If a year ago someone asked you whether you are on Facebook, probably the answer would be: "No, what's that?". But like everything in the web world, a year can mean a life. Every day, more and more Brazilians venture into this social network that came with everything in Brazil to compete with famous Orkut.
After all, it's the same thing? It's worth being in the two? The answer is yes and no. We can say that the vision of Facebook, and Orkut is the same: provide the opportunity to meet people, meet new people, learn more about who you like, to communicate quickly and interests, share their lives, tastes and troubles through pictures, ideas, videos, and so on. The possibilities are many. But the format and applications of each are quite different. Here are some key differences.
Who's on Facebook is on Orkut? Not always. And this is a major reason that takes thousands of Brazilians to join the giant social network. Especially when they want to communicate with people from other countries because Orkut is not as well known in local bands.
Facebook has more than 300 million members and is considered the most popular social network in the world. In Brazil, however, despite its amazing growth, is still far behind the achievements orkutianas. Indeed, they are 24 million Brazilians on Orkut, against an "unimpressive" one million on Facebook. But do not underestimate him! You still hear about him much, because the increase of users grows by leaps and bounds!
History
Created in 2004 by the American Mark Zuckerberg, the initial goal was to win young people from academia, focusing on students at some American universities. And so it went for two years.
In 2006, the Social Network was released to the public at large, growing in the U.S. market, but almost totally unknown in Brazilian soil. After all, here reigned Orkut friend.
Only recently has made the release of Facebook's in Portuguese, opening the door to the Brazilians who do not speak English. However, multiple applications and news are not yet available for the green-yellow. Who gets along with English has good reason to prefer the original version.
Overview
Facebook is a social network, complete with mural features, photos, videos, calendars of events and various services and applications.
As in any social network, the first step is to register you with key information: name, email address, birth date, location, photo and password. Right off the bat, based on data provided, Facebook suggests an initial list of friends. This is a significant difference, because in that way you can meet old friends invariably the bottom of the trunk and back in touch. A delight when it works and very annoying when it begins to suggest that you know people "to do". Like everything in life, there's always the other side ...
The home of Facebook basically comprises a list of activities (messages, photos or videos) sent by contacts as well as shared applications and a mural. For those who are familiar with Orkut, certainly will be difficult to acclimatise to the new scenario. Are other rules and other language and in the early days seems confusing. But after we've come, it's a great feeling to get into a party and sharing life with loved ones.
The degree of interaction with their contacts via the links from the home is much larger than in Orkut, as Facebook allows control by categories such as photos, videos and events.
Transferring files is very simple, for example, selecting multiple photos at once by sending video or computer (maximum 20min. Duration) or directly from a webcam.
Applications
Although the number of applications in Portuguese is still small, Facebook into English this represents a large gap that gives charm and many possibilities for interaction. Of course the trend is that the Portuguese version will become even more prominence, since the increase of users in Brazil has justified it.
Applications range from the basics of integration with other networks such as YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Twitter, etc., to others less famous. There are many, is worth discovering which combine more with you.
Global thinking and local action
The stories about social media that we have disclosed in itu.com.br not intended in any way exhaustive. As even the largest specialist will not have a comprehensive view of this infinite universe called social networking.
Our aim is to give a little push, arousing the curiosity of our readers, so it has an overview and decide whether or not navigate these seas.
In our team, we have Twitter fans, fans of Flickr, Ning, and so on. Each tool has different functions (sometimes complementary) to seduce the kind of interest that each person has.
That is the philosophy of social networks: enabling each person to find his personal form of expression and make your mark individual while he or she feels part of one (or several) tribe (s), and have the chance to learn collectively , share ideas and ideals and turn your small world with local actions in support of a global vision.
After all, it's the same thing? It's worth being in the two? The answer is yes and no. We can say that the vision of Facebook, and Orkut is the same: provide the opportunity to meet people, meet new people, learn more about who you like, to communicate quickly and interests, share their lives, tastes and troubles through pictures, ideas, videos, and so on. The possibilities are many. But the format and applications of each are quite different. Here are some key differences.
Who's on Facebook is on Orkut? Not always. And this is a major reason that takes thousands of Brazilians to join the giant social network. Especially when they want to communicate with people from other countries because Orkut is not as well known in local bands.
Facebook has more than 300 million members and is considered the most popular social network in the world. In Brazil, however, despite its amazing growth, is still far behind the achievements orkutianas. Indeed, they are 24 million Brazilians on Orkut, against an "unimpressive" one million on Facebook. But do not underestimate him! You still hear about him much, because the increase of users grows by leaps and bounds!
History
Created in 2004 by the American Mark Zuckerberg, the initial goal was to win young people from academia, focusing on students at some American universities. And so it went for two years.
In 2006, the Social Network was released to the public at large, growing in the U.S. market, but almost totally unknown in Brazilian soil. After all, here reigned Orkut friend.
Only recently has made the release of Facebook's in Portuguese, opening the door to the Brazilians who do not speak English. However, multiple applications and news are not yet available for the green-yellow. Who gets along with English has good reason to prefer the original version.
Overview
Facebook is a social network, complete with mural features, photos, videos, calendars of events and various services and applications.
As in any social network, the first step is to register you with key information: name, email address, birth date, location, photo and password. Right off the bat, based on data provided, Facebook suggests an initial list of friends. This is a significant difference, because in that way you can meet old friends invariably the bottom of the trunk and back in touch. A delight when it works and very annoying when it begins to suggest that you know people "to do". Like everything in life, there's always the other side ...
The home of Facebook basically comprises a list of activities (messages, photos or videos) sent by contacts as well as shared applications and a mural. For those who are familiar with Orkut, certainly will be difficult to acclimatise to the new scenario. Are other rules and other language and in the early days seems confusing. But after we've come, it's a great feeling to get into a party and sharing life with loved ones.
The degree of interaction with their contacts via the links from the home is much larger than in Orkut, as Facebook allows control by categories such as photos, videos and events.
Transferring files is very simple, for example, selecting multiple photos at once by sending video or computer (maximum 20min. Duration) or directly from a webcam.
Applications
Although the number of applications in Portuguese is still small, Facebook into English this represents a large gap that gives charm and many possibilities for interaction. Of course the trend is that the Portuguese version will become even more prominence, since the increase of users in Brazil has justified it.
Applications range from the basics of integration with other networks such as YouTube, Flickr, Orkut, Twitter, etc., to others less famous. There are many, is worth discovering which combine more with you.
Global thinking and local action
The stories about social media that we have disclosed in itu.com.br not intended in any way exhaustive. As even the largest specialist will not have a comprehensive view of this infinite universe called social networking.
Our aim is to give a little push, arousing the curiosity of our readers, so it has an overview and decide whether or not navigate these seas.
In our team, we have Twitter fans, fans of Flickr, Ning, and so on. Each tool has different functions (sometimes complementary) to seduce the kind of interest that each person has.
That is the philosophy of social networks: enabling each person to find his personal form of expression and make your mark individual while he or she feels part of one (or several) tribe (s), and have the chance to learn collectively , share ideas and ideals and turn your small world with local actions in support of a global vision.
