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Orkut
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Orkut
The new Orkut interface
URL
http://www.orkut.com/
Slogan
Who do you know?
Alexa rank
#13
Commercial?
yes
Type of site
Social Network Service
Registration
required
Available language(s)
multilingual
Owner
Google
Created by
Orkut Büyükkökten
Launched
January 2004
Current status
Active
ORKUT is a social networking service which is run by Google and named after its creator, an employee of Google - Orkut Büyükkökten. The service states that it was designed to help users meet new friends and maintain existing relationships. Orkut is similar to other social networking sites. Since October 2006, Orkut has permitted users to create accounts without an invitation. Orkut is the most visited website in Brazil and second most visited site in India. The initial target market for Orkut was the United States, but the majority of its users are in Brazil and India.[1] In fact, as of May 2008, 53.86% of Orkut's users are from Brazil, followed by India with 16.97% [2] and 23.4% of the traffic comes from Brazil, followed by India with 18.0%.[3] Unlike hi5 and Friendster, it is not a popular website in the United States of America and Canada.
Originally hosted in California, on August 2008 Google announced that Orkut will be fully managed and operated in Brazil, by Google Brazil. This was decided due to the large Brazilian user base and growth of legal issues. [4] [5] [6] [7]
