Google has its own Social Media Site?

This article talks about Google's Orkut, one of the worlds largest social media web sites that competes with Myspace and Facebook. It is kinda funny for me to read this article because I personally never have even heard of Google Orkut. I also have never met anyone who was part of its network, that has existed since 2004. It mentions how Google will now allow its Orkut users to use third-party applications for music, games, and all other plug-in type of programs. The site is expected to boost users to 50 million! Google's Orkut is a lot more popular around the world then it currently is in the United States. About 50% of the social media market in Brazil uses Google's Orkut and 17% of India also uses Orkut. Compared to only 1% of the social media market in the U.S. is on the Orkut network.

Do you think Google's Orkut site will ever be as popular as Myspace or facebook in the U.S?
>My answer is no. But I can see them continuing to be a strong force in the foreign social media markets.

Is anyone a member of Google's Orkut?