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Google’s pet social child Orkut which has been a buzz among teens last decade is all set to say Goodbye! Its official folks, Google has decided to shut down Orkut platform on September 30,2014.
In an email sent by Google to the Orkut users, Google says the dawn of YouTube, Blogger and Google+ has made Orkut take backseat on the social media stressing Google wanted to focus its energy on these Social media in the upcoming future.
Apologizing to the loyal Orkut Fans, Google sent the following email to its user,
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 for any further details.
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.
