Articles

• Anatomy of an Orkut Application - 01 Nov 2007
  An Orkut application is comprised of several parts, all of which combine to form a structured user experience. As you develop your application, use this guide as both a checklist of components which should be utilized, as well as a means to understand the relationship between the components.


• OpenSocial Tutorial for Orkut - 9 Apr 2008
  Crawl, walk, run. In this tutorial you'll start small and add features until you have an app that lets users exchange gifts with their friends. Who wants a red pistachio?


• Latency Tips for Orkut - 27 May 2008
  Get your app up to speed with these techniques for reducing load times. From general web development best practices to Orkut tips and tricks, make your app more responsive and reduce the load on your server at the same time.


• Creating Orkut-styled Tabs - 21 Mar 2008
  Matching the look and feel of the container is one important aspect of writing a polished application. With this guide, you can use the built-in gadgets tab library to have tabs that look like they belong in Orkut.