Orkut

Orkut is Google's own social networking site, somewhat similar to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace.

It was named after its creator, Orkut Büyükkökten, a Google staffer. The site is very popular in Brazil, reputedly because the name is easy to pronounce in Portugese. It is also very popular in India, where in late 2008 it was the second most-visited website.

Its "soft launch" was on January 22, 2004, with entry by invitation only, and it was only opened to anyone in October 2006.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Orkut”

• Orkut Now in 40 New Colours

  
  Orkut Plus! — Authority: 118
  Yes! you can now choose from 40 new colors on how you want your orkut profile to look like. Orkut has introduced a new feature which allows users to choose from 40 Profile Colors.If you wish to change to a color of your choice, just navigate to the small color boxes just above your profile [...]
  8 hours ago

• Useful List of Orkut Softwares

  
  Gtricks.com — Authority: 123
  Orkut has proved itself as successful social networking website from Google. However, there are many desktop software’s which fulfil missing features in Orkut. These software’s include desktop applications, Firefox add-ons, widgets and greasemonkey scripts. Mashable has created a useful list of Orkut ...
  9 hours ago

• Color My Orkut Profile

  
  SAJITHAPRAMOD — Authority: 131
  Now Orkut has more fun. Orkut added a range of new colors to spice up your Orkut profile page. You can change your profile color with a single click in New Orkut Version . Havent you changed yet to New Orkut? Leave a message on my Google friend connect comment box to get a New Orkut invitation from me or our ...
  12 hours ago

• News Roundup: Microsoft to Launch Transliteration Tool, Orkut Adds Colours..and more

  
  pluGGd.in — Authority: 484
  Microsoft to Launch Transliteration Tools Microsoft would soon release transliteration tools for six Indian languages – Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam. The beta version of these tools would be made available for free downloads from Microsoft’s Web site in the next few weeks. MS also plans ...
  17 hours ago

• Customize New Orkut look with more Colors

  
  Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority: 513
  Orkut recently went for a makeover which was more colorful and refreshing. Orkut has added more options (aka colors) to customize your Orkut profile look. Instead of 5 colors now there are over 35 colors to chose from to color your Orkut profile page. How to Change color of Orkut profile Just hover the mouse ...
  19 hours ago

• Play Tata Docomo Geek enuf contest and win Samsung Galaxy i7500

  
  Ub News — Authority: 524
  Play Tata Docomo Geek enuf contest and win Samsung Galaxy i7500 :TATA DOCOMO has come up with exciting ideas and has launched a first of its kind ‘Geek enuf’ contest, which begins on 23rd November 2009. The Tata DOCOMO Geek enuf contest is for those who have a geeky side to them. But [...]
  2 days ago

• How to login multiple Orkut accounts

  
  Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority: 513
  Orkut is a social networking website from Google. Recently, it went for pleasing makeover which create more buzz like never before. Lot of online users are addicted to Orkut social networking and majority of them have multiple Orkut accounts. You can easily login and access multiple Orkut accounts using either of ...
  2 days ago

• Social Networking for Global Citizens

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  When Google launched Orkut in 2004, the social networking site seemed to have the potential to eventually grow to rival MySpace and Facebook in size and influence. That didnt happen. Early on, Netizens from Brazil became such avid users of the site that many people from other countries felt out of place and settled ...
  3 days ago

• Get 5 New Orkut Invites: Orkut Invitations Giveaway

  
  VirginTech — Authority: 127
  Recently orkut has got a completely new design. Though it didn’t impressed me a lot but I think its worth trying. Fortunately i have got 5 new orkut invites to giveaway. So if you want one get into this contest, its pretty simple. How to Participate in New Orkut Invitation Giveaway: To participate in this ...
  5 days ago

• Hari Raya AidilAdha Korban sms / Message English Wishes

  
  SMSnShayari.com — Authority: 134
  Hari Raya is celebrated in Indonesia and Malaysia with much a lot of faith and enthusiasm. Its called eid ul adha in rest of the world. This is a festival of faith in god and belief. Here we have a small message for Aidil Adha Korban which you can send sms or social network site to give wishes of Aidiladha. If you ...
  5 days ago

• Google’s Past Failures Offer Perspective on Chrome OS Release

  
  GigaOM — Authority: 790
  The Internet is abuzz over Google’s release of the open-source version of its Chrome OS, and for good reason. It’s free, which will save hardware manufacturers licensing fees, and it appears ideally suited for the netbooks that have become such a hot item for the mobile crowd (GigaOM Pro, sub. required). But ...
  5 days ago

• Update – Orkut improve its Logout Page!

  
  Orkut Plus! — Authority: 118
  Orkut is really taking fast steps these days to improve itself. And why shouldn’t it? There’s a lot of competition these days, especially from Facebook. You might have noticed the new log out page when you sign out of Orkut.[...]Read the rest of Update – Orkut improve its Logout...
  5 days ago

• Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha Sms / message

  
  SMSnShayari.com — Authority: 134
  A widely celebrated Muslim Festival around the globe and known as AidilAdha in Malasiya. Below is small message in English for Aidli Adha. You may send it as SMS or Orkut scrap or facebook message to give greetings of Aidil Adha Festival.   May the faith of Prophet Abraham help us to reaffirm our faith in God, ...
  6 days ago

• Eid ul Azha Funny Humor Scraps / Facebook Wall Message

  
  SMSnShayari.com — Authority: 134
  Find here a moderate humor message for the occasion of Eid Ul Azha. In this festival, Muslim all over the world sacrifice goat / cow / camel depending upon the region and distribute it to poor people. Because in early ages animals were treated as assets and meat as food was treated as luxury, hence on this day Muslim ...
  6 days ago

• Motivational small english poem sms

  
  SMSnShayari.com — Authority: 134
  Here is small english poem / message which talks about the ambitions and dreams. It says that everything is for you, never fear and work to make your dream comes true and remember you are human but you don’t have to angry on losses or setbacks, just move forward and leave wrath aside.   Challenges Are High, ...
  6 days ago

• Tajmahal-Qutub Minar Funny Message / SMS/ Orkut scrap

  
  SMSnShayari.com — Authority: 134
  Below is a Hindi / Urdu humor message, send it as sms or use it in Mail or even use on your orkut scrapbook or Facbook wall. Use this message to give smile to the readers and friends.   TajMahal Ki Diwarope Likha Hai, KutubMinarki Diwaronpe Likha Hai, Is Jahanki Har Minarope Likha Hai . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
  6 days ago

• Aprenda a usar o novo orkut!

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 181
  Não sabe ainda como operar o novo orkut? Quer aprender as novas funções? Não se irrite, queridos malungos, pois o MM de hoje é especial pra dar aquela força pra vocês e para que entendam tudo que envolve nosso novo orkut! Bora?
  6 days ago

• 3 held for selling liquor through social networking sites

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Delhi government’s excise department Thursday claimed to have busted a gang that used to sell smuggled foreign liquor through online communities on social networking sites. Three people have been arrested.The Excise Intelligence Bureau (EIB) received specific information Wednesday that an ...
  1 week ago

• Orkut Invite For New Orkut

  
  Telephone Issues — Authority: 166
  Orkut introduced a new redesigned homepage at the end of October. The new Orkut as its users like to call it is currently invite only meaning that only those Orkut users who received an invitation to join might do so. Everyone else is left with the old Orkut page for now unless they can find a way to get an invite ...
  1 week ago

• Orkut Messenger Free Download - Orkut Instant Messenger (Scrapboy)

  
  Dapx - Published news — Authority: 180
  Orkut Messenger Free Download - Orkut Instant Messenger (Scrapboy) A good news for orkut lovers. There’s a scrapbook mesenger available. Its called ‘Scrapboy’.. Its interface is just like any other instant messenger. You can use it for scrapping yor friends. Moreover it keeps a look on your scrapbook and sows ...
  1 week ago

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