Now Google Talk into orkut will make chatting much easier for you. It will show you your friends' availability, and besides text chat, it will also help you make voice calls, leave voicemail, and transfer files.

All your friends online using Google Talk will be indicated by a brightly-colored ball by their name. Green will indicate that they're available; orange will mean they're away from their computer; and red will mean they're busy. If you see that ball anytime, it means you can chat with or call your friends in just a couple of clicks.

Google has put some orkut features into Google Talk too. In addition to chatting, calling, and sending files to your Google Talk buddies, you can also scrap them, receive instant notice when others scrap you, and quickly jump to any of their orkut profiles. To enable these features, you just have to sign in to talkify your orkut account.