Do you want to meet more friends who share the common interests that you have? Do you want to know more about music, culture, religion or the arts? Wouldn’t it be nice to do all these online? Are you familiar with social networking in the internet? At this point, probably so. If so, have you tried going to the different websites that facilitate social networking? And by that I mean, sites that might not be as well known as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter.
One such site is Orkut. Orkut.com is one of the many available social networking websites. It was named after its creator, Orkut Buyukkokten, an employee of Google. This website’s simple goal is to build a large network of individuals who are willing to build friendships, share information and interact socially with people over the internet. It is tight community.
What makes Orkut a worthwhile website to join? First and foremost, Orkut offers free services to its members. Secondly, Orkut’s membership is not open to everyone. You must be personally invited by Google to become an account member. So, how does this network system work? Orkut invites people by simply giving its current members the privilege to invite their friends and relatives. Does this make sense? According to Google, this system provides assurance that members are real people and really do exist, and are not just identities created by people who have nothing meaningful to do with their lives except create false identities. Since, all of us are already part of some social network in our school, workplace, church, and community, there is a great chance that some of our friends are already members of Orkut, and would invite us to join the network.
Once you become a member of Orkut, you may begin viewing profiles of its many members. You can hunt for old friends who you may have lost touch with, moved to places far away, or look for people who have similar hobbies and likes and affiliations that you have. You might even be able to invite your old crush to be a part of your personal network. Besides the many friendships and business relationships built on the internet, there are also cases where social acquaintance blooms into romantic relationships and long lasting mates.
Almost anything is possible when you become a member of Orkut. You can meet with your friends personally and do activities with each other, or you can express yourself through blogs, and, you can even promote your business or your skills in your network of friends. This is a typical Web 2.0 properties network, where social and business needs of its members are co-mingled.
Modern technology continues to provide us broad abilities to communicate with people and keep our relationships with them. Social networking is foremost among these methods. It does not limit us to friendships defined by geographical boundaries, and exposes us to people and things we would not get exposed to in our old traditional mode of living. The internet gives us the ability to virtually “be there” in person. In the convenience of our homes, we are able to get bits of knowledge about what is happening in other places, about leisure activities that are not only enjoyable, but also beneficial, and about diverse bits of culture that are new to us.
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