Orkut is having a rebirth in India. Well, sort of. Hello, an app-only social media network founded in August by Orkut's eponymous creator, was recently made available in India. The app might get many Indians reminiscing about the good old days before Facebook took over, when Orkut was the default way to connect with friends online. ET Magazine shines a light on Orkut and other social media sites which either failed to keep going or did not quite deliver on their initial promise.
Orkut, while not much of a success in the US, proved big in Brazil and India, its two key markets. But in September , Facebook, which debuted two weeks after Orkut's launch, went past Orkut in terms of number of users in India, and a year later, did the same in Brazil. Orkut had 19 million users in India and 34 million in Brazil, when it lost the top spot to Facebook.
Google fi nally shut Orkut on September 30, In , it beat Yahoo and Google to become the largest website in the US by page views.
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All user profiles show when the user was last active in the app. And when chatting is available, the status of that user switches to active. So if you had messaged an online user, you would know if you have been directly ignored. Besides browsing profiles through the Pets game, hi5 also has a free member search tool with very basic filters of age, gender, and location. Another way of meeting members through the hi5 app is through its Meet Me feature—which is a roulette-type matching game that notifies users when both users liked one another.
Clicking the edit profile tab will just allow you to edit your basic information. In hi5, you can set your profile from public to private. Making your profile public means that all members can view your profile information and photos. Other users can also post on your comment wall. Aside from the feed of your most recent uploads, your photos, and the basic information found on your profile—gender, age, relationship status, religion, orientation, ethnicity, and languages spoken, your profile can also feature the gifts, tags, and comments that were given to you by other other hi5 members.
Most users like to put GIFs or photos so sometimes, profiles can become so long because of such public comments. The design of the mobile app is minimalistic and clean—the features are easily accessible.
The tabs are also organized well, enabling for easy and productive navigation throughout the app. At , it was the biggest thing together with MySpace and Friendster. When you have all 3 accounts and all are glammed up and customized, that means you are one of the cool kids that have a computer and a lot of credits for a dial-up DSL connection at home.
Out of curiosity, I decided to see if my hi5 account 13 years ago was still working. So I just went ahead and created a new account. The design of the website was similar—I guess the developers no longer bothered to keep up with the new design trends—but the features were different.
Before, hi5 used to have so many games features it was hard to keep up! This must be due to the acquisition of the hi5 network by the company who developed Tagged. Navigating through the website was an excruciating experience. I got to message some users and was surprised that chatting was free for everyone. Although I saw that the users were online, I received no reply. I gave out a few likes but received none in return.
Maybe again, this was because I had no profile photo. Oh well. There are a lot of other apps that would provide a better experience. It seems like the developers and acquisitors did not bother to keep up with the changing times when it comes to web design.
Navigation and usability of the website were not easy. The interface can be quite confusing as well, and there are not onscreen guidelines that can help you. Too many steps and buttons are needed to be clicked to successfully find what you are looking for.
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