Orkut is the one which revolutionized the social media sphere and brought Indians to the internet. But with the growth of Facebook, the people migrated to it and gradually to Twitter after deserting Orkut.
Recently google announced that it will shut down activities of orkut soon.The news of Google's decision to kill Orkut came as a shocker for many and almost all of the Facebook users logged into their Orkut account to pay a final visit. The most shared item on the Facebook and Twitter in the last week was the letter sent from Google announcing their decision to shut Orkut down. Netizens mourned the death of Orkut which was launched in 2004
Orkut was the first social networking site which encouraged users to post their personal photos. Now the netizens are archiving the entire data and storing it.
Here is a short mail Orkut sent to all it's users thanking and sorry for all active users.
"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."
Recently google announced that it will shut down activities of orkut soon.The news of Google's decision to kill Orkut came as a shocker for many and almost all of the Facebook users logged into their Orkut account to pay a final visit. The most shared item on the Facebook and Twitter in the last week was the letter sent from Google announcing their decision to shut Orkut down. Netizens mourned the death of Orkut which was launched in 2004
Orkut was the first social networking site which encouraged users to post their personal photos. Now the netizens are archiving the entire data and storing it.
Here is a short mail Orkut sent to all it's users thanking and sorry for all active users.
"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."