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Orkut who? Google shuts down proto-social media site this September

Back in the heady days of the early 2000s, early social networking services like Tribe.net, Friendster, MySpace and (yep) Facebook all offered similar features: connecting with other folks via the world wide web. Orkut, founded in 2008 and owned by<span class="ellipsis">…</span><div class="read-more">Read more › (http://www.cultofmac.com/285564/google-shuts-orkut/)</div><!-- end of .read-more --><img width='1' height='1' src='http://cultofmac.com.feedsportal.com/c/33797/f/606249/s/3c079887/sc/21/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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