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Plurk is one of the more intriguing lifestreaming sites out on the World Wide Web right now. Launched in May of 2008, it takes the basics of Twitter and dresses them up in a snazzy interface, throwing some pretty interesting features into the mix.

Why “plurk”? The name alone sparks curiosity. According to Plurk’s creators, there are four ideas behind this catchy name. One is People + Lurk – yes, people do lurk online. Second, it is an amalgam of Play and Work, touching on the fun side of plurking. Third, it is an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, Respect, Karma. Lastly, there is the potential for becoming a coined verb, just like “google”.
Now, Plurk users call themselves “plurkers”, the act of posting is called “plurking”, and the post itself is called a “plurk”. Very, very catchy indeed.

So what makes Plurk so much different from Twitter and why do plurkers love it? Here are the top 5 reasons:

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Mozilla recently launched the first release of its mobile browser, Fennec. Touted to be the mobile Firefox, Fennec is currently in rough beta and understandably, it has a lot of bugs and things that need to be worked out.

At first look, however, Fennec is quite impressive, very easy to use even with the smaller screen space of a Smartphone. I particularly liked the integration of touch screen features. It allows you to zoom, scroll and pan using your fingers or stylus. You can also “flick” the page you are on to transfer to another tab.

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In the future, your mobile phone will be your computer. It will allow you to connect to a central database of files where you keep your spreadsheets, documents, unedited blog posts, pictures: anything and everything you’ve ever kept on you current desktop will be on that central database. You dock your phone onto a device that allows you to view everything from a bigger screen, and a standard sized keyboard. Wherever you are, you have all these with you, and it will all fit into your palm.

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