At least so says Vanessa Dennis writing for the Chronicle-Tribune in Marion, Indiana. While Orkut might be passe for some, it is still a desired destination for others. Today Vanessa is on vacation and fills her Grant County, Indiana column with bits and pieces that she warns "may rot your brain." I found her Orkut tidbit amusing and thought I would share it here with you on this ever so slow Sunday news-less day:
Joining Orkut — Want to be a member of the latest hipster "in" group. You have to be a member of to Orkut.
Orkut is Google's answer to Friendster, only more exclusive. You can't just go and make your own profile and then find friends, you have to be invited. It is the online equivalent of a secret society.
Some people get so desperate to join Orkut that they set out to find people who already belong. These desperate people — who will go unnamed — resort to using Google against itself. You can find huge lists of people who find a Orkut member by searching Google and then ask a member to invite them even though they don't know them.
I don't know if it works.
