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Why did Orkut disappear? Its founder now wants to bring it back to life

Orkut Buyukkokten created Orkut while he was working at Google as a software developer. The tech giant formally launched the platform in 2004.

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Hindustan TimesLean L·1h ago
Why did Orkut disappear? Its founder now wants to bring it back to life
Orkut Buyukkokten created Orkut while he was working at Google as a software developer. The tech giant formally launched the platform in 2004.
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