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Word is out that Google’s Orkut SNS might have come to them in something more than a night vision of creator Orkut Buyukkokten. Apparently, before signing on with Google, Orkut (the man) was partners in another venture, Affinity Engines. According to their site, “Affinity Engines is a technology company that provides a secure infrastructure for private-label online social networks.”
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Daniel Terdiman asks whether Google swiped Orkut code when engineer Orkut Buyukkokten joined Google. Additionally, Affinity Engines (which Buyukkokten co-founded) claims that Orkut promised that he wouldn't develop a competing social network service for Google.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google said late on Wednesday that it has been sued by Affinity Engines, which alleges that Google's Orkut social networking site is built with code stolen from its company. ...Google, which is preparing a much-anticipated initial public offering, said Affinity's claims are without merit. ...Affinity further charged that Orkut Buyukkokten had promised he would not build a rival social-networking service at Google. YAHOO NEWS / WIRED
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A social networking site sponsored by Google and named after Google developer Orkut Buyukkokten. Launched in early 2004, Orkut was originally an invitation-only site, but was later opened to the general public. Membership exceeded 40 million users within two years.
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