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How to add video in orkut profile

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:36:38 +0000

Want to add video on orkut profile ? you can have video profile in orkut using the following steps as under:-

* First Log On to Yours Orkut Profile.
* Click On Video available on Left side of orkut profile.

Copy the url of your Favourite Video From any video site, this will allow users to add uploaded videos from Google Video and YouTube to their Orkut Profiles. The feature seems rich in the sense that Orkut users can gain more social experience now by sharing their daily life videos or videos that interest them.Now the You tube and other sites gives options of sharing .You can share your favorite sites only by clicking share on it.

How to enable safety filter in Orkut

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:51:23 +0000

Learn how to enable the safety filter by following these steps:

Click settings on the left sidebar of your orkut profile or homepage.
On the general tab, find the ‘safety filter’ section.
Select the bubble next to ‘do not show inappropriate content.’
Don’t forget to click the save changes button at the bottom of the page when you’re done.

Enjoy !

Orkut Best Or Worst Profile Prank Trick

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:03:07 +0000

This trick is performed by just using an Orkut profile link. This link will direct to the person’s profile clicking on it. So, provide this link to all your friends and play this Orkut prank with your pals. You can either say this is the worst profile link of Orkut and whenever he clicks on it, he will be redirected to his own profile. Now if you click on that link, you will get redirected to your own profile. This means whoever clicks the link will land on his own orkut profile page.

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?2uid=6849219260034274333%20/

Pass the above link to anyone saying that it’s the profile of Orkut’s worst user or Orkut’s best user. You may also want to keep this in your profile’s About Me filed. Amaze and surprise your friends with this cool Orkut trick.

5 Tips to Protect Your Privacy on Orkut

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:48:10 +0000

Top 5 Tips to Protect Your Privacy on Orkut

1. Remove your profile from Google search results

Most Orkut users are unaware of this fact that Google can index your Orkut profile and show in it’s search results. Now the whole world can see your profile on Google search results by just entering few of your details. Allowing Google to do this means you are exposing yourself before whole world.

You should restrict Google from indexing and following your profile. To remove your profile from Google search results, navigate to Settings >> Privacy and select Hide Information. You are done.

2. Allow friend requests from selected people only

Orkut is for developing relationships and hence many people join here to make new friends. Since not all are with good intentions, you should not allow unknown people to add you and view your personal informations such as scraps, photos, videos etc.

You can restrict unknown people from sending friend requests by selecting one of three available options. You can either select to receive friend requests from friends of your friends, or from a selected region or from those people who is having your email ID. Select the best option for you.

3. Disable photo tagging option

If your friend is having one of your photos in his album, any of his friends can add a short identification batch AKA tag to that picture. Adding a tag to a picture means identifying a person from that photo and giving a link to his/her profile. When someone clicks on that tag, he will get redirected to your profile. This will expose your photos, even if you have locked your own photo album.

You can always disable photo tagging option by un ticking the Yes option under Privacy section. Doing this will keep your identity secure and protected.

4. Limit access to your profile

Would you like to share your personal photos, videos, scraps, testimonials with everyone? Showing your photos to everyone might lead to creating an another profile with your photos. Keeping scrapbook open to all will allow anyone to know your interactions with your friends. So, it’s better to keep them locked.

Under Privacy section, you can allow selected people to view your scrapbook, send scraps, view photos, watch videos, see testimonials, read events. You can even hide photos from your friends. Take advantage of these security features.

5. Protect your Email address

Last but not the least. Our Email address is the key to our Orkut profile. People can send you friend requests if they know your email address. Email address is something very persoal and should not go public. hackers can hack your Orkut accounts by knowing your email address. So, protecting your Orkut account should be a must-must decession.

You can find a option in the privacy section where you can select if you want to allow people to make a search with your email address and find your Orkut profile. Select “Don’t allow people to find me” option.

Following above 5 tips will make your Orkut account more secure. If you are really serious about your privacy and don’t want others to interfer in this, follow all above steps.