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Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by soneca »

goshx wrote: post #24
soneca wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes! I was doing the math from that "13 years ago..." . Anyway, it sounds like a very short time for something that was created, became a such relevant part of my life and all my friends, then disappeared. If asked from top of mind, I would say it was founded 20 years ago.

Founded in 2004, existed for 10 years. I believe this was the first mass adoption by Brazilians that was noticeable worldwide, right? I miss communities with names like “Eu abro a geladeira pra pensar” (from Brazilian Portuguese: I open the fridge to think). I haven’t seen any social media allow names and topics like that and present them in the same way that orkut did. Orkut was all about communities in a way that n…

Wholeheartedly agree. Maybe it is just nostalgy, but there was something special in these communities that Facebook Groups and Subreddits just don't have it.

I was part (in pt-BR): "I thought it was ice cream but it was beans" and "I like coke without gas".

It is something about signaling your identity online that is less pretentious, it takes itself less seriously than what you see today on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter.

It also wasn't as vicious as the informal forums like 4Chan and some subreddits. These take themselves very seriously in conforming to the "let's not take ourselves too seriously" culture.

It is hard to determine if it was the product or the current overall internet culture at the time that was responsible for this more healthy (IMO) environment.

But having Orkut in my college years certainly made be a happier person.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by emblaegh »

unicornporn wrote: post #47

> hello is the first social network built on loves, not likes. I'm sorry, but this sounds like a joke to me. Loves instead of likes? Is this the first thing you want to say about your born again social network. > I designed hello to help you connect with people who share your passions. Sound very much like the “Facebook has always been about helping people make connections” mantra. So, I guess it's Facebook with love…

I thought the same, but the portuguese version of the text offer a different view:

> hello is the first social network build on profound friendships instead of 'likes'.

So maybe it is a social network whose focus is people you really know well instead of companies and random people? I dunno, it's still very vague.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by cuchoi »

unicornporn wrote: post #47

> hello is the first social network built on loves, not likes. I'm sorry, but this sounds like a joke to me. Loves instead of likes? Is this the first thing you want to say about your born again social network. > I designed hello to help you connect with people who share your passions. Sound very much like the “Facebook has always been about helping people make connections” mantra. So, I guess it's Facebook with love…

The idea of the platform is to connect you based on interests. Do you love hiking? They will connect you with hikers.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by mxuribe »

Communitivity wrote: post #19

The founder has an amazing history, and the description of Hello is enticing but vague of what differentiates it. None of that matters for me though, because when I attempted to sign up from my laptop I got the message 'Sorry, we're mobile only'. I see no compelling reason to be mobile-only at full launch. Mobile-first for your MVP with early adopters, yes that makes a great deal of sense. But when a company does a f…

My hope is that killer apps will be used [1] more and more for decentralized platforms. Much like email became so popular - and still in use - I hope we eventually get to a state where centralized silos/platforms are thought of as silly; sort of what the AOL walled garden was.

[1] I stated "used" because there are plenty of apps (and underlying networks) related to decentralized social platforms that are already developed and in existence...more people simply have to make use of them.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by HenryBemis »

cocktailpeanuts wrote: post #28

I hate to say this, but it's either a terrible landing page or terrible product I'm seeing here. I totally admire the effort to bring back Orkut, but I don't see any value proposition that makes me want to try this out other than some philosophical words that anyone can say. In fact, I have never seen a product introduced in these philosophical ways succeed. The only signal I get from this is that the creator is naiv…

The creator is not naive, but he/she/they are aiming to capture naive people.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by puzzle »

dorfsmay wrote: post #37
ocdtrekkie wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, as someone who carries neither iOS or Android devices, app only social networks won't ever pick me up.

It's worse... Once you've signed up through mobile, you can use it from any browser. Makes you wonder why it wants you to sign up on mobile... Wants your phone number? Wants access to you contacts?

A perfectly good explanation is deterring spammers.

Re: Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

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Post by common_ »

Not sure why this has been posted here. The app is nearly abandoned and dead at this point.

I know we all want alternatives to the status quo, but you're not going to find it among a bunch of copycat services that haven't solved any of the fundamental problems causing us so much trouble today.

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