Google closes Orkut Bashny.Net

Google notified users of the service Orkut, that after 10 years of operation, the company decided to close the site next autumn (30 September 2014.).

reasoning for this step is quite simple - the loss of interest of the target audience and much higher growth of other services such as from Google and other companies.

Collect their data from Orkut will be until September 30, 2016 through the year Google Takeout . Photos can be moved to Google+ .

All public positions are planning to move into the open archive. Those who do not want to get into this file, it is advisable delete your personal data .

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/228871/