Jul 25, 2024 · List of all Orkut public communities that were archived when the website was put into view-only mode in 2014 (Orkut Community Archive).

Orkut was a social networking service owned and operated by Google. The service was designed to help users meet new and old friends and maintain existing relationships. The website was named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten. [1][2]

Ten years ago, Orkut was Google’s first foray into social networking. Built as a “20 percent” project, Orkut communities started conversations, and forged connections, that had never existed before. Orkut helped shape life online before people really knew what “social networking” was.

Apr 21, 2024 · Orkut may have faded into obscurity, but its impact on shaping our online social experiences is undeniable. This post offers a fascinating look back at the rise and fall of one of the earliest social networking platforms.

I’m Orkut. Seventeen years ago I started a little social network while I was an engineer at Google. In just a few years, that social network - orkut.com - grew to a community of over 300 million people.

Orkut is Google’s social network that provides community and a way to build connections. It is the predecessor to Google+, Google’s new social network now in “beta.” In other words, Orkut is Google’s adaptation of Facebook and LinkedIn.

Aug 11, 2009 · Orkut is a free social networking Web site where you can create a profile, connect with friends, maintain an online scrapbook and use site features and applications to share your interests and meet others. Orkut users must agree that they're 18 or older to use the site.

Jan 29, 2021 · The rise & fall of the community-based social platform, Orkut Orkut, a popular Brazilian social media site running from 2004-2014, was a community-based platform that grew to house over 1.5 million communities and over 30 million users.

Feb 3, 2024 · Orkut placed restrictions on members and certain commonly used practices; it experienced lawsuits, accusations of racism (even though they had a “report abuse” feature), vulnerabilities related to authentication issues, and other detractors over the years.

Apr 28, 2022 · As reported by Forbes Brazil, speculation has been prompted by the apparent reactivation of orkut.com, along with a message seemingly from Orkut Büyükkökten himself. In the statement, Büyükkökten reflects with pride on the social network’s past, as a community of “diverse voices… where hate and disinformation were not tolerated.