A new social network for people who remember the old one
Every few years someone launches a new social network. Most of them try to be the next Twitter, the next Instagram, the next anything. Ginza tries to be the previous Orkut. Small, calm, friend-first, designed in 2004 and still good.
What is genuinely new
The underlying tech is modern. The UX is deliberately not. Ginza takes the best of the old web · profiles, scraps, communities, testimonials · and runs it on infrastructure that is private, fast, and ad-free.
What is deliberately old
Chronological feeds. Profiles with personality. A buddy list. A virtual pet. Communities that anyone can start about anything. Karma you can give but cannot game. The point is to feel like 2004 felt, with 2025 reliability behind it.
- Profile-centric, not feed-centric
- Scraps and testimonials, not posts and likes
- Communities you join, not subreddits you doomscroll
- A virtual pet for the people who remember Neopets
FAQ
Is this just another retro skin?
The visual style is retro, but the network, moderation, and infrastructure are modern. It is built to last.
Who built it?
Kraftwire, a small software studio. Ginza is not a venture-backed startup.
Try the new social network that does not try to keep you scrolling.
Two minutes to sign up. One friend to make it click.