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Orkut - Why Google India killed Orkut site?

When Google went public in 2004, its brilliant founders Segey Brin and Larry Page spoke about their idealism in the IPO document: “Don't be evil. We believe strongly that in the long term, we will be better served-as shareholders and [...]

Posted On : Jan, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Orkut - Google releases new Orkut for all users

By the end of this year Google will release the new Orkut for all users. The information was disclosed in a press release and the decision was taken due to positive feedback from users and the good results obtained by the company. Initial [...]

Posted On : Dec, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Google Orkut becomes simpler, smarter and faster

London - To keep pace with its rivals and to provide "seamless experience to users," internet giant Google Inc. has revamped its social networking site Orkut, giving it a new look and greater personalisation options. The new Orku [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut Stops Migration To Facebook Contradicts Googles Polic...

The mission statement of the Google data liberation front reads as follows: “Users should be able to control the data they store in any of Google’s products. Our team’s goal is to make it easier to move data in and out.&rd [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Its official - Indians love Google, Gmail, Orkut, Google Map...

Here at Digit, we are all absolutely addicted to Google products. Everyone uses Gmail as their default client, Google Maps is the default mapping engine for us and let’s not even get into the realms of actual search and video-sharing. [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut Interview Part 2: On Applications, Integration Of Goog...

Google owned Orkut is believed to be the largest social network in India in terms of userbase, with claims of around 13-15 million users from the country. In this three part interview series, MediaNama spoke to Google India’s Rahul Ku [...]

Posted On : Sep, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut, Yahoo! Mail, Google Search remain most popular in Viz...

ViziSense, an online audience measurement and analytics platform, on August 19, 2009, launched its second monthly web rankings this year of the top five categories for the month of July. These sites have been ranked across 18 popular catego [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Googles New Ah..huh Feature - Face Detection In Orkut Albums...

Everybody loves photographs. It reminds them of the precious moments they had spent with their loved ones. Most of the users on Orkut, Facebook use album features where they can share their priceless moments with their friends. With the evo [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut - Google Launches Friend Connect In Hindi - Also Integ...

We had blogged about how Facebook was using its connect tool to connect with publishers and also seeing considerable success with the same. Now it seems even Google wants to do the same and has taken a step forward by launching the Google F [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Google To Introduce Orkut Promote? How It Helps Google

Google appears to be planning to introduce “Orkut Promote”, a self service advertising platform for its social networking site Orkut, reports Digital Inspiration. The platform apparently allows users regular Orkut users to promo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut - Google will pay U.S. $ 12 thousand a fake profile on...

The 2nd Civil Chamber of the Court of Rio de Janeiro decided this Thursday that Google will pay $ 12 thousand to an Internet user who had his photo running in a fake profile on Orkut. No site de relacionamento, a mulher era identificada com [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Orkut- Inside Google's 'Facebook Killer'

Google has a "Facebook killer" on its hands. And, no, I'm not talking about Google's Orkut social network (unless you live in Brazil, where Orkut has already "killed" Facebook). Google is just one acquisition away from o [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Evolution of Google's Orkut

In recent years, online social networking has created powerful new ways to communicate and share information. Most social network websites provide many ways for users to interact, such as emails and instant messaging services. Social networ [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Cashing in on IPL fever Google works on monetising Orkut

Part of a wider trend of social networking sites leveraging their user base.With the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season round the corner, Google’s social networking platform, Orkut, is hoping to turn itself into a hot-bed for [...]