Orkut’s “Shiv-Sena Hate Community” Busted!
What happened to the freedom of speech and expression, I wonder? Imagine running a community on Orkut, and being held accountable for every message posted. This is exactly what happened to Ajith D, a 19 year old computer student and an Orkut account holder, who apparently created a “Shiv Sena hate community” on Orkut. Mumbai cyber crime tracked him down and initiated criminal proceedings against him.
Chat on Orkut without a Gmail Account
Most of you must have noticed that Google Talk was not available for chatting on Orkut for people who did not have a Gmail account. Thankfully, this will not be a hindrance for Orkut users any more.
Now, Google’s chat feature is being enabled for all Orkut users, irrespective of whether they have a Gmail ID or not.
Orkut Released Knight Riders Theme
Orkut, anticipating heat of Indian Premier League event, released a special theme for Knight Riders fans.
This theme can be activated from Theme Settings section and is available till 24th May (IPL’s final match date).
Below is screenshot of my Orkut Homepage after activating this theme. Being fan of Knight Riders, I am happy to see this theme.
Google Latitude… Now on Orkut! A fun way to share your live location with friends!
I’m sure most of you already know about Google Latitude through an earlier post on Orkut Diary.
It’s a feature of Google Maps for mobile, as well as an iGoogle gadget, that lets you share your live location with your friends (if you chose to share it with them) and also see their locations (if they choose to share it with you).
This fun application is now on Orkut too!
How To Hide Scrapbook Completely From Your Friends on Orkut!
Ketan Goyal and few other readers are interested in hiding their Orkut scrapbook from their Orkut friends.
Sometimes it happens that you get a friend request from a bully from your school or workplace. You love your privacy but you cannot reject his request as you are in same social circle.
[How To] Disable Google Talk Popup Chat Windows in Orkut
![orkut disable google talk popup 2 [How To] Disable Google Talk Popup Chat Windows in Orkut](http://www.orkutdiary.com/files/2009/04/orkut-disable-google-talk-popup-2.png "[How To] Disable Google Talk Popup Chat Windows in Orkut")
Sometime back Orkut added complete support for Google-Talk popup chat windows. This is different than earlier Google Talk integration where your Orkut friends gets added to Google Talk chat list automatically.
This recent integration opens all active Google Talk chat windows when you move from one Orkut window to another Orkut window seamlessly.
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