Orkut Borrows the ‘Like’ feature of Facebook

21 mar 2011

The Orkut blog says they have added a new like button in Orkut that will help you quickly react to your friends’ stories with the help of smileys.

Orkut Badges for Power Users

30 nov 2010

Google has introduced badges in Orkut profiles to help you flaunt how active you are on the social site.

Google Brings Face Morphing to Orkut

04 feb 2010

Google has added an interesting face morphing app in Orkut that transforms one face into another using public Orkut images.

Taking a Cue from Digg, Google Introduces Ads in Orkut That You Can Trash

18 jun 2009

If you don’t like a particular ad, just put it in the trash but if you found it interesting, share it with your other friends. That seems to be the new advertising formula for Orkut and Digg.

Connect with your existing Orkut Friends on Facebook

08 may 2009

If you started your online social life on Orkut but later migrated to Facebook, here’s a simple import utility that will help you become friends with all your old Orkut buddies who may have shifted to Facebook as well.

Broadcast Your Physical Location from Orkut with Google Latitude

15 apr 2009

Now update your physical location on Google Latitude from the Orkut website itself.

Orkut App for Mobile Phones Is Coming Soon

02 apr 2009

The orkut Mobile App is a free application for your Java enabled mobile phone . This Orkut App will help you send scraps, upload photos and even share albums with your friends via SMS. Coming soon.

Get Birthday Reminders of Orkut Friends in Google Calendar

17 mar 2009

If most of your friends and family members have a presence on Orkut, you’ll be happy to know that you can now add your orkut friends’ birthdays to your Google calendar.

Send Musical Scraps to your Orkut Friends with Dhingana

25 feb 2009

Musical Scraps: Learn how to send songs to your Orkut friends through the Bollywood music application that recently won the first prize at the WeekendApps Open Social hackathon.

Orkut introduces conversation view for scraps

17 oct 2008

Orkut today announced a major improvement to the scrap feature by introducing a conversation view for scraps. Just click on “view this conversation” link below any scrap that has replies, and you will get all replies in sequence.