cyantist wrote:
] Orkut.com, a popular social networking Website which has
] attracted the attention of the some of the Internet's biggest
] names, was revealed today by its creators to be an elaborate
] "reality Internet" project to form the basis of a master's
] thesis.
]
] "We figured we couldn't keep it secret much longer anyway,"
] said Orkut Buyukkokten, after whom the distinctive
] blue-colored meet-and-match site was named. "I didn't think
] we could do it this long in the first place, actually

It's worth mentioning that this was a hoax, inspired by the humorous article at hact.org

RE: Orkut - A master's thesis