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The initial release was in 2016. The post on the home page is from 2017. They are all over the news today... good timing I guess.

by goshx 9y ago

soneca 9y ago
Yes! I was doing the math from that "13 years ago...". Anyway, it sounds like a very short time for something that was created, became a such relevant part of my life and all my friends, then disappeared. If asked from top of mind, I would say it was founded 20 years ago.
- goshx 9y ago
  Founded in 2004, existed for 10 years. I believe this was the first mass adoption by Brazilians that was noticeable worldwide, right? I miss communities with names like “Eu abro a geladeira pra pensar” (from Brazilian Portuguese: I open the fridge to think). I haven’t seen any social media allow names and topics like that and present them in the same way that orkut did. Orkut was all about communities in a way that neither facebook or reddit are. They were part of your identity in the network. Those were nice years.
  - soneca 9y ago
    Wholeheartedly agree. Maybe it is just nostalgy, but there was something special in these communities that Facebook Groups and Subreddits just don't have it. I was part (in pt-BR): "I thought it was ice cream but it was beans" and "I like coke without gas". It is something about signaling your identity online that is less pretentious, it takes itself less seriously than what you see today on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. It also wasn't as vicious as the informal forums like 4Chan and some subreddits. These take themselves very seriously in conforming to the "let's not take ourselves too seriously" culture. It is hard to determine if it was the product or the current overall internet culture at the time that was responsible for this more healthy (IMO) environment. But having Orkut in my college years certainly made be a happier person.
sgustard 9y ago
Some coverage from 2016: https://venturebeat.com/2016/08/05/orkut-founder-launches-hello-a-social-network-focused-on-your-passions/ https://venturebeat.com/2016/08/05/orkut-founder-launches-he... Today's news burst seems to be that Hello has launched in India.

The initial release was in 2016. The post on the home page is from 2017. They are all over the news today... good timing I guess.

by goshx 9y ago

The initial release was in 2016. The post on the home page is from 2017. They are all over the news today... good timing I guess.

soneca 9y ago

Yes! I was doing the math from that "13 years ago...". Anyway, it sounds like a very short time for something that was created, became a such relevant part of my life and all my friends, then disappeared. If asked from top of mind, I would say it was founded 20 years ago.

goshx 9y ago
Founded in 2004, existed for 10 years. I believe this was the first mass adoption by Brazilians that was noticeable worldwide, right? I miss communities with names like “Eu abro a geladeira pra pensar” (from Brazilian Portuguese: I open the fridge to think). I haven’t seen any social media allow names and topics like that and present them in the same way that orkut did. Orkut was all about communities in a way that neither facebook or reddit are. They were part of your identity in the network. Those were nice years.
- soneca 9y ago
  Wholeheartedly agree. Maybe it is just nostalgy, but there was something special in these communities that Facebook Groups and Subreddits just don't have it. I was part (in pt-BR): "I thought it was ice cream but it was beans" and "I like coke without gas". It is something about signaling your identity online that is less pretentious, it takes itself less seriously than what you see today on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter. It also wasn't as vicious as the informal forums like 4Chan and some subreddits. These take themselves very seriously in conforming to the "let's not take ourselves too seriously" culture. It is hard to determine if it was the product or the current overall internet culture at the time that was responsible for this more healthy (IMO) environment. But having Orkut in my college years certainly made be a happier person.

sgustard 9y ago

Some coverage from 2016: https://venturebeat.com/2016/08/05/orkut-founder-launches-hello-a-social-network-focused-on-your-passions/ https://venturebeat.com/2016/08/05/orkut-founder-launches-he... Today's news burst seems to be that Hello has launched in India.