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 adds upgrades to photo sharing – Face Detection/Slideshows

  
  pluGGd.in — Authority: 542
  Orkut, recently revamped the product ( Orkut goes for a Facelift – Do you care? ) and has now launched couple of new features for those who enjoy sharing photographs at Orkut. Recently updated features include In-line photo browsing Clicking on a pic thumbnail will load the photo (i.e. no need to load the page) ...
  10 hours ago

• Photo Slideshow of Orkut images

  
  Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority: 508
  If you find viewing photos on Orkut boring and clumsy, then new photo slideshow feature bump should please you. Orkut has added 2 new features for viewing photos. First, you can view photos in-line without having to refresh webpage or open new webpage for next image. Easy to use comment box follow you for adding ...
  11 hours ago

• Orkut Introduces Inline Photo Browsing, Slideshows and Face Detection

  
  Techie Buzz — Authority: 496
  Orkut the social networking site popular in Brazil and India has rolled out a new set of features for photo sharing on the site. The new features include Inline photo browsing, photo slideshows and Face detection for tagging friends. Photo tagging has been pretty popular on Facebook , however, Facebook still ...
  14 hours ago

• Google Bullish on Social Network Ads

  
  SociableBlog.com : Social Media Blog — Authority: 424
  Social networking sites are emerging as a hotspot not just for teenagers, but also for advertisers who target these youngsters to build brands and sell products. However, only 13 per cent of the total Internet advertisement budget has been spent on social media initiatives for the year 2008-09, according to a recent ...
  1 day ago

• Google Web Elements ‘Translate, Reader, Orkut elements’

  
  D' Technology Weblog — Authority: 543
  Google Web Elements , allow you to embed Google products by simply copying & pasting a snippet of code, Google now added some new Web Elements (GWE): Translate element element enables visitors to automatically translate your pages into their native language, by matching your browser language with ...
  4 days ago

• Share on Orkut bookmarklet for IE, Firefox, Chrome browser

  
  Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority: 508
  Orkut went little more social with recent radical makeover . Just like share on Twitter, share on Facebook buttons, you can use “Share on Orkut” button to quickly share any webpage or online content with Orkut friends in a single click. We have already seen way to add ‘Share on Orkut’ button to Wordpress ...
  4 days ago

• New Orkut Invitations – How to Get Invited to New Orkut

  
  PCs Place — Authority: 518
  Orkut got a makeover with new and improved features. This new orkut version is invitation based and can be accessible only if you are invited. If you’re not yet using the new orkut, Here are the best ways to get a new orkut invitation.   The first way is to ask a friend who’s already using new orkut to share ...
  4 days ago

• New features for Google Web Elements

  
  WORDPRESS-TEMPLATES-PLUGINS-RSS — Authority: 153
  New features for Google Web Elements Earlier this year we introduced Google Web Elements, an easy way to embed Google products on your site by simply copying and pasting a snippet of code. Today we’re excited to announce the addition of three new Web Elements:Translate elementThe Translate element enables visitors ...
  4 days ago

• New features for Google Web Elements

  
  Google Code Blog — Authority: 118
  Earlier this year we introduced Google Web Elements , an easy way to embed Google products on your site by simply copying and pasting a snippet of code. Today were excited to announce the addition of three new Web Elements: Translate element The Translate element enables visitors to automatically translate ...
  4 days ago

• Prevent yourself from Phishing

  
  Computer Talks |Fix Problems of your PC — Authority: 124
  Despite several warnings by Facebook, Orkut, Twitter, and other social networking sites to not click on any url that is suspicious netigens are still clicking on random links and getting affected by phishing websites and they end up loosing their online identity to some hacker. Even I’m included in such netigens ...
  5 days ago

• Google Web Toolkit 2.0 – now with Speed Tracer

  
  WORDPRESS-TEMPLATES-PLUGINS-RSS — Authority: 153
  Google Web Toolkit 2.0 – now with Speed Tracer Tonight at a Google Campfire One we released Google Web Toolkit 2.0, aiming to do two main things for developers:Make it easier to build faster appsSpeed up the overall development cycleThis is a very exciting release because it’s the cumulation of a year and a half ...
  6 days ago

• MLM Downline Code By Ankur Agarwal !

  
  Learn Free Internet Marketing Learn Free Internet Marketing Strategies using Video, Articles, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 166
  of the world. Bill Gates said, “If I were not in IT , I would definitely would have been in network marketing industry.” And when you combine the possibilities of network marketing industry with the potency of Internet, the combination is deadly. Ankur Agarwal is one of the top earner in Asia as far as [...]
  1 week ago

• Quick ‘Orkut Share’ Bookmarklet for Your Browser

  
  Orkut Plus! — Authority: 115
  Shogun has created a bookmarklet which will allow you to share any page (Haven’t Heard of Orkut Share?)with your orkut friends from your browser in a single click. This means, even if you like a page or post in any website which has not integrated ‘orkut share’ button in their...
  1 week ago

• Add Share on Orkut button on Wordpress blog

  
  Techno Life @ tothepc.com — Authority: 508
  Orkut went for extreme makeover and got little closer to Facebook. Besides user interface changes , new features were also introduced. Just like Facebook and Twitter, now you can also add ‘Share on Orkut’ button to your Wordpress blog. A click on Share on Orkut button will post specific webpage link on your Orkut ...
  1 week ago

• Tutorial – Add ‘Orkut Share’ Button to your Blogger/Wordpress Blog and Website

  
  Orkut Plus! — Authority: 115
  As we all know that Orkut has released its all new Share API which allows you to share and promote your website pages or blog posts with your friends on Orkut, today, in this post we will discuss on adding the share button on your blog or website![...]Read the rest of Tutorial – Add...
  1 week ago

• HQ: Britney Spears - 3 (Legendado - Tradução)

  
  RadReport.net — Authority: 129
  A música “3″ faz parte da nova coletânea de Britney, The Singles Collection, que estará nas lojas dia 24 de Novembro de 2009! Para mais informações sobre Britney, acesse: www.orkut.com.br www.twitter.com Related Posts Britney Spears 3 Official Video Itunes Version DVD Quality Dvd Quality Britney ...
  1 week ago

• HQ: Britney Spears – 3 (Legendado – Tradução)

  
  Britney Spears Fan Site and Picture Gallery — Authority: 145
  A música “3″ faz parte da nova coletânea de Britney, The Singles Collection, que estará nas lojas dia 24 de Novembro de 2009! Para mais informações sobre Britney, acesse: www.orkut.com.br www.twitter.com ©2009 Britney Spears Fan Site and Picture Gallery . All Rights Reserved. . Bookmark to: Hide ...
  1 week ago

• [Tips]How to Find the Email ID of an Orkut User?

  
  LeVoltz - iPhone Games, Engineering Projects, Wordpress Themes — Authority: 124
  This is a new series of posts that I’ve started, which would deal with short tips to find what you need… This is a 2 step process to find the emai id of an Orkut User. 1. Go to the Orkut profile of the user you would like to find the email id of and click on “Ignore user” tab given on left side. 2. Open ...
  1 week ago

• Wordpress Plugin – ‘Share on Orkut’ by Orkut Plus!

  
  Orkut Plus! — Authority: 115
  We recently posted about the release of Orkut share API which webmasters can implement on their websites and visitors can easily share your content with their orkut friends in a single click.Today we are happy to announce the release of our first wordpress plugin for orkut – Share on Orkut....
  1 week ago

• Google Wave

  
  CrossRoads... — Authority: 118
  Just a couple of months back the whole world was buzzing in anticipation with two words: Google Wave. It naturally shot up my curiosity to the highest level. There was one hurdle, however, either the Google Wave team or some user would have to send the invite. This made Google Wave even more coveted. I clearly ...
  1 week ago

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