Hello_(social_network)

Hello (social network)

Hello (social network)

Online social network

Hello, stylized as hello, was a social networking service founded by Orkut Büyükkökten, the creator of Orkut.[3][4][5] The service used to support access via a mobile app and was available for Android and iOS.[3] It was launched May 1, 2016, as a replacement to Orkut, which was shut down on September 30, 2014.[6] Hello is owned by Hello Network.

Not to be confused with Ello (social network).
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As of September 2019, Hello had been downloaded approximately 1 million times, compared to Orkut's 300 million active users.[7] Hello.com has been shut down.[8]

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    Yeung, Ken (5 August 2016). "Orkut founder launches Hello, a social network focused on your passions". VentureBeat. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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    Sathe, Gopal (7 September 2016). "Say Hello to Orkut Buyukkokten, Founder of India's Former Favourite Social Network". NDTV.
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    Ghoshal, Anirban (10 August 2016). "Say hello to 'hello': Orkut's new offering". Hindustan Times.
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    "Orkut and hello". www.orkut.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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    Singh, Jitendra (9 September 2019). "Much-hyped social network platform by Orkut's founder fails to take off". Entrackr. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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    "hello network". hello.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
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