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Orkut’s founder is still dreaming of a social media utopia

Posted by Sassanix
Tags: social media, orkut, orkut buyukkokten, author.kyle macneill, source.wired, paywall
https://www.wired.com/story/orkut-founder-social-media-utopia/

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Authors
Kyle MacNeill, Mark Harris, Christopher Solomon, Matt Kamen, Andrew Williams, Amos Zeeberg, Steven Levy, Will Knight, Morgan Meaker, Paresh Dave, Joel Khalili, Amanda Hoover
Published
Jun 17 2024
Word count
1153 words

3 comments

  1. supported
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    In my best Obi Wan voice : "Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time ...a long time."

    In my best Obi Wan voice : "Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time ...a long time."

    7 votes
  2. gil
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    I was not prepared for that last sentence. Good job, Kyle!

    I was not prepared for that last sentence. Good job, Kyle!

    7 votes
  3. jredd23
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    let's white board this for him; maybe VR social media hub? Oops, FB got that. some thingy sticky stuff on your head, nope, EM has that. hmm - darn, i think we are stuck with IRL, what a downer!...

    let's white board this for him; maybe VR social media hub? Oops, FB got that. some thingy sticky stuff on your head, nope, EM has that. hmm - darn, i think we are stuck with IRL, what a downer! Social media utopia, maybe tildes fits the bill. Remind me again in the next 10 years about this one!