Google Talk Marries Orkut

Just as we all anticipated, GTalk has been integrated with Orkut. To enable this service you need to go Orkut Settings and click enable Google Talk to chat with you Orkut Friends. And if any of your friends are online, you’ll see a green colored ball near their profile in your friends list. Clicking this ball will intiate Chat or Voice session over Google Talk.  

You can scrap your friends from Google Talk itself, just click on your friends name and click on Scrap, it will open a new browser window for to scrap. Similarly, you’ll also receive instant notification when some scraps on you.

Good logical move from Google, it’ll surely increase the popularity of both the services. Scrapboy is of no use anymore :(

Thanks: Sankar

This post was published by on November 8, 2006

About the Author: Thilak Rao works as a Social Media Expert. He is one of the first professional bloggers from India, and he loves to write, travel and click photos. Follow him on Twitter @thilak

  • http://www.dailyblogtips.com Daily Blog Tips

    It is interesting how different web 2.0 services are starting to merge together.

    for example, what if facebook and sixapart joined hands? this would be a really good move in my opinion, and some people are talking about it as well

  • http://blog.sankaranand.com Sankar Anand

    You can manage your google talk settings for orkut here
    http://www.orkut.com/GoogleTalkSignup.aspx?ret=/Settings.aspx

    and i was wondering what orkut sms and phototagging is !!!!!!

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    @Daily Blog Tips: Facebook + Sixapart will surely be a killer comby

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    @Sankar: Didn’t I place the right link ? Thanks anyway

  • http://ajaydsouza.com/ Ajay D’Souza

    That’s me!!!

    Google didn’t give Shaadi ka party yet :(

  • http://ajaydsouza.com/ Ajay D’Souza

    Offtopic, but do you have moderation for each and every comment on the blog?

    Too much work..?

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    @Ajaj: Yup, I have comment moderation enabled. Spams are to blamed for that ;)

    I’m thinking of captcha thesedays

  • http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=40 TechSpot » Spawners Nov06

    [...] Google Talk Marries Orkut [...]

  • http://www.wisetome.com/splat Vyoma

    Hey Thilak. Just activated the GTalk at my Orkut.

    Real cool merger. Thanks for the update.

  • http://www.wisetome.com/splat Vyoma

    And the captcha works like clockwork. Nice.

  • sachy

    hi frnds dis is one & only sachin using gmail

  • http://tech-buzz.net Thilak

    Sachy: Good to see you commenting on my blog. Keep doing it ;)

    Thanks

  • doron

    Scrapboy have a great value. look at version 2.1.5 with all the cool features.

    Scrapboy brings more then just your scrap to your desktop… check it up :)

  • http://www.dailyblogtips.com/ Daily Blog Tips

    It is interesting how different web 2.0 services are starting to merge together.

    for example, what if facebook and sixapart joined hands? this would be a really good move in my opinion, and some people are talking about it as well