Social media can often throw up surprises. Guess what Twitterati was busy discussing on Saturday? It was Orkut.
Remember Orkut? It was the first social networking website — owned and operated by Google — which was launched in 2004 and closed down in 2014, leaving its users heartbroken.
Orkut was one of the reasons why many people opened their gmail accounts. Now, six years after it was dissolved, several Orkut users are lamenting that it was not appreciated enough.
Orkut was a better social media platform but people didn’t recognize it’s ability.#orkut to people out there : pic.twitter.com/7LucN7mUQ4
— Shubham Bhatt (@Shubharcasm) July 4, 2020
There were also memes and jokes over popular social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, wondering what is happening.
After seeing “Orkut” trending.
Condition of Mark Zuckerberg :#orkut pic.twitter.com/eWGfvJosQ9— Shubham Bhatt (@Shubharcasm) July 4, 2020
While people complain of social media being a toxic place which affects mental health of people, many say Orkut was not like the rest. They say they have retained friendships with the users of that platform even now.
Back to time when social media wasn’t toxic. Those were the days! #orkut pic.twitter.com/1Ot0O5OFof
— Nishant Bhardwaj (@Nishant_Bliss) July 4, 2020
