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* Orkut is a social networking service run by Google. It is designed to help users meet new people and ... reconnect with and/or strengthen existing relations and friendships. This is achieved through Orkut's common interest communities and other methods of connectng.
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It's no surprise that Orkut is laid out in an easy to use, informative Google-type style. You create or invite friends at a click of a button, search for communities or members, participate or debate in almost any community thread you choose, rank your friends and even create your own community. Warning - it's kind of addicting!
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It is ... worth mentioning that Orkut has Google Talk integrated - meaning that you will see status of your friends when you are in Orkut. Taking into account the growing popularity of Google Talk integration of instant messaging seems to be a wise move for the social network.
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To be a member of the Orkut community, you can sign in with your Google Account. If you don’t have a Google account, go ahead and register yourself with Gmail.com. You can use the same user id and password to register yourself with Orkut. After signing up, fill up your personal details and upload your photograph if you want. Bear in mind that your personal details and photographs will be visible to everyone who is on Orkut as they have free access to browse profiles of other users. So, be cautious about providing information in your profile that you wouldn't want others to have access to.
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Abhishek Surana, Software Engineer at Orkut announced that Orkut now supports 1,000 photos for uploading into albums. And they made uploading photos in Internet Explorer easier. Simply click on “New! Upload multiple photos” on the Photo Albums page. Then you will need to approve Google to install an ActiveX web application. Click on Add […]
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[W]hile bloggers are speculating about Orkut's future, the network is adding new features: today the official Google blog has announced introduction of SMS service for Orkut users "to enrich the offline social life of its members". But, sure, in the nearest future the new feature will only be available to Orkut users from Brazil. Maybe going mobile will improve the situation for Orkut in relation to geography of its user base - but this will take partnering with mobile carriers from outside Brazil as well.
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