Orkut Facing Legal Problems in Brazil
The popular social network from Google, Orkut is facing troubles again in Brazil. Orkut is extremely popular here in India and also Brazil. Orkut has been through a lot of legal troubles in the past, but this one in Brazil seems to be the biggest so far. Well the story is quite interesting, here’s what has been happening in Brazil so far. A Law professor in Sao Paulo, Brazil noticed Pornographic images on Orkut, and some of the pictures went as far as child pornography. The lawyer decided to take... Read The Rest →
Orkut Gets New Languages
About 10 days back I made a post regarding the introduction of new languages in Orkut. I Made a screencast thinking that it will be easier for Orkut users to change their Language. Apparently the Screencast didn’t come out as well as I expected it to come, so a lot of users had trouble in getting their language changed. So I have made another screencast where things are definitely cleaner and are easily visible unlike the previous demo. Trying out the new Languages on Orkut is really simple and here... Read The Rest →
Orkut Adds More New Features
Orkut finally is moving in the right direction in the social network scene. Right now Orkut has traction only in India and Brazil but things are likely to change in the future. Only last week orkut redesigned its interface, which has received a lot of positive feedback from its users. The latest entry to Orkut is similar to what Facebook already provides. Orkut now displays notification from your friends when they make changes to their profile, adds photos to the album, videos, testimonials etc…
Orkut Now Available in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil and Telugu
Yes Yes Orkut is now available in 5 Indian Languages. Orkut has taken the next step forward in its goal of being the most popular social network in India. Orkut also recently won the MTV Youth Icon Award. Orkut has been busy offlate rolling out a new design for its users. And now they have done it again by making Orkut available in Over 5 Indian Languages that will surely bridge the divide that exists between Technology and Communication. Here is a brief rundown into what the Orkut Team posted... Read The Rest →
Orkut gets a Fresh Look
Finally Google has turned its eyes back onto social networking. To start off with Orkut will be getting a fresh design that sticks with traditional Google policy to keep things simple. While Google is still working on the design slowly a few users are starting to see the new design.. Old Design :
Make Orkut Super Stylish
Orkut which is one of the most popular social networks out here in India and Brazil has a rather boring and a cluttered look. I myself got bored of the orkut design long back. Today while I was getting bored something in my mind said, if Google reader can have wonderful userstyles then why not Orkut. I then went hunting for orkut userstyles and here are some of the uber cool ones that I found. Microsoft Office 2007 Style
