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This is probably one of the most frequently seen orkut page in case u login after 10 at night.. Every boy, girl who knows how to operate a system and has "very fast" broadband connection at their home login into Orkut to increase their circle of friends..

In a way, Orkut is a revolution in the making.. No one wud have dreamt of a method to get in touch with so many people across the globe.. Yahoo ! chat was quite popular for sometime.. But the entire Orkut database is so well structured.. it hardly takes u 10 mins to find a long lost friend of urs..

Some of the popular scraps..

"Hi there.. Do you remember me ?? I was ur class mate from 5th til 8th.. "

"Hi. I am XXX studying in YYY. I am currently recruited by ZZZ and wil be joining there next year. From ur profile i understand u are working in ZZZ too.. Can u pls tell how the working place is.. Scrap me back.. Regards.."

Ya, this is what orkut is all about.. It gives u the freedom to interact with people.. No restrictions.. No formalities.. It is not always easy to speak to a new person.. But very easy to scrap an unknown person and get acquainted wit them.. On the whole, the Orkut idea is a success in every sense of the word.. Unlike many other website, from my understanding, Orkut cud be easily handled by the administrators too.. There are very few security related issues as every thing is pretty much "open" in Orkut..

There is a popularly known concept..

"You can link two different people at different parts of the globe merely through a chain of 4 to 6 people"..

I hope u get the point.. Thats how simple this complicated world is.. And thats the principle behind Orkut's phenomenal success..

There are of course few funny things happening inside Orkut..

People have decided to throw away their last name.. Instead they use that particular column to flash news..

XXX placed in ZZZ

or

YYY leaving for chennai on 7th

Of course, yours truly has been following such practises right from its inception.. I wonder who invented such "innovative" practises.. But i am sure the person shud be an Indian.. Cuz only in India u get such "Out of the Box" thinking..

Worse.. People have started using their "about me" column to describe the news in detail.. Its really funny how such practises get accepted globally..

Some people get excited at the first look of Orkut.. then subsequently lose the interest.. But continue to use Orkut.. They dont just drop it.. Therefore the interest levels drop down considerably.. but not below a certain level that prevents them from using it..

The whole idea of community is excellent.. Ppl of similar interests get to meet each other..

There are few things which are rarely used.. For instance the Orkut mailbox.. Ppl hardly use such services.. The scrap book is frequently used..

Hats off to the creators of Orkut..