I have a whole lot of friends with Orkut accounts. I tried exploring it few times and noticed few flaws in the manner it functions. I see more "friend" requests on Orkut than I have seen on any of the other Social Networking Websites.

I must say though, after taking a look at the site content I was surprised to see the public information being displayed. It isn't limited to just friends, or friends of friends, but instead is easily available to anyone who would care to see it. In fact, other than your name and how many "friends" you have, your relationship status is the most prominent thing listed. Do I really want to know if my business acquaintance and distant friends are single, married or divorced.I'd add to that list that I'd like to have more control over my information, in particular, relationship information. That I'd like to see more "progressive disclosure" where there was more granularity of what was revealed to public, friends of friends, friends, fans, fans who I've endorsed, etc. Finally, I'd really not like to see things that are not applicable to me, such as relationship information of other people when I'm not looking for relationships, or professional information of others if I'm only using Orkut for dating.