In the mid-2000s, Google engineer Orkut Büyükkökten’s self-titled social network briefly took the world by storm before disappearing. Now he’s back, with a plan for a happier social media.

Orkut members who also have a Google+ account are now being rewarded in the form of a badge reading "Google+ user," which they can choose to make visible on their Orkut profile.

Analysts said Google's baby step into the media business could dead end with the Orkut columns. Or the company could follow the footsteps of Yahoo and America Online, which offer online concerts ...

Orkut, launched in 2004, was Google's first attempt to create a social networking website. ... If you would like to try Orkut, visit Orkut.com to create a profile of your own.

If you have a Gmail account you automatically qualify for an Orkut account. Otherwise, you can open one with any email address you have. In this girl’s case someone opened a fake Yahoo account with a ...

A new malware is leading Orkut users to spam messages that ultimately corrupts their computer, data A new malware is leading Orkut users to spam messages that ultimately corrupts their computer ...

“Orkut and Google+ are different products, and will both exist. Over time, we’ll determine what makes the most sense in terms of integrating these products,” a Google spokeswoman said via e ...

Google is getting a bit more like Facebook by enabling a Facebook-style news feed within its Orkut social networking site, while the king of the walled ...

Google is shutting down Orkut today, its first attempt at a social networking service. The decision was announced in June and users have had a few months to export their profile data, ...

Ah, the power of those emerging world eyeballs. According to commenters and tipsters, a big thing that could be crashing Facebook today is a new feature that allows people to link their Orkut ...