Inserting Music Into Your Orkut Profile

When it comes to adding music to your profile, there are several Orkut Apps that you can easily use to insert your favorite song for your friends to hear.

Orkut Apps for music lovers range from iLike, to Music Playlists, but one Orkut App that caught my attention was My Music (not to be confused with the other My Music, which syncs with your iTunes).

Like most of the "insert music to profile" Orkut Apps, My Music heavily depends upon YouTube in order to display (and play) your favorite song.

After installing this app, users can simply type in a song...

...and hit the search button (with the magnifying glass on it) which will bring up a list of related songs, artists and videos.

Simply click on the song that you want to hear and a new page should appear with the lyrics to the song that you have selected.

Users can then select whether or not they want to add the song/video to their profile.

If you click yes, a pop up should appear alerting you that your song has been chosen. Afterwards, click over to your profile page and listen to your favorite song.

Important: Since not everyone will enjoy your music (or will be allowed to listen to it, especially if they are at work), please be sure to turn the auto play feature off.

Two other cool things that you can do with this Orkut app is that you can insert an image within the background, or even hide the video.

The only setback to this music Orkut app (and all of the ones similar to it) is that it does not allow users to upload their own songs directly, forcing them to host them on YouTube.

If a company could find a way to allow users to legally select (and play) any song of their choice (even if their was an audio ad in the begining), they would probably find themselves dominating Orkut (not to mention other social networks as well).

The Orkut Song?

I came across this song while searching Del.icio.us for Orkut related items. This song was on Spatch.net's servers, although I am unsure if he is the original author of the musical.

Either way you can listen to the song by clicking below or download it for future enjoyment.

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As a courtesy, lyrics are provided below.

Hey everybody! Lets sing the Orkut song!

You should come to Orkut now.
I promise you'll have fun--oh wow.

It's a place where people meet,
To discuss the food they eat.

Maybe with a little luck,
They could find someone to--have fun with.

Every boy and every girl,
Should be apart of Orkut's world.

Oh yeah, this is a good song.

But I'll say that without fail,
You'll end up in Orkut jail.

There you won't have much to do,
And they don't explain to you.

Or perhaps a special treat,
Your account should get delete (oh no!)

But before you beat your breast,
This is still a beta test.

Okay do the Orkut limbo now.

So lets make a lot of friends,
Talk about Mercedes Benz

Rate everyone real cool and cute
Network in your birthday suite

Orkut's great its real inspired
But your session has expired.

Sign back in just like a squirrel,
Welcome to the Orkut world.

Welcome to the Orkut world,
Welcome to the Orkut world.

Profile Highlights: MC Hammer

(Hat Tip: Hip Hop, RNB and Soul News)

Apparently it seems that the former legend MC Hammer has created a profile inside Orkut. I first doubted about whether or not this profile was legit, until I discovered that the Orkut founder himself is listed as one of his friends (not an easy thing to accomplish within Orkut).

MC Hammer's joining of Orkut may have more to do with him promoting his latest album than with linking up with fans.

(Hip Hop, RNB and Soul News) MC Hammer has embraced the internet in order to promote his new album Look3X. The former rap millionaire's catalog just sold for $2.7 million as part of a bankruptcy settlement, but he's not letting that stop him. HeÂ’s got pages set up at Myspace, Orkut and has his own blog. There's also this commercial too, but, like we discovered, it's soooo not for what you think.

For those in the Myspace world you can find his journal over here (and don't forget to read his blogger journal as well).

It's not uncommon for music stars to use social networks to promote their albums, although I wonder if they do it because its cheaper than advertising or because they really want to reach out to their fan base. Hmm...

A Guitar Hero You Say?

I guess I am not the only person to attempt to learn how to play the guitar and fail miserably.

Although I'd love to tell my story, Jen Sala (writer for Orkut Media) has a better tale to tell.

I have a guitar. During my senior year in high school, Gwen Stefani and the band No Doubt were huge. Although I couldn't stand, well, still can't stand the nasal quality to her singing, I admired her aerobic live show. She looked like she was having a good time. I wanted to have a good time too. So I asked for, and got a guitar for Christmas. I was going to teach myself how to play. I practiced diligently, everyday. Then, about three weeks later, track practice started. Stupid sports foiled my dreams again.

Later on she mentions that after telling her friends her sad story, they tried to buy the guitar from her. Where as I would have put it up on Ebay (or Froogle) in a heart beat, Jen decided to keep the unloved instrument in a dark closet at her home.

Despite the fact that she could never be a pro guitar player, Jen discovered the next best thing--Guitar Hero for Play Station 2.

I wonder if they could integrate this with Dance, Dance Revolution?

Yesudas, Love Him, Hate Him, Do You Know Him?

(Hat Tip: Insane Instincts)

Over on Harish's web journal, he points users towards two discussions in forums centered around one man, Yesudas.

Apparently Yesudas has some fans who are angry that someone has insulted their hero. It seems that Subhash is upset that a community was formed mocking Yesudas, so he decides to lash out in all caps.

I M REALLY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE ON EARTH AS PETTY AND UNSANE AS THE MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP.

YOUR ARE CRITICISING A PERSON LIKE YESUDAS WHO HAS PROMOTED CARNATIC MUSIC AMONGST YOUNGSTERS, MASSES. [...]

IF U DONT LIKE HIS STYLE JUST STOP LISTENING TO IT...BUT U CANT MALIGN A PERSONS IMAGE IN THIS WAY.

MY DEAR FRIENDS EVEN I CAN START A GROUP AND SAY SOMETHING..BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS..IS BEYOND IMAGINATION...I REQUEST U TO STOP THIS BLUNDER...

Ouch. I think my ears eyes are hurting. Anyways, Harish responds back by posting in enemy territory:

I am one of the contributors to the community "Yesudas's classical music hater". I am one of the people whom subhash terms insane. [...]

I have tremendous respect for KJY as an artiste, but I dislike his classical music. Thats all!. Its like a vegetarian disliking chicken. Does that mean the vegetarian means disrespect to a non-vegetarian.

I hope all of us music lovers respect the fact that constructive criticism will only help music improve and freedom of expression is one of the basic rights.

It seems that some users are preparing to wage "Orkut holy war" by marking the Yesudas hating forum as bogus. I have never heard about Yesudas until today, but attempting to silence dissent is a bit overboard.

Is it me or are there too many zealots today in cyberspace?