When browsing through the available videos, you can choose to view the most popular or the newest, and you can narrow your selection by category. Currently, those categories include business, design, documentary, education, entertainment, film, humor, music, politics, sports, and technology.

As you surf through Nizmlab, you're more likely to find videos of unique animations, artistic inspiration, or - let's be honest - those offbeat and odd art films that frankly don't seem to have much of a point, but are pretty to watch. That's not to say that there aren't humorous videos on the site, but they're more likely to be a dub of a Billy Mays commercial, a comedic work of art in and of itself, than, say, the latest beauty queen to bomb when giving a speech.

Of course, here and there, some less sophisticated videos slip into the mix - like this one of a soccer ball to groin and face - ouch! But, we suppose even sophisticates need a little base humor sometimes, too.

Still, our overall take on Nizmlab is that it easily fits right in with the other sites for visual inspiration, like We Heart It, FFFound, Vi.sualize.us, and others. In fact, we would even consider adding it to our list of sites for finding wonderful things.

The next time you find your desire to write lacking, Plinky may be just the inspiration you need.

Shellen doesn't just know blogging, he's lived it. Now he's hoping to inspire others.

Where Does the Inspiration Come From?

Plinky is simple and straightforward. Every day, the service delivers writing prompts in hopes of eliciting short introspective answers. If Twitter is "What are you doing?", Plinky is "What do you think about this?"

Current prompts range from making a mixtape of favorite songs to defending your vice. Users compose responses within Plinky using text, images, maps, or other objects that help them craft an answer. Then, those answers can be easily repurposed to other microblogging and blogging services.

But Plinky also manages to provide a venue for social interaction of its own. Users have a stream of responses that are publicly viewable, they can follow other users, and they can favorite responses. Plinky also provides immediate access to other answers to the question you're considering - providing even more sources of inspriration. For a seemingly simple service, there is quite a bit going on.

Louis Gray got an early preview of the service. So if you're interested in more details on all Plinky has to offer, his thorough walkthrough of Plinky provides a solid overview.

In our testing, Plinky proved to be entertaining. The initial prompts are fun, inspiring good crosstalk among Plinky's early adopters. Reading others' responses proved equally compelling.

Whether that interest is sustainable remains to be seen. Facebook has found some of its success by prompting users with an endless barrage of surveys. There's no reason that Plinky can't do the same.

In the long-term, it will be interesting to see what types of users gravitate to the site and continue to return on a daily basis. In the short-term, however, one thing is for certain: with a known entity like Shellen involved, Plinky is sure to develop a rapid following.