Google to shut down Orkut, its first social network

Summary
Orkut was the result of a “20 per cent project” in which Google workers got to spend a fifth of their time on ideas not necessarily related to their job responsibilities.


Google Tuesday said it is shutting down Orkut, its “first foray into social networking,” to focus on Yo...
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