Orkut - New Interface Themes for Indians

Orkut official blog announced  "We recently began rolling out 12 themes to a percentage of our Indian users, and these themes should be available to all Indian users by the end of this week. We're currently testing this new feature, and if we hear that users like it, we plan to roll it out for everyone on orkut and continue offering more new themes.

How do you switch your theme? Click on the "change theme" link in the top navigation bar or go to the"themes" tab in the edit profile page. You'll then see our gallery page, where you can check out all the themes that are currently available. Alternatively, if you visit a friend's profile page and he has a theme you like, click on "get this theme." When you select a theme, all your orkut pages will have this theme: your profile, scrapbook, photos, videos, etc. When other users visit your profile or other pages, they will see your selected theme."

this is official screenshot,

Photo edited in New Windows Live Writer 

Orkut Apps - Live in India

You will add OpenSocial applications to your Orkut profile. Your friends can see list and your interactions get published to your Orkut news feed. Currently the Orkut directory includes only a limited number of applications. you can add a maximum of 25 apps to your Orkut profile.

My Orkut Apps - TypeRacer - more funny

Orkut Apps can relate to anything, from games and music to travel and books. If you're interested in learning more, check this video.

The wisdom of orkut: new Orkut update

Friends,

I saw new Orkut update on http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/wisdom-of-orkut.html

"Monday, March 26, 2007 at 4:00:00 PM"

"orkut product teamWish you could use the wisdom of crowds to help make decisions and get all yourquestions answered? Well, starting today you can post polls and discover thewisdom of orkut!

Now all you orkut users can create and post polls in any community that you are a member of. Just click a button in your favorite community, type in your question, and add pictures (if you like), and voila!—community members canvote and leave comments on your question of choice.

Having trouble deciding where to go to spend your holiday weekend, who to vote for in the next election, or how to solve a tough brain teaser? Login to orkut and see what your orkut friends think! You might not see this right away in your favorite communities, but the feature will be rolling out to everyone soon. "

Google talk in orkut

Google built Google Talk into orkut, so we can see our friends' availability and chat with them more easily. And, as a special Google Talk bonus, if we want to do more than text chat, we can make voice calls, leave voicemail, and transfer files.