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.

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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 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 ...

Sign in to your Orkut page. Select the "Friends" menu from the bar at the top of your screen. Click on the person you want to delete from your friends list.

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 ...

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 ...