “why” factor — does it help me be a kinder person? does it allow me to connect with others in a meaningful way? is it important for me to know in order to understand how young people (and “old gals”
) communicate and interact today? Those are questions I try to keep in mind as I try out new stuff.
The blog is my main form of ministry communication. I also use Facebook, Twitter, and Plurk. Generally, my friends under 40 are online too. They also more easily do text messaging. And of course phone, email, face-to-face. But, my friends over 40 tend to do more email, phone, and face-to-face. Family also falls pretty much along the same lines. Twitter, Plurk, and Facebook have been great for meeting people and interacting “in their world” and not just waiting for them to come to my world (the blog). I keep up with people that I’ve never met in person and can see what their cares and concerns are on a daily basis. It’s pretty cool.
With all that said, I have to go so I can email, plurk, twitter, update facebook, check my RSS feeds, sign onto a couple online forums, and maybe even make dinner!
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