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“I’m confident the more we connect, the more beautiful it will become. I created Orkut with this in mind,” Büyükkökten wrote in a blog post. He described Hello as being the successor to his original social network. The focus is less about people you follow and more about what you love doing. “Fear and hatred have no place when you make such a simple and friendly gesture to someone else,” he said.
Available for iOS and Android devices, Hello comes at a time when Facebook seemingly has dominated the social network landscape. The new app doesn’t use any external data beyond the contacts in your address book to find friends. When you sign up, one of the first steps you’ll need to do is select five “personas” that you have an interest in, such as photographer, Burner, animal lover, actor, clubber, foodie, geek, parent, skier, traveler, or vampire. While you are limited to five, Hello gives you the option of swapping out ones you no longer are passionate about. Think about these personas as communities you want to belong to.
You can elect to use Hello in either English, French, or Portuguese.
Orkut founder launches Hello, a social network focused on your passions | VentureBeat | Social | by Ken Yeung
Available for iOS and Android devices, Hello comes at a time when Facebook seemingly has dominated the social network landscape. The new app doesn’t use any external data beyond the contacts in your address book to find friends. When you sign up, one of the first steps you’ll need to do is select five “personas” that you have an interest in, such as photographer, Burner, animal lover, actor, clubber, foodie, geek, parent, skier, traveler, or vampire. While you are limited to five, Hello gives you the option of swapping out ones you no longer are passionate about. Think about these personas as communities you want to belong to.
You can elect to use Hello in either English, French, or Portuguese.
Orkut founder launches Hello, a social network focused on your passions | VentureBeat | Social | by Ken Yeung
