Orkut Invitations Available (CLOSED)

by Haitham Sabbah on 10/30/2004

UPDATE!!

Sorry. I'm overwhelmed with requests. I can't attend any more.

Thanks for understanding.

Orkut The world is going crazy after Gmail mail accounts, now the heat is up again for another Google service called Orkut.

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READ THIS IF U WANT AN INVITE
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When I invite someone to Orkut I do so by adding them to my 'friends list' when the person signs up they are asked to approve my 'request for friendship' - you can say YES or NO. If I add a lot of people to my friends list and they turn me down, then Orkut assume that I'm being a nuisance and suspend my account.

So, anyone who wants an invitation MUST include the words 'I will approve your friend request' in their post, to prove that you have read this, otherwise I will ignore it.

Anyway. Free Orkut invite to anyone who wants one; all you have to do is post a comment here and leave your full name (First and Last) and your email (if you like to send me a post card, that would be also nice:-).

Update: Comments on this post is closed now.

If you decided to do so, here is my address:

Haitham Sabbah
MTC Vodafone
Seef, Manama
P.O. Box 266
Bahrain

On other note, I have seen really crazy/cool requests around some trade sites. Some offered crazy trades for an invite. Here are few funny requests:

Ads

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I will do your windows and wash your car or computer if you send me an 'invite' to the newest, hippest, tres chic social network on this side of the galaxy!! (Orkut.)
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Girls, you send me a few pix of yourself (nude, preferably), and I'll invite you to Orkut. Hell, if I like them enough, I might even send along a Gmail invit.
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lol send me a invite u don't want to see a naked guy anyways ;)
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I'm returning the love, so to speak, but because I'm a literature geek I'm going to make you sweat a little for an invite (just a little).
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hi
i want to login in orkut
because i want find a girlfriend in iran
thanks for your help
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Dont know what all the fuss is about but can i have one anyway.
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i think orkut is so gay... everybody is askin for invitations now. i bet next year everyone will forget orkut. i don't want an invitation...please dont send me an invitation!!!
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Please give me an Invitation. I read a lot about that idea and like to take a look by myself. I could send u a nice postcard from a little german village small town, as a 'thank you'.
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i am an arab..i found out about orbit a while back and im really interested in joining if u can please send me an invitation..thanks
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I would really appreciate an Orkut invite. I am a computer programmer and a chess player.
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Fuck Orkut..
Oh, please, please, please let me in....
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Hi,I'm a nice person, and I come from china. Would someone please invite me to join the Orkut network? thanks a lot!
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anyone out there reading this that does have access to orkut, please contact me, i am willing to discuss terms for an invitation to orkut. that could include monetary compensation. i am very eager to join and have a substantial network to add as well, but first need the initial invite! please contact me,
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Hi guys,
I am a very nice person and I would love to join Orkut. So pleaaaaaase, could someone send me an invitation?
Mary
PS: I'll trade French cooking recipes, or a Golden Gate made of Coke empty cans ;o)
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1 Roba October 30, 2004 at 10:16 pm: Hehe, you want a card for Okrut? :P
I’ll send you a card later for a different reason :) Then it’ll be more meaningful.
I’d appreciate an Okrut invite, I’m dying to see if it burns MSN Messenger like GMail burnt Hotmail.
2 Haitham October 30, 2004 at 10:27 pm: Done :-)
3 Nader Shnoudi October 30, 2004 at 11:19 pm: Friendster,Spoke.com,Ryze.com,LinkedIN.com,Zerodegrees.com,Tribe.net
ORKUT is the one I couldn’t get.

Man, Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you all over the Globe. Can I be invited ? Make me your friend, plz.
4 Haitham October 31, 2004 at 12:01 am: I would love to, Nader. But you didn’t leave your email. So I checked your blog and used the one you have there. Okay :-)
5 Vasco Gonçalves October 31, 2004 at 3:40 am: It’s funny what people can make for an account! :D
I was searching at the internet and at the moment we are living the gmail mania!!! :D
Keep your good job!
6 Shalloola October 31, 2004 at 12:18 pm: Pretty pretty please with sukar on top?! hehe!
7 Shalloola October 31, 2004 at 12:18 pm: Pretty pretty please with sukar on top?! hehe!
8 Shalloola October 31, 2004 at 12:35 pm: Crap….I forgot to include: I will approve your friend request.
9 Haitham October 31, 2004 at 12:41 pm: Nader, Vasco & Shalloola; done!
10 Haitham October 31, 2004 at 12:56 pm: lol… Relax Shalloola, that was only meant for strangers :-)
11 Natasha October 31, 2004 at 2:09 pm: Orkut..hmmmm , never heard of it… I’d love to see what it is all about. An ivite would be highly appreciated.
12 Ameen Malhas October 31, 2004 at 4:42 pm: Hello, I’m already on, I don’t logon too often though due to the technological ineptitude/laziness of my real life friends. “Ameen, mish fadi ana aktob 3an 7ali” was a response to one of my invites, this very person spends most of his days in “Khaymeh Ramadnaieh” in Amman smoking argeeleh. Anyway, just add me to your friends please… :)
13 Haitham October 31, 2004 at 5:55 pm: One for Natasha. Done ;-)
14 Natasha October 31, 2004 at 8:39 pm: Thanks Haitham. I like:-) I discovered that we have a mutual friend, Ashraf….just sent him a note.. didn’t know he was still in Saudi!
15 Haitham October 31, 2004 at 9:09 pm: That’s the beauty of what is so called “Social Community.” First started with these blogs space, then came the del.icio.us thing, and now Orkut adding to the stream.
Micro$oft is also testing something called Wallop. Anyone got an account there and can invite us? Like to discover that too :-)

PS. All comments might take a while to appear here coz both my blogs, Sabbah’s and AraBlog is encountering a very hard time with flood of spam since two days, which I guess you don’t want to see (all sort of rubbish porn stuff). Average of 75 comments or trackbacks a minute.
I guess that’s the price u have to pay for being famous :-P

Hope it will end soon and everything will be back to normal.
16 Ferzad November 2, 2004 at 3:51 pm: Greetings!!

I would appreciate you sending me an invitation to Orkut. Of course I will approve your friend request.

Look forward to hearing from you. Mail me at ferzi2004@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Ferzad Patel
17 Haitham November 2, 2004 at 8:18 pm: Done!
18 Jason November 2, 2004 at 8:32 pm: i have a Gmail acount to give away to anyone who will give me a orkut invite

JAGwar1803@Gmail.com
19 Haitham November 2, 2004 at 8:37 pm: Jason,

We are not in trade business here. If you need invitation, please read my post and follow the requirements!
20 Cesar November 3, 2004 at 2:10 am: I need a orkut invite, please dont forgot me…
Name:Cesar
LastName:Souto
E-mail:cesar.souto@gmail.com
21 Haitham November 3, 2004 at 2:33 am: Cesar, Done!
22 Ahmed November 8, 2004 at 10:28 am: Me, please.
alomran@gmail.com
http://saudijeans.blogspot.com/
23 Haitham November 8, 2004 at 1:21 pm: Ahmed, done!
24 Jeremiah Martin November 8, 2004 at 10:41 pm: I would like an Orkut invitation if you are still giving them away. I will approve your friend request.
25 Haitham November 8, 2004 at 11:22 pm: Martin, done!
26 Irfan Sheikh November 10, 2004 at 2:26 am: I will approve your friend request
Hey there! I would like to get an orkut inviation. I have friends who are on orkut but for some reason they always forget to invite me. I will send u a gmail invitation when i’ll get any invites, for sure. Thanks.
Iffy!
27 Haitham November 10, 2004 at 1:56 pm: Done Iffy!
28 Shazia Mumtaz November 12, 2004 at 2:34 am: ‘I will approve your friend request’….I know its probably a little bit too late..but I will be so happy if U could give me an orkut invitation…I would seriously appreciate it. Once again, I will definitely approve your friend request. Anyways, take care
Shazia
29 amjad hussain November 12, 2004 at 9:40 am: Hi, I d like to have an okrat account. If you could invite me at amjad_qau@yahoo.com
30 faahad November 17, 2004 at 3:17 am: will approve your friend request
Hey there! I would like to get an orkut inviation. I have friends who are on orkut but for some reason they always forget to invite me. I will send u a gmail invitation when i’ll get any invites, for sure. Thanks.
faahad
31 Haitham November 17, 2004 at 6:02 pm: Faahad, Done!
32 Sebastian November 24, 2004 at 5:45 am: I’d love an Orkut invite,please do :) :)
33 Haitham November 24, 2004 at 6:38 pm: Sebastian, done!
34 sangy alenani November 28, 2004 at 9:25 am: I will approve your friend request’ in their post
please let me get an orkut invite I HAVE ONE GMAIL INVITE TO YOU I WILL SEND IT TO YOU AFTER YOUR REPLY.
thank you
35 Haitham November 28, 2004 at 1:43 pm: alenani, done!
36 Gunjan November 29, 2004 at 12:31 pm: I would like to have an orkut invite.
Thanx
37 Haitham November 29, 2004 at 3:11 pm: Gunjan, done!
38 AndyDev December 6, 2004 at 7:38 am: Hi :)
I would love to have an invitation from orkut :)
Oh, and of course ‘I will approve your friend request’ :D
39 AndyDev December 6, 2004 at 7:39 am: Oh, and if you want gmail accounts, just tell me ;P
40 Haitham December 6, 2004 at 9:45 am: Andy, Done!
41 Rohan Dhruva December 15, 2004 at 3:43 pm: Hi,

Can u spare me a orkut invite please? i would like to try out and see orkut…

Rohan.
42 Rohan Dhruva December 15, 2004 at 3:44 pm: Hi,

Can u spare me a orkut invite please? i would like to try out and see orkut… rohandhruva@gmail.com

Rohan.

I am sorry i filed the comment twice coz in the first one i forgot to add my email add. rohandhruva@gmail.com
43 Haitham December 16, 2004 at 8:32 pm: Ok Rohan. Done.
44 naveen December 23, 2004 at 11:23 pm: hi :) i’d like an invite to orkut please.
best of the season and ty.
45 naveen December 23, 2004 at 11:26 pm: erm… robot.soul@gmail.com
46 naveen December 23, 2004 at 11:27 pm: oh :D another thing… ‘I will approve your friend request’ ;)
47 Haitham December 24, 2004 at 1:09 am: Ok Naveen. You should have got it now…
48 Eduardo Barreto December 28, 2004 at 4:07 pm: hi i’d like an invite to orkut please.
hope you had a good christmas,and that your 2005 is full of love,peace and harmony. I will approve your friend request.
Tks Eddie!
49 Parakh December 28, 2004 at 9:02 pm: I would be indebted by your grace regarding the invititation to the orkut service. I need that because I am searching for someone who might be available on the orkut community tree. Thanks
50 Haitham December 29, 2004 at 12:11 am: Parakh, Eduardo, done!
51 Xuxan December 31, 2004 at 7:06 pm: My New Year’s Resolution is to be more social- and I will approve your friend request as my second step toward that.( My first step was to have a NY’sEve Party – but everyone I know has been invited elsewhere – so you see I really do need new friends. :)
52 Bryan January 1, 2005 at 3:34 pm: Mail me your Name(first,last) and email, I will invate you to Orkut.

PaoYang@gmail.com
53 Kevin January 1, 2005 at 10:36 pm: I will approve your friend request.

I look forward to receiving your invitation.

Best regards, Kevin
54 Kevin January 2, 2005 at 8:07 pm: Thank you for the invitiation! I have accepted.
55 Haitham January 3, 2005 at 12:08 am: You are welcome, Kevin!
56 Derek Henry January 6, 2005 at 4:26 am: Please invite me to Orkut.

I will absolutely add you as my friend, and I may be able to make the postcard happen, too!
57 Haitham January 6, 2005 at 12:54 pm: You got it, Derek!
58 Derek Henry January 6, 2005 at 8:57 pm: Thanks! I’m signed up, and I have added you as my friend. I will work on the postcard now.
59 Eduardo Barreto January 7, 2005 at 6:15 pm: Haitham, for some reason I didn’t get the invite, here’s my email again
barretousa@hotmail.com, and of course i’ll absolutly add you as my friend.
thanks again , Eduardo !
60 Christina January 20, 2005 at 1:05 am: I will approve your friend request. Please send me an invite :-)
61 Iram January 20, 2005 at 1:13 am: Hey,
I hope i’m not too late to pick up an invite, of course I will approve your friend request if you are kind enough to send me one :-)

Thank you!!!
62 Lake McManus January 23, 2005 at 5:44 am: I’d appreciate one as well! I will approve your friend request. Thanks so much in advance!
63 Haitham January 23, 2005 at 12:34 pm: Christina, Iram and Lake. All done!
64 J.M. Alegre February 11, 2005 at 1:02 am: Hello there. I would like to have an Orkut invite, if I am not too late already. Thank you very much!
65 Ramiro February 12, 2005 at 2:23 pm: I want an orkut invitation.. pls! ;)
Thanks in advance
66 Thomas February 12, 2005 at 5:38 pm: I would love an Orkut invite! I’ll get you a postcard from Afghanistan. :-)

Tom
67 Juan Cho February 12, 2005 at 7:51 pm: I will approve your friend request when I receive the invitation.
Thanks in advance
68 Christopher Cox February 12, 2005 at 10:54 pm: Hi! I was just reading of this …. I would love to check out orkut and be part of the family. My email address is nuopus@gmail.com! Thank you very much.
69 Harry John Shephard February 13, 2005 at 3:24 am: I will approve your friend request.

Thanks alot for the free invite, your doing alot of good here for alot of people.
70 Christopher Cox February 14, 2005 at 6:59 am: I will approve your friend request.

You are the best for providing us with these offers. My email address is nuopus@gmail.com if you want to ask me any questions about computers … specifically Linux as I teach a Unix/Linux program at a local college.
71 Haitham February 14, 2005 at 9:35 am: All done!

If you wannna send me a post card, my address shown up. Thanks to those who already did send a posts cards.

And thank you Cox for your offer.
72 Kevin O'Connor February 14, 2005 at 8:31 pm: Haitham,
I will approve your friend request, if you send me an Orkut invite, for you truly will be a friend. :)
Thanks so much in advance!
-Kevin
73 Yasir February 14, 2005 at 11:05 pm: Hi there….i will accept your invitation n be your friend …i will also send u gmail invitations along with post card :-) please be kind enough and send me an invitation at wenomous@gamil.com….i’ll be thankfull….bye
74 omar February 15, 2005 at 4:28 am: please send me a orkut invite.
omarstuff in gmail.com
75 Johnny B February 18, 2005 at 9:08 am: I would love an invite! I’ll be the best Orkut friend you’ve ever had. Have I ever lied to you before? Thanks, boss!
76 vinodh February 18, 2005 at 11:36 am: Hey I am from india and am looking forward for an Orkut invitation so that I can socialize with more individuals and spread my wings. Surely ‘d approve ur freind request as I dont have many in there ;-)

Plz do send an invite….to vinodhkannan AT gmail.com
77 fernando February 22, 2005 at 7:07 am: hello im thanking to you a lot if flavor you send me an invitation for orkut because I have read that this very interesting one the system
78 Hamza February 22, 2005 at 1:43 pm: Hi!
I would like to have an orkut invitation and of course I will approve your friend request for you will be a true friend and I can also send a gmail invitation to you . Thanks
79 Hamza February 22, 2005 at 1:46 pm: PLEASE SEND ME AN INVITATION OF ORKUT
80 Sal Fuentes February 23, 2005 at 12:42 am: I will approve your friend request.

I really do appreciate you helping us to be a part of the social network. My email address is fuentesjr AT gmail by the way. And if you ever need anything, I’m willing to help.
81 Albert Park February 23, 2005 at 10:07 pm: I will approve your friend request

I would appreciate an invitation to Orkut. Thank you.
82 Michael St Croix February 24, 2005 at 8:53 am: I will approve your friend request.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! I am dying to become a member. Been waiting for the longest time for someone to invite me.
83 Janis Lacis February 27, 2005 at 4:17 pm: I will approve your friend request.

Thanx in advance!!!
84 Yusuf Simonson February 28, 2005 at 6:37 am: I will approve your friend request. Thanks a lot!
85 Blake Weber March 5, 2005 at 4:51 am: I will approve your friend request…

and i like cheese.

Thank you for your time.

;p
86 A.H. March 5, 2005 at 2:04 pm: Please invite me to orkut! I would really appreciate it–I can’t wait to meet new people and learn about their goals and interests!
87 ijyazahmed March 7, 2005 at 3:09 pm: Hi,
I want an invitation to orkut.
I will approve your friendship when I sign in.
Thansk……!!!
88 alemv7 March 7, 2005 at 10:50 pm: Please invite me to orkut!
Thanks
89 Sara March 9, 2005 at 9:06 am: Please, please invite me to orkut! I will love you…
“I will approve your friend request”
Thanks so much!
90 Sara March 9, 2005 at 9:07 am: Please, please send me an invite…I will love you!!
“I will approve your friend request”
THANKS!!
91 Sara March 9, 2005 at 9:09 am: Please, Please send me an invite…I will love you…
I will approve your friend request
Thanks!!!
92 Alireza March 10, 2005 at 7:55 pm: Thanks
93 Alireza March 10, 2005 at 7:57 pm: Thanks
94 Javier Bonet March 11, 2005 at 1:37 pm: I will approve your friend request.

Please send me an Orkut invitation.
95 João Alves March 11, 2005 at 10:33 pm: Hi, there!

I’m sorry if I annoy you, but my finger’s hurting and my mouse is complaining that I spent all day looking for a way to join ORKUT…

So, you’d be a really sweet boy if you invited me.
96 João Alves March 11, 2005 at 10:37 pm: Hi, there!

I’m sorry if I annoy you, but my finger’s hurting and my mouse is complaining that I spent all day looking for a way to join ORKUT…

So, you’d be a really sweet boy if you invited me.

Oh!

I will approve your friend request, of course.
97 Ovais Anwar March 13, 2005 at 6:10 pm: Hi ,

Well !!! I dont know why people are getting mad about this Orkut but I think I

myself should join it to see what all people are looking for in Orkut … So

Can I have one :P
98 Jason March 14, 2005 at 7:14 pm: Just wanting to see what the Orkut hype is all about. And yes, I will approve your friend request. Thanks…
99 Haitham March 15, 2005 at 12:11 pm: All done!
100 Bogdan Duman March 17, 2005 at 5:06 am: I will approve your friend request

I would appreciate an invitation to Orkut. Thank you.
101 Beysim March 17, 2005 at 4:14 pm: Hi,
Can anybody send me invitation, please.
I realy want an invitation.

Best Regards,
Beysim
102 babak March 19, 2005 at 9:13 pm: I agree every thing that you sayd

my mail is babak0028@yahoo.com
103 JUNAID ALI March 20, 2005 at 2:03 pm: I NEED AN INVITE BADLY. PLEASE SEND ME ONE. MY DETAIL IS BELOW

I will approve your friend request

NAME JUNAID ALI

TMJAM2002@YAHOO.COM
104 Badal March 22, 2005 at 9:36 pm: Hi I have 5 Gmail invites for someone who can give me one Orkut invitation… Mail me at badal.juneja@gmail.com
105 Angela March 23, 2005 at 1:04 am: i will def. approve your friend request! just want to see what all the hype is about!

have a great day!

angnyc@gmail.com
106 aRMA March 25, 2005 at 2:31 pm: hehehehehehe, me wants an invite too. me be forum crazy.
107 Farrukh Waheed March 26, 2005 at 9:39 am: Hi there!
Hope u enjoying ur life in a very nice mood.I want an orkut invitation,if u helped me in achieving my orkut account so I’ll be greatful.
Thanks!
108 Midhat Eman March 30, 2005 at 9:00 am: hey friend i want an invitation please send me ok at midhat_iman2000@hotmail.com
109 Alex March 30, 2005 at 10:50 am: Is Orkut really interesting, or just hype? Can I gat an invite, I will approve your friend request.
110 Alex March 30, 2005 at 7:45 pm: Thanks for the invite! :)
111 Haitham March 30, 2005 at 9:26 pm: You are welcome ;-)
112 Roberto Trini March 30, 2005 at 10:09 pm: I will approve your friend request

Hi, I’m Roberto and I live in Brazil

Could you pls send me an Orkut invitation?

I have read carefully your text and I agree with you.

Thanks in advance,
Roberto
113 Faith Buffet March 31, 2005 at 4:19 am: Hey I would love to be your friend and I will approve your friend request for sure!! this website you have was a great idea….i look forward to being your amiga!! I will be so grateful..THANKS!!
114 Mubashir Ahmad March 31, 2005 at 4:03 pm: Hi,
I want the one, if u can help me, it will be great and surely ‘I will approve your friend request’. One thing more, I have left with a lot of gmail invitation so if someone needs do write to me

Thanks
Mubashir
mubashir.cheema@gmail.com
115 jOE cOOL March 31, 2005 at 7:27 pm: Help me, I need orkut invitation.
116 Ana April 1, 2005 at 12:43 am: Hi, i`d really apreciate if you can send me an invite to orkut, i like to be in touch with people around the world and make friends everywhere.

and of course ‘I will approve your friend request’

Regards, Ana Barrueta
117 Zhang Wei April 2, 2005 at 6:23 am: Thank you if you send me an invitation of Orkut!!
Orz…Orz…
118 Alyssa Kelly April 2, 2005 at 10:52 am: Hello, I would like to join orkut because I need to see what all the hype is about! I don’t know anyone with orkut so you are my only hope! I will approve your friend request. Thanks.
119 rizwan-malik April 3, 2005 at 2:52 am: hello
i heard a lot about orkut i just want once to take a look at
will be thankfull to you
shukran jazeelan :P
120 Michael Reisner April 3, 2005 at 3:47 am: Hi,

I’d appreciate an invitation to Orkut

Given Name: Michael
Family Name: Reisner
email: mike.reisner@gmail.com

Of course, I will approve your friend request.

Cheers
121 Hugo Erazo April 8, 2005 at 12:33 am: Hey there Sabbah,
I’d really aprecciate an invitation to Orkut. I’m making a proyect about web communities and I really need to study this one. Thanks a lot.

Name: Hugo
Last Name: Erazo

I will approve your friend request of course ;)

Thanks
Hugo
122 Rayene Er. April 12, 2005 at 1:06 am: I will approve your friend request. Thanks

Pleeeeeease i need an orkut invt id love u (K)(K) t.,y t.y t.y
123 Abro April 15, 2005 at 8:22 am: hey … … one orkut for me too
i m 21 male from Pakistan …
heellooo any body listning … … … .. …
abroazhar@gmail.com
abroazhar@hotmail.com
124 rafael hernandez April 17, 2005 at 6:48 am: hi i want an orkut invite please!!

i have read ‘I will approve your friend request’ post

thanks!!

rafakl@gmail.com
125 rafael hernandez April 19, 2005 at 8:16 am: hey! thanks for the invitation!!!
126 Haitham April 19, 2005 at 12:26 pm: You are welcome :-D
127 Kamal April 25, 2005 at 9:53 pm: Hello Haitham…

I am really impressed with all you great work and helping nature… I would love to be the part of this team and I promise that I approve your friend request for sure!!
I will be so grateful… Thanks in advance!!
128 Nico May 1, 2005 at 5:31 am: Haitham:
Please send me an Invite, I would love to be part of orkut.
Thank you very much.
nicorivas@gmail.com
129 LDL May 2, 2005 at 7:10 am: Hi, I would really appreciate it if you could send me an orkut invitation. And of course I will approve your friend request.

My email is: bassline.04 at gmail dot com. Thanks!
130 Gabriel Achtig May 2, 2005 at 7:50 pm: Hi,

I’d appreciate an invitation to Orkut

Name: Gabriel
Last Name: Achtig
email: achtig(at)gmail.com

Of course, I will approve your friend request.

Thank you in advance
131 jamie May 3, 2005 at 4:35 pm: Hiya Haitham,

I’ve been meaning to find out about Orkut for ages, friends keep asking if I’ve found a way on but I’ve never seriously tried to find a way in.

Could you send me an invite? Naturally, ‘I will approve your friend request’, don’t want you getting banned from orkut!
132 mohsen May 8, 2005 at 12:42 pm: hi !
I from iran .
Hi, I would really appreciate it if you could send me an orkut invitation . please
bye …
133 Margus Tiigi May 8, 2005 at 9:55 pm: hi i want an orkut invite please!!

i have read ‘I will approve your friend request’ post

thanks a lot!!