After ten years of sparking conversations and forging
connections, we have decided it's time for us 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, we've decided to focus our
energy and resources on making these other social platforms as amazing as
possible for everyone who uses them.
We 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). We 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 our Help Center
It's been a great 10 years, and we apologize to those of you
still actively using the service. We hope you will find other online
communities to spark more conversations and build even more connections for the
next decade and beyond.
