Youth held for harassing girl by impersonating her on Orkut

Last Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 00:30

Hyberabad police Thursday arrested a 25-year-old youth for allegedly harassing a girl through abusive/vulgar messages and obscene pictures after creating a fake account on a social networking website in her name.

Ban SNSes like Facebook, Orkut, demands Goa Chief Minister

Last Updated: Friday, October 1, 2010, 20:53

In the backdrop of fake accounts of ministers being created, Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat has demanded a ban on social networking sites.

Orkut loses top slot to Facebook in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 17:41

Facebook has beaten Orkut and Yahoo! to become the top social networking site in India.

Orkut trumps Facebook in India

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 21:32

Facebook might have overtaken Orkut globally in terms of the number of users, but Google`s social networking offering still remains the favourite in India, according to the England-based online traffic tracking firm comScore.

Google offers faster, easier Orkut

Last Updated: Saturday, October 31, 2009, 00:35

Unveiling its plans on Friday to offer users a whole new experience, Google announced the launch of a new, faster and easier to use Orkut™.

Google fined for not removing offensive comments on Orkut

Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2009, 12:09

A Brazilian judge has ordered Google to pay 5,000 reais ($2,847) to a woman for not removing offensive comments about her posted on the Orkut website.