Google after ten years of sparking conversations and forging
connections, decided it's time for them to start saying goodbye to Orkut.
Over the past decade, YouTube, Blogger and Google+ have taken off, with
communities springing up in every corner of the world. Because the growth of
these communities has outpaced Orkut's growth, Google decided to focus their
energy and resources on making these other social platforms as amazing as
possible for everyone who uses them.
Google will shut down Orkut on September 30, 2014. Until then,
there will be no impact on you, so you may have time to manage the transition.
You can export your profile data, community posts and photos using Google
Takeout (available until September 2016). Google are preserving an archive of all
public communities, which will be available online starting September 30, 2014.
If you don't want your posts or name to be included in the community archive,
you can remove Orkut permanently from your Google account. Please visit Google Help Center for any further details.
It's been a great 10 years, and Google apologize to those of you
still actively using the service. Google hope that you will find other online
communities to spark more conversations and build even more connections for the
next decade and beyond.
