Comments on: 5 reasons why Facebook can affect Orkut’s India market share http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html Of things technologically and socially inspired we choose to speak for Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: PN http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-61 PN Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:06:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-61 Hi Anand, thanks for these detailed inputs. You are right. We have all our friends on Orkut- a reason why we are all sticking with it. Orkut's got the first mover advantage. <br/><br/>One wicked thought, I think Google has given up on Orkut. Maybe that's why they are focusing on its Socialstream project now. Hi Anand, thanks for these detailed inputs. You are right. We have all our friends on Orkut- a reason why we are all sticking with it. Orkut’s got the first mover advantage.

One wicked thought, I think Google has given up on Orkut. Maybe that’s why they are focusing on its Socialstream project now.

]]> By: Anand http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-60 Anand Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:49:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-60 Hi Palin<br/><br/>I incidentally visited your blog and found it to be quite interesting. Well, in my opinion, Orkut will always enjoy the first mover advantage. <br/><br/>1) It has taken orkut a good 3 years to establish the kind of networking that is prevalent now. And I am on orkut simply because you can find every possible person there. It will take quite sometime for Facebook to achieve that. <br/><br/>2) Facebook might be good, but the other competitors are not. Gazzag, Tagged, Netlog, Facebox..sites such as this have made people sick of spam. Quite naturally, people see Facebook as just one of those. So, no matter how good the website is outside India, it will always be viewed as one such second rung social networks that are trying to usurp orkut<br/><br/>3) Thirdly, orkut is a monopoly in the countries that it currently exists. That's probably the reason why Google is not much worried about implementing new features as fast as it should. I am not sure what percent of the market Facebook holds. But Google will surely be keeping a tab on this. And I am sure features will be implemented at a maddening pace if only Facebook looks like a real competition anytime in the future.. Hi Palin

I incidentally visited your blog and found it to be quite interesting. Well, in my opinion, Orkut will always enjoy the first mover advantage.

1) It has taken orkut a good 3 years to establish the kind of networking that is prevalent now. And I am on orkut simply because you can find every possible person there. It will take quite sometime for Facebook to achieve that.

2) Facebook might be good, but the other competitors are not. Gazzag, Tagged, Netlog, Facebox..sites such as this have made people sick of spam. Quite naturally, people see Facebook as just one of those. So, no matter how good the website is outside India, it will always be viewed as one such second rung social networks that are trying to usurp orkut

3) Thirdly, orkut is a monopoly in the countries that it currently exists. That’s probably the reason why Google is not much worried about implementing new features as fast as it should. I am not sure what percent of the market Facebook holds. But Google will surely be keeping a tab on this. And I am sure features will be implemented at a maddening pace if only Facebook looks like a real competition anytime in the future..

]]> By: PN http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-59 PN Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:23:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-59 Nice analysis you have done there, Rajiv. Yes, we all love Orkut but Facebook is becoming too big to ignore suddenly. Nice analysis you have done there, Rajiv. Yes, we all love Orkut but Facebook is becoming too big to ignore suddenly.

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-58 Rajiv Dingra Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:18:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-58 Interesting analysis Palin... I Too believe that facebook will overtake Orkut. Here are my thoughts why orkut is not doing well, and why facebook is... <br/><br/>http://www.watblog.com/?content=detail&id=859 Interesting analysis Palin… I Too believe that facebook will overtake Orkut. Here are my thoughts why orkut is not doing well, and why facebook is…

http://www.watblog.com/?content=detail&id=859

]]> By: PN http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-57 PN Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:03:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-57 thanks bella...phew...lots of chocolates awaiting thanks bella…phew…lots of chocolates awaiting

]]> By: Bella http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-56 Bella Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:50:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-56 Hi Palin,<br/><br/>Very in-depth study you have done here!<br/> Even I have deleted my orkut account and don’t wish to create new. Facebook surely appears grown up version of orkut, more mature. I second what you have written at lengths, and have voted for this :)<br/><br/>Cheers! Hi Palin,

Very in-depth study you have done here!
Even I have deleted my orkut account and don’t wish to create new. Facebook surely appears grown up version of orkut, more mature. I second what you have written at lengths, and have voted for this :)

Cheers!

]]> By: Anonymous http://advocable.com/2007/07/5-reasons-why-facebook-can-affect-orkut.html/comment-page-1#comment-55 Anonymous Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:39:00 +0000 http://advocable.com/http:/advocable.com/2008/04/sample-post.html#comment-55 Very true. Facebook is getting lot better and will probably take over Social Networking not only in India but probably across the Globe.<br/><br/>Great Article. Vote for this story at http://www.bestofindya.com/news/story.php?title=5_reasons_why_Facebook_can_affect_Orkuts_India_market_share Very true. Facebook is getting lot better and will probably take over Social Networking not only in India but probably across the Globe.

Great Article. Vote for this story at http://www.bestofindya.com/news/story.php?title=5_reasons_why_Facebook_can_affect_Orkuts_India_market_share

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