~The Making Of Orkut~

This guy lost his girlfriend in a train accident....

but the gal's name nowhere appeared in the dead list. This guy grew up n became IT technical architect in his late 20?s, achievement in itself!!

He hired developers from the whole globe and plan to make a software where he could search for his gf through the web..

Things went as planned...

n he found her, after losing millions of dollars and 3 long years!!

It was time to shut down the search operation, when the CEO of Google had a
word with this guy n took over this application,

This Software made a whopping 1 billion dollars profit in its first year,
which we today know as ORKUT.

The guy's name is ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN Yes its named after him only. Today he is paid a hefty sum by Google for the things we do like scrapping.He is expected to b the richest person by 2009..

ORKUT BUYUKKOTEN today has 13 assistants to monitor his scrapbook & 8 to

monitor his friends-list. He gets around 20,000 friend-requests a day & about 85,000 scraps!!!

Some other Cool Facts about this guy:

* He gets $12 from Google when every person registers to this website.

* He also gets $10 when you add somebody as a friend.

* He gets $8 when your friend's friend adds you as a friend & gets $6 if
anybody adds you as friend in the resulting chain.

* He gets $5 when you scrap somebody & $4 when somebody scraps you.

* He also gets $200 for each photograph you upload on Orkut.

* He gets $2.5 when you add your friend in the crush-list or in the hot-list.

* He gets $2 when you become somebody's fan.

* He gets $1.5 when somebody else becomes your fan.

* He even gets $1 every time you logout of Orkut.

* He gets $0.5 every time you just change your profile-photograph.

* He also gets $0.5 every time you read your friend's scrap-book & $0.5 every time you view your friend's friend-list.

Few Tricks With Google

First open www.google.com

now type any one from following in google search box and click on (i'm feeling lucky)

google l33t

elgoog

google gothic

ewmew fudd

xx-klingon

xx-piglatin

google bsd

google linux

google easteregg

3+4 (or something else like 5x3)

answer to life, the universe and everything



remember that u have to click on i'm feeling lucky button not on google searc.

~ Wooden Car By Japan~

Unlike the last wooden car, which was only wood-skinned, this Japanese wooden car is made entirely out of wood. Well, except for the engine and other mechanical parts. The Japanese wooden car was made by a furniture manufacturer, costs $32,000, and is probably the most dangerous car ever.A Japanese furniture makerhas produced a “Wooden Supercar,” which as the name suggests, is made out of wood. The vehicle, which can go up to 80km/h, costs around 32,000 US dollars.

Some Tips.....

SPEED UP UR ACROBAT READER (ALMOST LIKE NOTEPAD)
Do u get irritated when acrobat reader takes 5/10 seconds to load when you want to open a pdf document. There is a way to speed up the loading.
1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. whatever)
2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory. (I repeat.. cut and paste the files NOT copy & paste).
Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).
Now your acrobat reader will load very fastand almost as good as notepad..

Get More and More..........

1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in?
2. What is the expansion of YAHOO?
3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS?
4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network?
5. What is expansion of "ICICI?"?
6. What is expansion of "HDFC"?

Ans-
1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML.
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle.
3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports.
4. Satellite Television Asian Region.
5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India.
6.HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION.

Hot Small Cars On There Way!!!

Did you ever expect small cars to catch on? Surprise! With gas prices skyrocketing and elevated environmental consciousness among U.S. consumers, the once-unthinkable has happened: Americans are jumping into small cars with the same enthusiasm they once had slamming the accelerator on a V8 or jangling the keys to a shiny new SUV. We've compiled a list of 10 hot small cars on the market today in terms of size, overall value for money, fun, and their effectiveness in an urban setting. Who says small cars don't have big hearts?

Petrol Prize Hike....

Fuel economy. Is there a bigger buzz phrase in the auto industry right now? Whether the motivation is leaving a lighter carbon footprint or seeking relief from $4-a-gallon, everyone wants more fuel-efficient cars these days. If saving money is your goal, you're probably also interested in finding a gas-sipping ride that also comes with a relatively low monthly payment. To that end, we've rounded up eight cars that boast high gas mileage and a manageable monthly payment: We're calling this one "30 mpg for under $300 a month."