About Orkut
Orkut is an Internet social network service run by Google and named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten. It claims to be designed to help users meet new friends and maintain existing relationships. Similar to Friendster and MySpace, Orkut goes a step further by permitting the creation of easy-to-setup simple forums (called "communities") of users. Since October 2006, Orkut permits users to create accounts without an invitation. In April 2007, Orkut introduced polls in communities.
Read MoreOrkut is the eighth most visited site throughout the world,. It is also the 31st most visited site in US."
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Quotes about Orkut
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“ The trend to target social networking sites started 6-8 months ago. Due to their popularity, Orkut and Facebook were targeted more by hackers. If it was a virus attached spooked Orkut mail that they used first, later they started giving the url of a site that, if clicked, downloads a virus like Trojan Horse. ”
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“ Most of the children in the city are spending a huge amount of time either blogging or on social networking sites like Facebook and Orkut. They are neglecting their studies. Moreover, many are falling prey to bad elements. ”
In Bangalore's Gen-Z loves networking - but on the web -
“ Most of the children in the city are spending a huge amount of time either blogging or on social networking sites like Facebook and Orkut. They are neglecting their studies. Moreover, many are falling prey to bad elements. ”
In Bangalore's Gen-Z loves networking - but on the Web
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Mentioned In 77 Articles
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Social networking and the Corporate World
Explore Article Express Computer (Mar 5 2010) Social Networking
... appearing on electronic or Web news publications. Indians spend most of their time on Facebook and Orkut where they can collaborate with their friends instantly. These Web sites are also easily accessible...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Orkut Myspace Websense
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Hindi channels use Web 2.0 technologies to widen reach
Explore Article afaqs! (Feb 11 2010) Social Networking
... technologies to widen reachafaqs!At Star India, several applications are available on Facebook and Orkut. The company is also focussing on creating extension of its non-fiction shows on ...and more » Hind... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Sony Anupam Vasudev Orkut
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Inappropriate messages on social sites could get you arrested, fired
Explore Article The Economic Times (Feb 1 2010) Social Networking
...lishing in the public domain. India has a teeming social networking population of about 35 million. Orkut dominates the spectrum with 15.5 million users, followed by Facebook at 10.3 million users, LinkedI... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Orkut Jawaharlal Nehru University Dipankar Gupta
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India’s “Twitter” SMS GupShup Grows To 26 Million Users, Eyes Expansion To Southeast Asia
Explore Article TechCrunch (Dec 15 2009) Mobile , Social Networking
India is a huge market for social networks, with Facebook, Orkut and even Twitter vying for a share of the growing number of web users who are increasingly flocking...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Dell Puma Orkut
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VCs Tilting Towards Single Fund Structure
Explore Article VCCircle (Nov 23 2009)
...ollowing the US market. If we look at the number of video views online or people using Facebook and Orkut, there is no reason why there shouldn’t be companies built around those models in India. The advert...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Bollywood Onmobile Global Ltd. Orkut
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What’s New About The New Orkut; To Open Mobile API
Explore Article MediaNama.com (Nov 16 2009) Social Networking
A couple of weeks ago, Orkut, a Google owned social networking site which primarily has users from India and Brazil, rolled out ...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Orkut Rahul Kulkarni Google
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Orkut Slows Hemorrhaging To Facebook By Making Friend Export Tool Nearly Useless
Explore Article TechCrunch (Oct 26 2009) Social Networking
Orkut continues to undermine Google’s Data Liberation Front, whose singular goal is to "make it easi...
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Orkut losing to Facebook in battle for market share in India
Explore Article livemint.com (Oct 13 2009) Social Networking
Orkut losing to Facebook in battle for market share in IndiaLivemintAccording to data by vizisense, a uni... (Read Full Article)
Comment on Article Mentions: Komli Sidharth Rao WebChutney
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Part 1: Star TV’s Gurtej Sandhu On Video Apps For Facebook, Orkut, Desktop; Mobile, GetPlus, WAP
Explore Article MediaNama.com (Oct 6 2009) Social Networking
... India talks about a slew of launches planned including a Facebook widget and a lighter version for Orkut, a desktop application and targeting the typical Star TV viewer in India - a housewife - through th...
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Comment on Article Mentions: MediaNama Gurtej Sandhu Star TV
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Google Has A Plan To Stop The Mass Exodus From Orkut: No Friend Exports For You!
Explore Article TechCrunch (Oct 1 2009) Social Networking
...r Facebook's gains is that they've been heavily promoting the fact that you can import your Orkut contacts via a special tool. Well guess what? As of today, that tool no longer works. And that'...
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Facebook’s Plan To Trounce Orkut In India May Be Working
Explore Article TechCrunch (Sep 30 2009) Social Networking
... of internet users in the country, India has become a battlefield for social networks. Google-owned Orkut has long been the most popular social network in India, with Facebook fighting to catch up. But Fac...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Leena Rao Gmail Orkut
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India’s first native iPhone/iPod Touch Music Application Launched
Explore Article IndianWeb2.com (Sep 28 2009) Mobile
...Dhingana’s apps are, be it UI, Usability or User interaction. Dhingana has released apps for Gmail, Orkut and now iPhone in very short intervals noticeably Dhingana has also won the OpenSocial App Award by...
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Orkut Interview Part 2: On Applications, Integration Of Google Properties, Mobile, Orkut Promote
Explore Article MediaNama.com (Sep 2 2009) Social Networking
Google owned Orkut is believed to be the largest social network in India in terms of userbase, with claims of around 1...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Opera Sakaal Times Sachin Tendulkar
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Orkut Interview Part 1: Zeitgeist, ID Theft, Indic Languages, Partnerships, Trends & More
Explore Article MediaNama.com (Aug 31 2009) Social Networking
... similar to Google’s search Zeitgeist (2008s is here) but has been performed for the first time for Orkut, for India. In this three part interview series, MediaNama spoke to Google India’s Rahul Kulkarni (...
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Comment on Article Mentions: Orkut Sakaal Times Comscore
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FM stations go the social media way to tap new listeners
Explore Article :::exchange4media::: (Jul 28 2009) Social Networking
...his growing trend. If My FM has created its own identity on social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut and Twitter, Big FM has a tie-up with BigAdda, the social networking site from Reliance ADAG, and h... (Read Full Article)
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