orkut

Orkut is Google's own social networking site, somewhat similar to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace.

It was named after its creator, Orkut Büyükkökten, a Google staffer. The site is very popular in Brazil, reputedly because the name is easy to pronounce in Portugese. It is also very popular in India, where in late 2008 it was the second most-visited website.

Its "soft launch" was on January 22, 2004, with entry by invitation only, and it was only opened to anyone in October 2006.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “orkut”

 

• Cannot censor the Web: Google to India

  
  The India Daily — Authority: 441
  Ahead of a court hearing, technology giant Google facing controversy in India allegedly for hosting obscene and objectionable content on Thursday made it clear that it is not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website. Google and Facebook are among 21 companies whose executives have been summoned to ...
  4 days ago

• Case study on facebook vs orkut

  
  Your Case Study Search Engine — Authority: 122
  Three years ago in the early days of social media I wrote a blog post asking people to vote between Facebook and Orkut in regards to their favorite social network. Over 6,000 votes later, we’re still at a deadlock with nearly a 50/50 split in voting. At the time, Facebook was in the early stages of gaining ...
  5 days ago

• How To Hack Your Friend’s Facebook account Without any Software’

  
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  6 days ago

• Você usa Orkut?

  
  Ta com Fritas — Authority: 115
  Ainda? Se você ainda usa Orkut perceba que você é muito parecido com esses três lindos rapazes. Reparem na fisionomia de vencedores que eles têm. Se você usa Facebook apenas compartilhe e clique em... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Happy Republic Day Pictures for Facebook tagging

  
  Trendfy — Authority: 97
  Facebook covers for your Facebook Timeline Profile @Info The Republic Day 2012 of India is the day on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950. The 26th of January was chosen to honour the memory of the [...] ...
  1 week ago

• Orkut for iPhone Now Available to Download

  
  iJailbroken — Authority: 108
  Googles social network, Orkut has finally made its way to the app store for iPhone with several features so that one having iOS device can use the service on the go. Orkut is social network run by Google Inc and it was quite popular before a wide majority of audience migrated to Facebook and stopped using Orkut. ...
  1 week ago

• Orkut App Finally Arrives for iPhone, iPad

  
  TechnoSphere — Authority: 123
  Popular Brazilian-based social networking site Orkut has finally gotten its own app for the iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch. The free app for Orkut – a site launched by Google in 2004 which now has 66 million active members – allows users to post status updates, pictures and chat with others. READ FULL ...
  1 week ago

• Facebook overtakes Orkut in Brazil

  
  TechloMedia — Authority: 124
  facebook has now overtaken Orkut in Brazil which was the only place where Orkut was popular. facebook has doubled the users in december 2011 as compared to december 2012 facebook has finally overtaken Google’s Orkut in Brazil. Now facebook has managed to be number one in most of the countries. Most of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Facebook In Brazil Finally Pushes Past Orkut

  
  Social Networking Watch — Authority: 115
  TECH CRUNCH – Jan 17 – comScore reports that in 2011, Brazilian Facebook users increased by nearly 24 million to surpass incumbent Orkut in December, reaching a total of 36.1 million monthly uniques. Orkut did see some growth in 2011, from 32.7 million to 34.4 million in Brazil, but still fall behind Facebook. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Google brings the Orkut social network to the iPhone

  
  Macgasm — Authority: 625
  You may or may not have heard about it, but Orkut is a popular social network in Brazil and India. In fact, those two nations make up about 80 percent of its active user base. This Google social network is no Twitter or Facebook, or even Google Plus, but it does have some traction. That’s why Google has finally ...
  2 weeks ago

• Orkut App For iPhone Available Now!

  
  Ibad.info — Authority: 419
  Orkut has been an under-the-radar type social networking site that has been around for quite a few years. It owned by Google and has been primarily used by the Americas region. The emmergance of Facebook has been great for many things. However its been a silent killer for Orkut as the Americas users all flocked ...
  2 weeks ago

• Official Orkut App for iPhone Hits iOS App Store – Download Now!

  
  iDrugged - Get Addicted With Technology — Authority: 418
  Social networking is not a new thing to internet users now, indeed, it is true that social sites such as; Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, etc has increased the internet usability among users so whether if you’re an internet or not, you can easily be found on social networking sites. Orkut – is the most powerful social ...
  2 weeks ago

• Official Orkut App For iPhone Now Available In App Store – Download Now

  
  Redmond Pie — Authority: 663
  Orkut, Google’s other social networking site, has been around for quite a few years now; but with users in Latin America – the site’s main market – seemingly migrating over to Facebook in their droves, the seven-year-old network looks to be facing rapid decline. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com
  2 weeks ago

• Google launches Orkut for iPhone

  
  The iPhone Blog — Authority: 136
  Google has officially launched its Orkut app for iPhone, letting users of Brazil and India’s favorite social network access the service on-the-go. The official Orkut app for iOS connects you to your friends and family. Now you can send scraps, see your friends updates, upload photos and browse your friends ...
  2 weeks ago

• Google Launches iPhone App For Its Social Network ‘Orkut’

  
  downloads4mac — Authority: 109
  Google yesterday released an iPhone app for its Orkut social network. Orkut received quite a bit of press attention yesterday because it was the most popular social networking in Brazil until a report by comScore yesterday suggested Facebook overtook it. … Continue reading →
  2 weeks ago

• Too little, too late: Google launches Orkut for iPhone

  
  9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Authority: 770
  Orkut, a Google-owned social network, has had little luck challenging the likes of MySpace, hi5, Tagged or Facebook, the undisputed social networking leader (some people even liken Orkut to poor man’s Facebook). But Orkut is still popular in India and Brazil, where more than 80 percent of its 66 million active ...
  2 weeks ago

• Facebook finally overtakes Google’s Orkut in Brazil

  
  top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapers — Authority: 164
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk Facebook finally overtakes Google’s Orkut in Brazil Facebook has finally ousted Google’s social network Orkut, as the leading social network in Brazil, according to new figures. published date:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:55:33 GMT
  2 weeks ago

• Orkut Gets New iPhone/iPod Touch App As It’s Surpassed By Facebook In Brazil

  
  WebProBlog - Internet Business and Marketing Trends — Authority: 134
  Yesterday, comScore put out a report on Facebook growth in Brazil, as the king of social networks finally surpassed Google’s Orkut in Brazil. Interestingly enough, Google just announced a new iPhone (and iPod Touch) app for Orkut. On the Orkut …
  2 weeks ago

• Facebook Becomes #1 In Brazil, Bumping Google’s Orkut

  
  All Facebook — Authority: 682
  Facebook scored another victory in the battle against Google, by usurping Orkut’s former dominance of social media in Brazil. According to comScore , Facebook’s presence in Latin America’s most populous nation has nearly doubled over the past year, while Google’s Orkut has grown only five percent. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Facebook Becomes #1 In Brazil, Bumping Google’s Orkut

  
  NetworqScience Blog News. Info. Web Hosting. Easy. — Authority: 146
  Facebook scored another victory in the battle against Google, by usurping Orkut’s former dominance of social media in Brazil. According to comScore , Facebook’s presence in Latin America’s most populous nation has nearly doubled over the past year, while Google’s Orkut has grown only five percent. ...
  2 weeks ago

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