After a while i received a notification email from orkut, though thinking the orkut community is dead so the email did get my attention as it stated that a friend of mine poked me! For a moment i though “WHAT” this kind of emails are suppose to come from facebook but to my reconfirmation it was from orkut and it did say that a friend of mine poked me.

So i logged on to orkut to see what really happened and how could some one from orkut poke me! Once i entered the orkut word allot had changed and made me immediately comfortable as there was allot of similarity of what the new orkut had offered with an application that i had been using before. So i decided to write a review on how the orkut has improved and brought in BRAND new services to its social networking site.

1- Support for Applications >
Add applications and customize your profile with music, games, and more! a new feature by Orkut. Facebook allows its users to ad and customize applications along with privacy settings for the applications.

2- Notifications >
Facebook sends notifications when ever actions are taken …… Orkut sends you notifications via eMail, message ….

3- News Feed - Updates from Friends
Now orkut offers updates from friends see which of your friends added new applications, updated there image gallery and with facebook you get all the notices in the form of mini feeds on your landing page.

4- Privacy Features >
Orkut has now introduced privacy settings,that allows you to be as public or private with your information as you wish. With facebook’s privacy you Control who can see your profile and related information.