"Are you on orkut??" is a common question these days. True, orkut has gained immense popularity over the past few months. It's only because of the ease with which you can find someone you know or make new friends.
Ok...making new friends online...this is something which could be potentially dangerous, as I've learnt over the past few years. You might have known someone 'personally' for years, but you still may not be knowing him/her. So, I wonder how well you can actually get to know someone you are involved in an online relationship with. All you can see are the words the person uses; very rarely do you get to see the person's actual facial expressions(those, as well, may be deceptive sometimes).
Well, I have been(and still am) a blatant orkutteer myself and have discovered that orkut is best used for finding long-lost pals as well as that orkut is THE best place to find them. It has also helped me build a better relationship with my existing friends. So friends, enjoy the phenomenon called orkut to the fullest...but remember...DISCRETION, is the key!!!
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Five years down the lane, Orkut is close to down the drain...Circa,mid 2011-
Facebook is at its benevolent best and google have come up with a +, but nothing much changed on the social network, people still don't know how well they can use it and social networking sites make it the best use getting what they want. Things have changed from blocking Orkut in office to people blocking themselves from it. Hardly people use it now. its like THE has changed to an(or rather another) networking site.But hey, your blog does give me a nostalgia on how people were five years ago and how things worked.
Today, I am in my boss's circle and on his facebook friend's list... I miss posting on the walls as a rebellion I used to do earlier and use it for updates and block it myself to stay away from troubles(even though I am at total freedom using any networking sites)
Good post Girish.
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