Posted by Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Product Marketing ManagerSeveral months ago MTV India called to tell us that nominees for the 2007 Pepsi and MTV Youth Icon award included Abhishek Bachchan, Rang De Basanti, Multimedia Cell Phones and, of course, You. …
Posted by Patrick Barry, Software EngineerSince orkut communities are all about the idea that everyone has something in common with everyone else, we’ve made it a little easier to see these shared interests. We just launched a feature I built that will…
Posted by Tanushree Baruah, orkut Operations TeamAs promised, here are the results of our Independence Day poll. Thank you to everyone who voted! We are thrilled to have heard from more than 15,000 users and we hope you continue giving us your feedback…
Posted by the orkut TeamAs India completes 60 glorious years of Independence, the orkut team would like to congratulate and thank you for participating in the orkut Independence Day polls.It certainly has been interesting to hear all your viewpoints, a…
Posted by Patrick Barry and Anisha Malhorta, Software EngineersSending scraps to friends has always been the most popular way to stay in touch on orkut. Despite having only colored text and smilies to play with, you have gotten creative and left some p…
Posted by Manu Rekhi, orkut India Product ManagerAs I made plans to celebrate the day off with friends and family, I got thinking about Independence day. This year August 15th will be more exciting than last year, as India will celebrate the 60th anniv…
Posted by Vlad Patryshev, Software EngineerDo I want a full-body shot or just a headshot? We know that having a great picture is important because it’s the first thing people see on your profile page. Needless to say, each of us cares a lot choosing j…
Posted by Daniela Mota, Software Engineer Since the launch of YouTube Brazil several weeks ago, I’ve spent a lot of time browsing the site for fun content. I’ve also tried searching for videos related to some of my favorite topics. It’s no suprise that…
Posted by Chen Xiao, Software EngineerDid you know that you can get notified about scraps by email and SMS? Or that you can get birthday notifications right on your home page? We’ve given the orkut settings page a new look by organizing these setting…
Posted by Shauna O’Brien, orkut Operations TeamThere are certain things that we all do every day to protect our privacy: lock our homes and cars when we exit, keep our bank codes secret, avoid offers of rides from strangers. These habits have become se…
Posted by Manu Rekhi, orkut India Product ManagerWe Googlers tend to take a lot of pride in our cubes, decorating them with photos, souvenirs from trips, stuffed animals, and other fun stuff. Recently the orkut India team received a very exciting deliv…
Posted by Izabel, orkut Operations TeamWhile we get a kick out of building the orkut site, it’s our users that truly make the product. It’s those of you that find old friends, make new ones, stay in touch and share your lives on orkut every day that ma…
Posted by Nandini Kappiah, Software EngineerOver the years we have seen a lot of great ideas and requests come in through our help center. A lot of you have been asking for the ability to share more photos and to add blogs, and we’ve heard you. Rather …