An orkut story
April 24th, 2009 | Published in Google Orkut
We on the orkut team love using this blog to communicate with all of you guys about new features, special promotions, and the general goings-on here in our offices. We've found however, that some of the most interesting posts are actually the ones that come directly from you, and we've enjoyed hearing your personal orkut stories.
Recently we came across this story that we thought was so cool we just couldn't help but share. Read on to find out how Gisele, an early adopter of orkut (and wife of a Googler), found an unexpected use for the site many years after deciding that orkut wasn't for her.
Translated from Portuguese from Gisele's blog:
I remember quite well when I was first invited to join orkut. I found it strange, a huge e-mail in English, where only the sender looked familiar. Was it spam?
Many friends were chattering about having received that same e-mail, until someone finally explained to us what it was all about. So we signed up, posted pictures, joined communities, met people, it was a big thing.
However, the unanswered question in 2004 (that some people still have today) was: What is the purpose of orkut?
Without finding a convincing answer, I quit orkut in 2005 and didn't miss the site. However, last year, my husband (who quit orkut at the same time as I did) and I, decided to quietly return. We created a discreet profile that we only occasionally access, but that meets our needs. The site turned into a tool, used from time to time.
The last few days on orkut have been surprising. We accessed the site with our hearts in our throats, as we were looking for some special people. Special to me, without ever having seen them, met them, or heard from them.
They are my brothers-in-law, who my husband has been seeking unsuccessfully for eight years– and we finally found them through orkut!!!
I still question my presence on the site, but I am extremely grateful for it for making such an important encounter possible. And now the meeting will happen!!!
Gisele Gonçalves Bueno Quirino de Souza
Want to read more? See the original blog post here (in Portuguese). If you've got a personal orkut story that you'd like to share, just and let us know!
Posted by Rodrigo Paiva, Consumer Operations.
Recently we came across this story that we thought was so cool we just couldn't help but share. Read on to find out how Gisele, an early adopter of orkut (and wife of a Googler), found an unexpected use for the site many years after deciding that orkut wasn't for her.
Translated from Portuguese from Gisele's blog:
I remember quite well when I was first invited to join orkut. I found it strange, a huge e-mail in English, where only the sender looked familiar. Was it spam?Many friends were chattering about having received that same e-mail, until someone finally explained to us what it was all about. So we signed up, posted pictures, joined communities, met people, it was a big thing.
However, the unanswered question in 2004 (that some people still have today) was: What is the purpose of orkut?
Without finding a convincing answer, I quit orkut in 2005 and didn't miss the site. However, last year, my husband (who quit orkut at the same time as I did) and I, decided to quietly return. We created a discreet profile that we only occasionally access, but that meets our needs. The site turned into a tool, used from time to time.
The last few days on orkut have been surprising. We accessed the site with our hearts in our throats, as we were looking for some special people. Special to me, without ever having seen them, met them, or heard from them.
They are my brothers-in-law, who my husband has been seeking unsuccessfully for eight years– and we finally found them through orkut!!!
I still question my presence on the site, but I am extremely grateful for it for making such an important encounter possible. And now the meeting will happen!!!
Gisele Gonçalves Bueno Quirino de Souza
Want to read more? See the original blog post here (in Portuguese). If you've got a personal orkut story that you'd like to share, just and let us know!
Posted by Rodrigo Paiva, Consumer Operations.