Talking to friends on Orkut - literally!

Google's social-networking site Orkut just changed enough to really distinguish itself from the pack of popular social sites. Orkut users can now "talk on the phone" with their friends. Orkut added Google Talk to its features and, at about the same time, opened itself up to everyone (Orkut users used to have to be invited in by existing members), according to the Mashable.com blog. With Google Talk, Orkut users can do both voice and text chat, or instant messaging, with people on their friends lists, Google explains on its own page about this . Yet another reason for parents to remind any Orkut users at their house not to put people they don't know in person on their friends lists. [Some parents have a rule that only people Mom or Dad knows are on friends and buddy lists in IM services and social sites.]