Google didn't buy Orkut. It was developed as a 20% project. You can call it a reaction to Facebook, etc all you want but that doesn't disprove the author's sta

Google didn't buy Orkut. It was developed as a 20% project. You can call it a reaction to Facebook, etc all you want but that doesn't disprove the author's statement. Social signaling was never included in search results until Google+ came along. Personally, I love seeing items in my search results that people in my Circles have shared on Twitter or Google+.