Here's why old social-networking site Orkut is trending on Twitter

Hashtags "GoodbyeTwitter" and "Orkut" started trending on twitter hailing an end to the microblogging website. Orkut is an old social networking site which got shut down in 2014

After Twitter CEO Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to its employees to either commit to a "hardcore" working environment or accept a buyout, multiple reports claimed that the social media company is facing mass resignations.

Following which hashtags like "GoodbyeTwitter" and “RIP Twitter” started trending on twitter hailing an end to the microblogging website. 

 

Orkut Give comeback#Orkut #RIPTwitter pic.twitter.com/hx6LW1ciqK

— Vishnu® (@Vishnu1310) November 18, 2022

Amid all the chaos, hashtag "Orkut" also started trending on Twitter. Some users tweeted reminiscing the time they spent writing "testimonials" on the now closed social-media platform that peaked amongst millennials, before Facebook and Twitter emerged as popular social media platforms.

The good old days of the social media era#Orkut pic.twitter.com/eIibqO9vIg

— NILAMADHAB PANDA ନୀଳମାଧବ ପଣ୍ଡା (@nilamadhabpanda) November 18, 2022

And some asked to bring back Orkut, as they announced their exit from Twitter.
 

Those were the days of #orkut pic.twitter.com/yRbhfBPzuO

— Tushar Tajane (@tushonline) November 18, 2022

 

Meanwhile, the Twitter CEO tweeted, "And … we just hit another all-time high in Twitter usage lol" and went on to join the memefest with this tweet:

pic.twitter.com/rbwbsLA1ZG

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 18, 2022

What was Orkut?

Orkut is an old social networking site which got shut down in 2014.

Google founded Orkut in January 2004. The social networking platform was launched just a month before Facebook. Orkut borrows its name from Orkut Buyukkokten, the software engineer who designed it.

Orkut Buyukkokten, a Turkish software engineer, had also built online alumni communities like Club Nexus and inCircle, before Orkut.

It came to India at a time when the digital population was growing in the country as Internet started becoming more accessible and affordable. Orkut became so popular in India, that in 2007, Google launched the site in six other Indian languages including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada.