August 31st, 2011 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut
Do you know what copyright is? If you do, great! You can stop reading and enjoy Orkut! If you don’t; you might be interested in learning more because this is something that can affect you and the content you post on Orkut.
When somebody creates som…
July 28th, 2011 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut
Every day, millions of users use the applications and play games available on Orkut. Today, there are over 25,000 applications in the Orkut application directory. Applications and games are a crucial part of making Orkut fun and we’re constantly work…
June 15th, 2011 | by Blog | published in Google Orkut
Thousands of small businesses owners use Orkut to share information about their products and services, and to communicate with their customers. Now it’s even easier to find these businesses using Google Maps from the owner’s Orkut profile!When you visi…
June 13th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Ever wonder how popular your photos are? Now you can know! There’s a new feature in Orkut’s photo albums that shows you how many times each photo has been viewed. Each and every one of your photos will have a counter, keeping accurate stats on its …
June 6th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Football fans, we know you have been asking for your favorite sport in our themes gallery, and today we are happy to announce that you can now add soccer as a theme, in four colors: Green, Blue, Orange and Red. Enjoy!Posted by Susan Taing, Orkut Market…
May 30th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
By popular request, last week we released a set of new music themes on Orkut: Pop, Rap, New Rock and Rock Teen. Here’s a preview of New Rock:Enjoy, and keep your suggestions coming for the kinds of themes you’d like to see!Posted by Ariel, Orkut Ma…
May 4th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
We believe that a well-managed community on Orkut is a better place for everyone to debate and share ideas. Looking to improve the management of all communities on Orkut, and based on the feedback we received from many community owners and moderators, …
March 23rd, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
We’ve been following the crisis in Japan and would like to show our support for a speedy recovery with a special doodle:Many teams at Google came together to support the crisis, from a centralized Crisis Response page, available in Japanese, English,…
March 23rd, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Browsing your friends’ photo albums is one of the coolest things to do on Orkut, and now our full-screen viewer just got even better. It can display photos like they deserve to be seen: BIG, fast, and with the ability to comment and like them (or not…
March 21st, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Two weeks ago, we announced that we are preparing a visual upgrade to Orkut’s interface. We have just started to roll it out to a small percentage of users, so some of you might start to see it. Right now, we are only upgrading those who are using ne…
March 7th, 2011 | by Susan Taing | published in Google Orkut
(Updated post providing additional details and the new date for this change)Today, you are asked to enter your date of birth in a few different places for different Google products (for example, YouTube, Orkut, and Google Profiles). This is because we …
March 4th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Carnival in Brazil has just started! Our Carnival doodle this year was inspired by materials typically used by the performing Schools of Samba in their costumes and floats. To reflect the spirit of Carnival, we included the various colors and objects a…
March 2nd, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
Last year we launched Orkut Badges and wanted to create badges that would recognize Orkut’s most active users. For instance, we created the badge “Promoter” for those who made the most successful promotions, and the “Trend Setter” badge for u…
March 1st, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
We’re always looking to improve the product experience for our users, and based on your feedback, we’ve worked on some simple changes to Orkut’s look and feel. We’ll roll these changes out gradually to all users, in approximately two weeks from…
February 16th, 2011 | by Ariel | published in Google Orkut
A good movie, popcorn, and your best friends. This weekend, Orkut helps make your movie choice a little simpler. Presenting to you, the Orkut Box Office – Your one stop shop for movie reviews, latest updates and free tickets!For Orkut users in Mumbai, …