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Get the New Orkut :Faster and Exciting,Get Invited

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:25 +0000

Google team recently came up with a new avatar for Orkut. They are really excited about it and they have all the reasons for it.

The new interface looks clean, simple and smart. The new spanking version of orkut has..

Fewer pages, faster browsing

A clean, simple interface

Easy navigation to other Google properties

Visiting orkut but need to check your Gmail, or look up an address on Google Maps? Now its easy to stay logged in and visit any Google product by clicking on the small header at the top of any page.

One-stop notifications

No more skipping around to collect your friend requests, testimonials, community requests or birthday announcements! Now you can review all your requests and announcements in one place. The ‘what’s new’ section of the homepage shows all your notifications – just click an item to show more info or take action. Notifications stay on that page until you take action, and you can see earlier notifications by clicking “older”.

Fast photo uploads and photo sharing

Now you can select multiple photos and upload them 3x faster. And there’s no more waiting as photos upload, so you can start reordering your images right away. Just drag and drop them as you want, rotate them, pick an album cover, or add captions.

Greater personalization

Excited about the new version of the site? Then you’ll also be excited to know that we’re returning to orkut’s roots and granting access to it via invitations. Starting today, there are two ways to get invites:

Join Poppy and Shashi on the official community(www.orkut.co.in/neworkut) for insights into the new version of orkut and participate in one of the many activities that will be taking place there. Be sure to check back often as the owners will be regularly announcing new ways to get access.
Find a friend who’s already using the new version of orkut and ask for an invite. You can see who’s already gotten access via your activity stream or by this icon that will appear on your friends’ profile pages, next to their names.

This is just a taste of all the new things you’ll find on orkut. Learn more about all of the different features you’ll find on the new interface by visiting this page on the orkut Help Center.

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Orkut Promote : Get yourself or blog Promoted for free

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:42:47 +0000

Orkut promotions, a new intriguing way to promote yourself or your blog. Still in early stages but this is going to make out something in market as it’s like having your own advertisement in orkut for FREE!!!
So, Folks do you see a better monetizing opportunity with this. Think bright you might use this new orkut promote tool for making your webpage rank more high.

What is orkut Promote?
Orkut Promote lets you and your friends share YouTube videos, photos, or text with each other, so you can easily spread word of a funny video, a cool picture, or an upcoming event.
You can reshare your friends promotions, and they can reshare yours, so the information can spread throughout orkut.
Once you’ve promoted something, you can track how many people have seen your promotion, and how many of them have shared it with their friends or trashed it under the my promotions tab.

Check out the video..it explains everything..

How do I start with Orkut Promotion?

Visit your Homepage in Orkut and eye towards the left side of Page. You Could see an Extra Tab “Promote” (See Screen Shot Above)

Using The Promote Link You Could Create Your Own Promotions and View Stats of Your Already Created Promotions….

Make Sure You Have Edited and Styled Your Promotion. Presently Allows 3 Ways to Publicize.

Text
Photos
Youtube Videos

Preview your Promotion before Publishing It! Once You are Okay with it! Click on “Create Promotion Link”!

Where Exactly Will be Orkut Promotions Displayed?
Your Created Orkut Promotions will Run through out your Friends Network in Orkut. It starts displaying at homepage of your Friends Profile Just Replacing The Orkut Ads Now and Then! What’s More! Your Stuff Goes Viral!

Promote or Trash?!

Your Friends Who Sees The Orkut Promotion in their page Shall Vote Up by Saying “Cool Promote it” or Just Trash it!

If your Friend promotes your stuff, It is a Bonus for You and Your Orkut Promotion Jumps to Next Level. Your Created Promotion will be displayed across his Friends Network as well. And Goes Viral!

How Do I Analyse the Performance of my Created Orkut Promotions?

Under The Promote, There is One More Section Called “My Promotions” which lists You all the Promotions you created including the details like

How many Impressions it Got (Views).
How many of Them Have Clicked on your Promotion(Clicks).
How Many of Them have liked and Promoted your Promo(Promotions).
How Many of Them have Trashed your Creation(Trash) .

You Can Even Analyse the “Reach” which Keeps Track of different Levels how people viewed. (When Promoted Promo is again Promoted By other REACH keeps Track of it)