Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Its time to Bid Farewell to Orkut


Remember, Orkut? You may not remember, it was the Google that gave sparked the social media phenomenon by launching Orkut 10 years ago. Today the company announced that this service will shut down completely on 30th September. This decision is not surprising since its other services like Google+ and Youtube are gaining high popularity while Orkut is going down on the road of popularity.

Orkut after the launch in 2004 gained traction in Brazil and India but never really picked up pace in U.S. Facebook went online in 2004 and its growth declined at a really fast pace even in these countries.

“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 have outpaced Orkut’s growth, we’ve decided to bid Orkut farewell’, said Google in a post on Orkut blog.

Google stopped updating Orkut around 2012 and its official blog wasn’t updated till now with the news of its shutting down. Orkut users can transfer their photos, scraps and community post anytime between now and September 2016. The company is also launching Orkut Archive which will launch as soon as the service goes down.

It’s always said to see Google’s service bite the dust and the Orkut’s closure is no very different. If you are feeling nostalgic than it’s not too late. You have a few months still to use it. Unfortunately, Google has already shut down its sign-up page for new accounts.


Source Google

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