Orkut scrap notification improved & some Apps

Orkut scrap notification improved

If you have not been using Orkut scrap notification until now, then here are some reasons to activate it.

• Orkut has eradicated the stupid "scrap to all" scripts completely almost now. It was one of the most annoying times when I almost quit using orkut. Its amazing to know how our own friends are the world's caring spammers, especially when you see "Good morning friends" sent to almost 300 people exactly @ 2'o clock afternoon.
  
  I had another selfish usage for that script which I wrote about in my personal blog.
  
• You might have been busy without logging into orkut and so its good to know if any old friends have scrapped you recently.
  
• Moreover, now you get the entire scrap delivered as mails unlike before when it was just a notification that your friend has scribbled something in your scrapbook. I was happy to see this feature as it saves time.

Orkut Applications - some cool ones I discovered
I have not been a fan for social networking apps, as they were mostly a nuisance especially on facebook. When orkut introduced apps I was happy as were only few, but now again it looks almost like facebook, but its better as they don't force you to invite friends.

I was happy to see the vampire biting application missing on Orkut. Really innovate creator and super innovative users too, Long live the world !

I spent some time and discovered some cool apps were indeed good and different. Here are they.

Type Racer
Its one of the best typing game/tutor I have seen till date. It power lies in its simplicity and networking. You can race with friends, 4 or more members simulataneously at real time. Its an app by www.typeracer.com.
-Highly recommended

Truth Box
Its the same as Facebook's honesty box where your friends can leave anonymous messages. Though not original Its still a lot of fun to get comments from friends.
-Good

Idea Box
A very good idea implemented in a crappy fashion. Its almost like a blog inside orkut, where you can actually type in or ask for an idea from friends and your friends can reply to you, vote on how good your idea is. I wish the developer made the interface, friends activity timeline and the overall application better.
-Can improve

iFan
One of the most loved apps out there. A great real survey for stars and celebrities. It presents a huge list of Indian, Brazilian and Worldwide celebrities and you can choose if you are a fan of them or not. What makes it interesting is that, the data is collected is put together to rank the celebrities too. So right now AR Rahman is on the top of the list, as its mostly indians using this app. We have him followed by Sachin Tendulkar, Hrithik Roshan and a lot of other Indian celebrities with Angelina Jolie at 15th place being the first and most fanned international star.
- very cool and original

Happy Orkutting.. You can join me on Orkut here. Do let me know your comments after trying the apps and share your favorite apps too.

P.S. I saw a guy wearing that T-Shirt in Bangalore somewhere, cool isn't it.