On Plurk, there is such a thing called a “Private Message” which is a Plurk that you send to specific people and ONLY those people. No one other than the listed recipients (which you specify) will have access to seeing the Plurk. When a clique is setup (See Zak’s Making Cliques on Plurk Post here), and a message is sent to the members of that clique, only they can see it. This makes talking to certain groups of people about particular subjects a breeze and also helps to keep the occasional riff-raff out of commenting on subjects you don’t want their opinion on.

Personally, I have cliques setup for all kinds of things. I have a clique of coworkers. A clique of friends I know IRL (”in real life,” for you internet N00bs). I have cliques for SEM contacts, Link Monkeys, Social Media gurus, etc. Communicating with these specific groups in regards to subject matters that are geared towards them is simple, easy and highly beneficial.

So why have cliques, isn’t it just high school rearing its ugly head on Plurk?

NO! I’m sure some people could try to use it in this way, but the smarter-than-the-average-bear Plurker could be using these to funnel posts and responses so that they are not getting a hodge podge of responders which may or may not know JACK about what they’re talking about. Also, if you are a member of a clique someone else has setup and you like the people you end up speaking with when responding to that particular cliques posts, you can then setup your OWN clique of that nature using those people you found as well as adding in some of your own known contacts to create SUPER Cliques. (Think of a Super Clique as a powerhouse group of individuals who are directly targeted for one common reason.)

Creating cliques on Plurk is a simple process, so once you have done that, you should be well familiar with the anatomy of cliques. You can see that when you are in a private or clique post (they’re pretty much the same thing) the bottom of the post window has a list of all of the recipients specified for that particular Plurk. It would be a good idea to keep an eye on these lists of people, especially when you are a member of someone else’s clique, as they can be great resources for creating those SUPER Cliques I mentioned earlier.

If you’re going to be participating in cliques or “Plurkvates” (as I like to call them) then you’re going to need to be good about checking your Private Plurks. You can find those by using the little drop down in the bottom right corner of your timeline and selecting “Only Private Plurks.” This will only display Private Plurks that have been sent to you either individually or as a part of a Clique. Remember, the best loved Plurkers are the observant ones.

Speaking of Cliques, we’re setting one up for the “First Annual Plurker IRL Water Gun Fight Weekend” which is in the works of being planned. If you want to participate, send me a Plurkvate.

Old Lady Audrey

East Asian Audrey

African American Audrey

West Asian Audrey

And then there is the famous art series…

Modigliani Audrey

Botticelli Audrey

Mucha Audrey

And my personal favorite….

Chimp Audrey!!

You should try it, its pretty interesting.

Here’s my first attempt:

“ Our meetings are fleeting, And letters constricted, But Characters are not lacking, For the Twitter addicted.”

Favorite food? Sushi

Quirks about you? I hate it when cabinet doors are left open. I am paranoid about germs and bacteria and therefore don’t like eating leftovers. I think most cats are assholes. I hate yellow cars. I am massively selfish.

How would the person who loves you most describe you in ten words or less? Aunt Audrey’s funny and she lets me eat bad stuff.

Any regrets in life? Do I have to pick just one??? 2/28/98 rings a bell.

Favorite Charity/ Cause? Newborns in Need

Favorite Blog recently? http://notalwaysright.com

Something you can’t get enough of? Reading. I am a VORACIOUS reader.

Worst job you’ve ever had? I did telemarketing for Aluminum Siding as a teenager. That blew goats.

What job would you pay NOT to have? Why would I pay not to have a job? I just wouldn’t try to get that job.

If you could be a fly on the wall, where? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bedroom

Favorite Bible verse right now? Ecclesiastes 4:11 - Also, if two lie down together, they will have heat. But how can one keep warm alone?

Guilty Pleasure? Smoking. Chick Flicks.

Got any confessions? I’m not a Catholic.

If you HAD to spend $1,000 on YOURSELF, how would you spend it? Bills.

Favorite thing about your house? Fireplace

Least favorite thing about your house? Condo’s are just glorified apartments. I hate sharing walls with strangers.

One thing you are bad at? Not being awesome.

One thing you’re good at? Being awesome.

If you could change something about your circumstances, what? My Weight.

Who would you like to meet someday? Jesus

What makes you feel sexy? Being appreciated.

Who is your real life hero? My Mom. She’s radcicle.

What is the hardest part of your job? Explaining the same things over and over again to people who ought to know these things by now

When are you most relaxed? When I’m in the elevator

What stresses you out? bills, life.

What can you not live without? Air

Do you agree or disagree with the recent article that reported that blogs are authored by narcissists? Technically, one would need to have a bit of an inflated ego in order to believe that anyone would care to know what is actually going on in their life. So i’ll answer with this: Cheese.

Why do you blog? Because writing letters takes too long and I have terrible penmanship.

Who are you tagging? Angela, Mikey, That guy with the computer and keyboard.. yeah you know who you are.

I guess I thought you knew me better

I guess I thought I was understood for once

I guess I thought… wrong.

There are a few blogs that I have saved articles from WAY more often than others. Is this an indication that these “top saved” blogs are better at providing info than others or just another example of my preference for certain authors writing styles? Looking at the saved articles themselves, I would say its more about the quality of the information, but who knows?

Anyway, here is a look at the top saved blogs I have going right now out of the 69 feeds I have in Bloglines:

Search Engine Watch - By far the most saved articles out of the bunch. Everything from linking ideas to interesting takes on search trends.

SeoMoz - A fairly close second. Looks like Jane Copeland is the real winner here as her posts made up about 30% of the articles I have saved for this particular blog.

Search Engine Guide - I don’t think I could help this, I mean, Stoney has the most beautiful smartassed approach to his posts, you can’t help but love them.

There were many other blogs that I have saved an article or two from, but those were the top 3. Do you have any that you are marking to be saved more often than others? I’d love to hear that I’m not the only one.

Audrey: Did you hear about the guy who is being executed for raping an 8 year old
in Louisiana? crazy.

Aaron: i think he deserves it

Audrey: yeah I dont disagree. I just think its scary that we are giving capital punishment to offenses less than murder. Whats next?

Aaron: it’s louisiana, don’t refer to it as “we”

Audrey: I meant the USA

Aaron: it’s still 1928 in the south

Audrey: touche

I have decided that I want to renew my vows with you. To make new promises and work on our relationship. I hope you know that I am doing this because I want you to know how commited I am to the Audrey and [Friend] dynamic.

I, Audrey, take you [Friend] to be my myspace pal. To comment and
to message from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer
for poorer, in sickness and in health, in slow load times and bad status updates, till your profile is deleted do us part.

I promise to put up random bulletins containing information you probably don’t care about, but feel compelled to read anyway just in case I reference you in one of my quiz answers.

I promise to specifically mention certain people and how much I love them, thus implying that everyone else reading it is somehow lesser and that they’re probably not on my top 20 for a reason.

I promise to sporadically blog with cryptic posts that bitch about people and situations without directly calling them out.

I promise I will stay true to you (until you post too many bulletins and annoy me into removing you.)

I will be honest (unless you post a new pic that makes you look fat, in which case I will probably post a comment and say you look cute anyway, because as a myspace friend it is my duty to make sure your vanity feels well founded.)

In the name of the Father Tom, the News Corporation and the Internets,

Amen

Hugs and Kisses,

Audrey

If I have alarmed you, I didn’t try
I’m tongue tied.
I’ve got to be honest,
I’m terrified to fly blind.

I tried to disarm you,
I played this part a thousand times.
The hunter’s the hunted, I’m terrified…
I’m open wide.

The distance is spanned between you and I,
Can I see you tonight?
When the pen in our hands and our best laid plans
Will stand alone on our side

I wanted to have this under control,
The story told.
You came and rewrote it, opened the door
I’ve never known.
You say that you hold them, the sands of time,
You never lie.
They pull like a current, I call to shore,
There’s no reply.

The distance is spanned between you and I,
Can I see you tonight?
When the pen in our hands and our best laid plans
Will stand alone on our side

And I never wanted anything like this before…

The distance is spanned between you and I,
Can I see you tonight?
When the pen in our hands and our best laid plans
Will stand alone on our side

The bridges that stand between you and I
Come over tonight
When the pen in our hands and our best laid plans
Will stand alone on our side