Orkut were other social networking sites including Myspace and Facebook. Ning was a more direct competitor, as it allowed for the creation of social networks similar to Orkut's "communities". An Orkut user was also able to add videos to their profile from either YouTube or Google Video with the additional option of creating either restricted or unrestricted polls for polling a community of users. There was at one point an option to integrate GTalk with Orkut, enabling chat and file sharing. Similar to Facebook, users could also use a "like" button to share interests with friends. Users could also change their
Orkut 27, 2009, Orkut released their 2nd redesigned version It was available to only a few users at first. These users were able to send invites to their Orkut friends to join this new version. The new version used Google Web Toolkit (GWT), thus making extensive use of AJAX in the user interface. However, users of the new version could still switch back to the old one. Google stated the new Orkut was faster, simpler, and more customizable. More particular features included video chat, promotions and easy navigation. The look was completely new. User interface and workflow were also drastically changed.