Orkut Vs Facebook

Omg!..i do see a lot of my friends joinin atleast one of the popular social networkin sites.
Can't blame em, after all it is the "IN" thing to be a part of a popular networkin site.
I myself, have many accounts on the various sites..I 've finally decided to pass my vote as to the best social networkin site among Orkut and Facebook.

Orkut-
One of the most popular websites in India and Brazil, it is a rage among the teenagers.
It has many loyal fans who have even coined terms like "orkutting", i myself admire the website
for it has a really simple interface and is very easy to use. Also , the fact that most of my friends are available on orkut, it gives me all the more reasons to join Orkut.

1.Speed - Orkut is a really light website which is a boon for users in India as bandwidth is as scarce as tigers in India. Loads really fast.!

2.Layout- Orkut has a really smart and easy to use design, thereby scores high on layout.

3.Customisability-Well, in this case it doesn't rock. You can't really customise ur profile or anythin.

4.Interactability- Members can communicate with each other via Scraps and communities. Nothing new in terms of concept.

5.Why it Rocks-The reason people get addicted to Orkut is that every1 wants to increase their scraps and every1 tends to regularly change their profile pics. The captions are also really fun and they reflect ur attitude n ur state of mind.

Facebook-
It is now gaining momentum interms of both fans n members and is now a leading player in the market. Users are slowly shifting their base to Facebook.The number of extensions that you can add to your home page of ur account is endless.

1.Speed- This site is both fast and slow depending on the applications you install. Often users fill their profile with oodles of applications that slow down the site like hell and users often curse the site for its heavy footprint.

2.Layout- The site is fairly easy to use and one doesnt require too much experience to use it. However, the procedure for doing basic stuff is fairly irritating!

3.Customisability- This is one area where the site really shines! literally! :) . Users can add as many applications as they want and can move the positions of various applications. However the basic layout cannot be changed.

4.Interactability- Members can interact with each other in countless number of ways, they can do literally anyhting n everything from giving hugs,kisses,kicks,punches to feeding each others fishes,pets etc.! The wall is also a medium much like the scrapbook in orkutm but it hasnt been imlied well.

5.Why it Rocks- Well, the main reason as to why facebook rocks is already mentioned, i.e the applications and their sheer number which the users can use to communicate in innovative manners!...


I suggest every1 to alteast try both these fantastic sites and yourselves decide which one is better~!
Peace