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Disable Orkut + Google Talk integration

January 17th, 2008 by Ashfame

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Google provides integration of Orkut & Gtalk for the following benefits:

  • Scrap notifications
  • Orkut friends are added to GTalk friends list
  • Your GTalk status is shown to your friends on Orkut

Now if Orkut + GTalk integration serve this much of benefits, then why would one want to disable their integration? Reason being that I am always most of the time online on GTalk and don’t use Orkut. I consider it as a time waster. I only use it to get in touch with friends but that is something that I am not into all the time. In such a case if any of my friends scrap me and I am busy in something or the worst case, I missed the notification, my friends think that I am ignoring them. Now thats the reason why I am considering disabling Orkut + GTalk integration.

Do you also find yourself in the same scenario? What you do in such a case? If you know of anything else that can be done in such a case then please share it with me & other readers in the comment.

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Kanak Bhandari Jan 18, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Hey , i think the option is in orkut settings where you can enable or disable the google talk integration .. cheers !!!

  • 2 Ashfame Jan 20, 2008 at 11:22 am

    @Kanak
    I know that. I am waiting for opinions on whether to do it or not. :?:

  • 3 Josh Mar 9, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    I disabled it a week after enabling. Reason: Privacy issues as you said.

  • 4 Ashfame Mar 10, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    @Josh
    I rarely use Orkut now but I still have the integration. Thanks for your comment.

  • 5 Vinay Kumar Mar 14, 2008 at 7:41 pm

    I think its option should be there in orkut account. As I want to change my google Id which is already integrated into the orkut account. For it I have to disable my all google application from the orkut So how can I do this.

    Actually I want to delete my all Google account and want to have new one which can be integrated into the orkut account. As googleID can’t be changed(is it right”)

  • 6 Ashfame Mar 15, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    @Vinay
    Google ID can’t be changed.
    Glad that an IITian has commented. Keep visiting.