A random refresh at about 11.30 P.M.(IST) on my Orkut Profile revealed this new image.At first it appeared as a security tip, but one more look told me that Orkut had finally graduated to the next level, and had come up with much awaited third party applications.


The application directory currently has the following applications:

These applications had been testing in the Google Sandbox for quite some time now and were also open for reviews.The initial line up looks good, with some apps from Indian sites like minglebox, and zoomtra and others from sites like slide, ilike etc. basically focusing on books, movies and travel.

This is the start of the exciting new phase for orkut, the online social networking hub in India.Like Facebook, we will soon see the entire web bandwagon designing apps for orkut, which I'm sure will be lapped up by the Orkut hooked Indian audience which has been relentless thus far and has shown no signs of the so called Social networking fatigue!

It also comes in at a time when Google is looking to monetize Orkut big time after achieving the kind of user base and page views.The applications feature is a winner, and is sure to escalate the real estate prices at Orkut !!!

Many of us have heard about Mr. Bush and his much famous oratory skills.In his tenure as president of the U.S., he's spoken things, most hilarious, and of which some make no sense, and some make a completely different sense altogether...

I guess he's better off with a script, an extempore is just not his style.......

Do go through the entire list, it's a great read!!

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)

"There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)

"Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004

"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004

"I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

"Can we win? I don't think you can win it." after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

"But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001

"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001

"It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

"I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." —Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

"One of my concerns is that the health care not be as good as it can possibly be." --on military benefits, Tipp City, Ohio, April 19, 2007

“Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs( Obstetrician/Gynecologist)aren’t able to practice their love with women all across this country.”

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world’s worst weapons.” —South Bend, Indiana, Sept. 5, 2002..

And in the end, my personal best, this one really got me in splits.....

“The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the — the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.” —Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2003.