One of the downsides of Twitter is that the site is often down. Some of us, in our frustration, have turned to another site called Plurk. It has similar features, but it set up for threads.

Here is the FAQ. There is a blog that chronicles features that are added.

Plurkers seek higher states of karma. The higher you go, the more perks you earn - including more lively emoticons.

Plurk highlights Interesting Plurkers.

Here's my profile on Plurk.

Some new features were just added on Friday. I'm still learning about how the site works, too.