We are excited with the feedback from our users about the new themes we have released lately. Because of this and following some suggestions from our users we now present another two new themes! For those who enjoy electronic music we have a great new Electronic theme. And for the ones aiming for the calmness of the countryside, we have a theme to remember the importance of taking a time to enjoy all that life has to offer. Enjoy the new themes Drum Machine and Countryside !

The orkut team in its quest to hear from the user community, continues its work and has news. Today we launched a theme for gamers and another one to encourage respect for diversity . Can you imagine that we would have so many surprises? Well, keep checking our blog and the next news. Try and share this fun experience. Posted by Koji Pereira,

Many people ask us where to find the information that used to be available in the previous Orkut home page such as testimonials, friends requests and birthdays. To address this, we have created a new home page similar to the one in the previous version of Orkut. The page features the information right above the list of activities. If you wish,

The new year is here and the Orkut team expects 2012 healthy year for you all, and a little rest too, right? On the vacations rhythm we created a special theme for those who want to get up early in a healthy way , but also another one for those who are always late ;( So come on, try and have a healthy new year and enjoy your vacations. Posted by Koji Pereira,

You probably already tried a theme , colorful or monochromatic, textured or solid. Themes are one of the best tools to use your Orkut profile to express yourself in a fun way. We are always trying to create themes to please every user. Now, as our theme base continues to grow, we created a simple and smart way to compare themes and help you make the best choice, in a all new themes gallery. You can access the new gallery in the "themes" link in the main Orkut menu.

Have you ever been surprised to learn that someone commented on a video you posted but you did not noticed it? Well, some of us have also been that and we wanted to fix it it. Today we are launching four improvements for most Orkut users: 1. A new page called "conversations", which shows new scraps you get, new replies or comments to conversations you have participated on: videos you shared, scraps you've posted and photos you've commented on. 2.

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 working to improve the platform and the user experience for both developers and users. With that in mind, we've recently launched the new Featured Applications section in the application directory ,

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 visit the Orkut profile of a business owner, you'll find a badge indicating that his listing is already on Google Maps. To visit the listing on the map,

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,

Since we launched Groups of Friends , you've likely been using the groups management page to quickly rename, remove and create your groups. So, we'd like to let you know about two improvements we just added to that page. Remove suggested groups See a suggested group that you don't really like? Not a problem, now you can easily remove it so it doesn't show up again!

Isn't it great when you don't have to do work twice? The new feature Groups of Friends in orkut is one way of saving you a little extra effort. Once you group your friends into appropriate groups, such as "family", "college" or "best friends", you can later interact with all these people at once, in a single click. If you haven't created your groups yet, that's not a problem! Now it'll be even easier for you to save new groups when you post a scrap to multiple people.

Today is Thanksgiving , a holiday dedicated to showing your appreciation for all of the positive things in your life. If you'd like to read more about the holiday, check out last year's post . On the orkut team, we're thankful for a lot of things. We're thankful for our families: our loving parents, siblings, spouses and children, who sometimes put up with our long hours at work.

Today is the kick-off ceremony of Oktoberfest , a traditional German celebration of food, drink, music, dance, and culture that has become so popular that it has spread all around the world. The world's largest Oktoberfest celebration takes place in Munich , Germany during the last few weeks of September and beginning of October, and regularly commands millions of visitors.

One thing that many new orkut users missed is back at last: your daily fortune! Now, when you sign into orkut for the first time each day you'll get a new fortune generated for you! Pretty sweet, huh? Your fortunes are only visible to you, and if you don't like one of them, you can either delete it or just ignore it until other updates take over the page. If, for any reason, you don't want to see your daily fortunes anymore,

Imagine Sarah, a 21 year old girl who just created an orkut profile. To get started, she adds her college friends to her friend list. They share photos, join communities, exchange scraps, discuss everything that's hot on campus. A few days later Sarah finds out that some friends from high school are also on orkut and adds them: what's better than keeping in touch with old friends?

It's Canada's birthday today, and there are more presents than we can count. Throughout the country, city's are hosting open-air concerts, fireworks shows, parades, and lively ceremonies to celebrate another year of the existence of a single country ) Canada turns 143 this year(. To show some love to all of our Canadian friends out there, and to help everyone join in the fun,