You can use your gmail account to login at orkut. If you are using your other email address to login at orkut they you can link that mail adderss with yout gmail account so you can login form your gamil account.

Your gmail account is your google account where you can add other mail address so you can access all Google services.

You can use your other address too if you want mroe security as hacking gmail account is easier then yahoo mail. ( at least for me)

You can use whatever you want and what suties you. Its your world, do what you want. No one can stop you form doing the thing you like.

To search for people on orkut.com, you can enter their name in the search box at the top of each page. People don’t always use their real names on their orkut profiles, and you’ll only find results if you search for their orkut display name. It isn’t currently possible to search for orkut profiles by email address.

Here are more search options:

1. Enter a term in the search box and click the magnifying glass next to it.
2. Select the users tab.
3. Search for other orkut profiles by typing the information you’re looking for into the search box in the middle of the page.
4. Add filters such as gender, age, location, and interest next to the person’s name. For example, if you’re trying to find a friend named Robin, and you know that her hometown is New Orleans, you might search for [Robin New Orleans]. You can further narrow your search by clicking the Change Filters link and any of the links under ‘search filter’ on the right side of the page.

Also, be sure to check out the find friends feature to find, add, or invite any of your email contacts on Gmail, Hotmail, rediff.com, mail.ru, or AOL.

To join orkut, please visit www.orkut.com and click the JOIN NOW link.

If you have a Google Account, just enter your account information and click Sign in. You’ll be prompted to create your orkut profile.

If you don’t have a Google Account, follow the instructions on the page to create one. Don’t forget your username and password; you’ll need them to sign in to orkut whenever you visit.

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Power ( formally Powerscrap) is portal where we can use orkut, myspace, hi5, facebook etc. at same place.

I havn’t use it now a days but I used it once last year when it was powerscrap. If you have used it then please post reviews in comments.

They have appeared in many magzines and newpapers so it worth a try. I will use it whenever I will get time.

Don’t forget to post your reviews here.