tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post6674535314187015277..comments2024-03-05T10:53:50.566+05:30Comments on Abhishek's blog অভিষেকের ব্লগ: Farewell, friendAbhishek Mukherjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-9912747513492280862014-07-08T00:02:27.343+05:302014-07-08T00:02:27.343+05:30Indeed, Sir, indeed.Indeed, Sir, indeed.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-24701279916680743182014-07-07T23:30:35.913+05:302014-07-07T23:30:35.913+05:30A touching epitaph indeed... Farewell Orkut, hello...A touching epitaph indeed... Farewell Orkut, hello Facebook (while you last)... but let us not forget the old man in the room, please. He's called "email".Apoorvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-55911741433391125422014-07-07T15:44:57.879+05:302014-07-07T15:44:57.879+05:30It is opening at my end!It is opening at my end!Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-29961136306609449952014-07-07T14:54:11.069+05:302014-07-07T14:54:11.069+05:30you had written me my most favourite testimonial. ...you had written me my most favourite testimonial. alas, I can't even visit again for one last time. the page is not openingragshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260098996190884106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-33040295351742362682014-07-04T18:51:23.705+05:302014-07-04T18:51:23.705+05:30Yes, that too.Yes, that too.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-20441395968301862582014-07-04T18:47:42.819+05:302014-07-04T18:47:42.819+05:30*speck. Ahem!*speck. Ahem!SUIRAUQAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918432443330964561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-17867397506433034692014-07-03T22:32:12.208+05:302014-07-03T22:32:12.208+05:30Thank you, and sorry for making you sad.Thank you, and sorry for making you sad.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-76929081643723346382014-07-03T22:31:50.200+05:302014-07-03T22:31:50.200+05:30I never stalked. I guess I missed out on a lot. Or...I never stalked. I guess I missed out on a lot. Orkut was too low on security settings towards the beginning, but so was Facebook.<br /><br />But. The. Testimonials.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-28052113248772761272014-07-03T22:27:43.923+05:302014-07-03T22:27:43.923+05:30No. It was not an overdose.
Sinjini, when you sa...No. It was not an overdose. <br /><br />Sinjini, when you say "Facebook isn’t a spec of what Orkut was to be" you probably mean "Facebook users aren’t a spec of what Orkut users used to be." The issue is not with the website. Facebook had evolved, instead of living under a rock the way Orkut had. <br /><br />Facebook comes with its own strengths. Since it is based around self-promotion, organisations have seized the advantage and have converted a new realm of Facebook marketing, an inexpensive yet effective strategy that cannot be overlooked.<br /><br />Having said that, they still do not have Testimonials. :)Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-66498391397092713482014-07-03T10:37:17.633+05:302014-07-03T10:37:17.633+05:30Through Orkut, I had my first real encounter with ...Through Orkut, I had my first real encounter with the virtual world. The night-long fights in various communities over trivial issues, checking Orkut the first thing in the morning to see how my 'rivals' reacted/responded had been a daily routine once. But Orkut gave me some really good friends and re-connected me with many old ones. <br /><br />No matter how Facebook evolves (I am not into Google+ or others), Orkut will remain close to my heart. <br /><br />Your write-up made me nostalgic and sad, at the same time, it brought back numerous memories. <br /><br />Kudos Abhishek da. :) অরিজিতhttp://jeeboneraayna.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-208071522203797942014-07-03T10:19:20.330+05:302014-07-03T10:19:20.330+05:30Facebook is like taking a megaphone and announcing...Facebook is like taking a megaphone and announcing your life to (at best) mildly interested listeners, all of whom are busy with their own megaphones.<br />Orkut was like knocking on a friend's door on a friday evening with a bottle of wine. it was like running into a friend from a past life. It was about showing off on 'about me' and proving how cool you were in 'things i learnt from past relationships' (my answer was 'Learn? I never learn.') . It was about crushing insanely on multiple people and being jealous when they wrote testimonials to others. it was about trolling friends with fake profiles. it was about communities with serious discussions and communities that existed with the sole purpose of annoying other communities.<br />It was also a great deal about stalking, back in its early days when you couldn't stop people from seeing your scrapbook. The nights we spent reading every single one of 2750 scraps that were sent to a person of interest in the past 2 years :)This River, That River.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-92112288065194822622014-07-03T09:24:14.337+05:302014-07-03T09:24:14.337+05:30
A “pretty much” overdose.. but I agree. A lot. I ...<br />A “pretty much” overdose.. but I agree. A lot. I shifted, much long later than others, only because others did. The bar was suddenly so empty in orkut, and then, suddenly raided by goons! Facebook isn’t a spec of what Orkut was to be, neither will anything else be. But then, I hope I can still count on the people behind these platforms all the same.<br />sinjini senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304802955738879299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-82672305784281220872014-07-03T00:11:42.441+05:302014-07-03T00:11:42.441+05:30Unfortunately, truer words have seldom been spoken...Unfortunately, truer words have seldom been spoken. :(Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-68687377035565205642014-07-03T00:09:59.658+05:302014-07-03T00:09:59.658+05:30There was hi5, there was Zorpia (?), and a few mor...There was hi5, there was Zorpia (?), and a few more.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-82938902600829700282014-07-03T00:09:01.550+05:302014-07-03T00:09:01.550+05:30Join the club. :DJoin the club. :DAbhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-74508294468629869632014-07-03T00:08:18.598+05:302014-07-03T00:08:18.598+05:30Everyone did. :)Everyone did. :)Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-12577603430457868642014-07-02T10:40:51.778+05:302014-07-02T10:40:51.778+05:30I have a slightly different perspective. To me Fac...I have a slightly different perspective. To me Facebook/G+ and Twitter are not really rivals of Orkut, in the sense of substitute product, like Deepika Padukone vs Anushka Sharma. And so FB/G+ vs Orkut is not a choice between similar things but rather a choice between two different things (like MS Dhoni vs RS Dravid). And the decline of Orkut does not reflect the decline of a brand vs a different brand offering the same product, but rather the decline of a lifestyle choice vs another, like the decline of Nokia 3310/5 vs the iPhone.<br /><br />My induction to Orkut happened pretty much when I was entering ISI in 2004, and it pretty much died with me leaving college in 2009. There was a brief period of Google Buzz in 2009-10 parallel to the transition between college and `working life', and I got inducted in FB in mid-2010 pretty much when that transition was over and I had devoted the adequate amount of bandwidth to industry gossip/ i20 mileage/ singapore packages/ meaningless acronyms to appear useful, alert, and friendly at office parties. <br /><br />Orkut was all about communities, it was having wholehearted discussion with other people who shared your passions. And once in a while, that girl you met last week would write you a scrap, or a testimonial. And maybe a month later she would write you another, longer one. It was like being in a bar with friends with good music playing softly in the background and talking for hours about things that you care about and plan crazy adventures. And smiling a little, once in a while, at the cute girl at the next table. The impact of your post wouldn't be measured in likes or shares, but in the posts that follow. FB is horrible with groups. It's like a karaoke bar where some people go and sing their hearts out, channeling out their need to be noticed and have some attention, and others sit in the dark nursing their drinks and feeling smug about how terribly their friends sing and how pathetically those friends are embarrassing themselves. To talk to someone you have to shout across the din and then feel really awkward when suddenly the song has ended and you are caught shouting.<br /><br />So I think Orkut died and FB is a $ 175 Bn company because, how much unlikely it might sound to me (or you), most people actually prefer getting 500 likes on a stupid profile pic over talking about something they care about. Maybe most people do not care much about anything other then themselves, or maybe they don't have the friends to go to a bar with and have a fun time over beers. It's safer and more fun going out to a karaoke bar and receive polite applause at your bad singing.<br /><br />Sorry for the long rant. :)Srijan Senguptanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-39225375005990409432014-07-02T10:30:24.984+05:302014-07-02T10:30:24.984+05:30Testimonials and the fact that you could see who w...Testimonials and the fact that you could see who was stalking you online. <br />By the way, did you know before orkut, there was also Hi5? Mlvkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103832627973031027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-15409745236714573832014-07-02T10:08:11.627+05:302014-07-02T10:08:11.627+05:30I suddenly feel sad after reading this post. :(
T...I suddenly feel sad after reading this post. :(<br /><br />This also reminded me of a fake profile I had on Orkut - 'Nemesis'. I don't even wish to think of the things I did through that profile then. :DDipteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550275867184412533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-64004855425396680722014-07-02T10:04:53.474+05:302014-07-02T10:04:53.474+05:30I lived a life in orkut. Looking back, I can even ...I lived a life in orkut. Looking back, I can even call it a lifetime in its own. I found friends, soulmates, anchors. I found people who I then thought I can never live without. Sigh! Some stayed, some went, some, I left. But orkut did shape the me that I am now!sinjini senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304802955738879299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-4246184120797229352014-07-02T08:17:57.623+05:302014-07-02T08:17:57.623+05:30:( indeed.:( indeed.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-38656157739496773422014-07-02T08:17:29.724+05:302014-07-02T08:17:29.724+05:30They do. What would you know of Orkut? I used Orku...They do. What would you know of Orkut? I used Orkut way before I had broadband at my home. Sigh.Abhishek Mukherjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492031639536656851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-56676149447194865312014-07-02T08:01:38.957+05:302014-07-02T08:01:38.957+05:30:(:(Mlvkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103832627973031027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855248342256284358.post-50305122755135018532014-07-02T00:38:59.652+05:302014-07-02T00:38:59.652+05:30Ha ha ha ha.... And it is for the testimonials tha...Ha ha ha ha.... And it is for the testimonials that your soul weeps so much? :D <br /><br />Such a nice post, Abhishek da :)) (I still prefer your real name to Ovshake though :P)<br /><br />I barely used Orkut, even though I belonged to a group which had swore never to shift to Facebook :D But...as soon as we left school in 2008, opening a Facebook account was not enough. You had to start using it. And that is how I keep in touch with most of the childhood friends...although Whatsapp helps :P Aniesha Brahma https://www.blogger.com/profile/17604587868341885431noreply@blogger.com