Google's Orkut captivates Brazilians

Iria · Apr 11, 2006, 12:24 AM

Ask Internet users in the United States what they think of Orkut, the two-year-old social networking service owned by Google, and you may get a blank stare. But pronounce it "or-COO-tchie," as they do in Portuguese, and watch faces light up.

"We were just talking about it!" said Suellen Monteiro, approached by a reporter while she was chatting with friends at a bar here in Rio. The topic was the guy whom 18-year-old Aline Makray had met over the weekend at a Brazilian funk dance, who had since found her on Orkut and asked her to join his network.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Google's Orkut captivates Brazilians Ask Internet users in the United States what they think of Orkut, the two-year-old social networking service owned by Google, and you may get a blank stare. But pronounce it "or-COO-tchie," as they do in Portuguese, and watch faces light up. "We were just talking about it!" said Suellen Monteiro, approached by a reporter while she was chatting with friends at a bar here in Rio. The topic was the guy whom 18-year-old Aline Makray had met over the weekend at a Brazilian funk dance, who had since found her on Orkut and asked her to join his network. __________ Read More / Source: IHT