Do you still remember the good old days of Orkut? It was a sad moment in 2014, when google announced that it would be shutting down the social network that was used by over 300 million people.
Here’s a pleasant surprise, Büyükkökten, the creator of Orkut has launched new social network called Hello, which is available on mobile only. Called as Hello network, the app will be available on Android and iOS is already released in US, Canada, Britain, France, Australia, Brazil, Ireland. Germany, Mexico and India are next on the list and the app should be available by this month.
“hello is the first social network built on loves, not likes. hello makes it easy for you to connect with people who share your passions. I want hello to be a community where everyone feels welcomed and included and no one feels judged. I want you to make new friends on hello who you genuinely care about in the real world. On hello, I want you to just be you! On hello, I want you to always love yourself. When we express our authentic selves, our genuine passions, interests and feelings, we begin to head down the road to self-love, which is the most important thing you can have in this world”, Büyükkökten wrote in a blog post.
Hello network has been started by Orkut Büyükkökten and a group of ex-Google engineers. The company has its headquarters in San Francisco and an development office in Mountain View.
The app reportedly only gets access to a user’s contacts and does not use any external data. Users will have to choose their avatar such as foodie or photographer, etc and will be able to post content. Each user can have a total of five avatars and will be able to change a persona if they are no longer interested in it.
According to review on Youtube, the app seems to focus more on visuals rather than text. It looks like a great platform to connect with people based on similar passions.
