Orkut Gmail, credentials. Before the introduction of the New Orkut, users had two options to message friends: via the scrapbook (equivalent to the Facebook wall) or by sending a private message. Since the New Orkut introduced a privacy control for scraps posted to the scrapbook, the messages system was disabled in this version, but not for those still using the old version.<ref> Orkut Orkut was a social networking website owned and operated by Google. The service was designed to help users meet new and old friends and maintain existing relationships. The website was named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten.
VK Mobile of the company, Yi Cheol-sang, was already famous before he started business as one of the leaders of South Korean student activism. On July 7, 2006, VK Mobile filed for bankruptcy after it suffered several financial difficulties resulting from operational loss. VK Mobile VK Mobile was a South Korean company specialising in manufacturing mobile phone terminals. It was part of the brand name VK (short for "Viable Korea") which was established in 2001. It originally started as an importer of Lithium ion polymer batteries for mobile phones in 1997, but began production of its own batteries in 2000 and mobile