Introducing: System Alerts

Hi all - The purpose of this sub-group is to provide you with valuable information regarding technical issues that orkut may be experiencing. Posts will be made by either the orkut Guide or orkut Info, a Google engineer that will help from time to time. This read-only area will have accurate and up-to-date information when orkut has technical... more » By orkut Guide  - Apr 10 2007 - 1 new of 1 message

	Bug with community fixed !
	Hi Guys, There has been a lot of buzz in our group about users being automatically added to communities. We've looked into this issue and its fixed now ! Thanks a lot for your patience. Cheers, Vandini By Vandini (orkut Guide)  - Sep 16 - 1 new of 1 message

	Bug update: Multiple profiles
	Hi Guys, Thanks to the recent reports in the group, we realized the fix pushed on 9/15 didn't solve everyone's problem and we decided to work on another solution for this bug. There are some accounts that still have multiple profiles. Also, some users are still being asked to create a new profile when they try to log in.... more » By Vandini (orkut Guide)  - Sep 18 - 1 new of 1 message

	Multiple profiles with the same Google Account
	We created a special form for users affected by the bug that resulted in multiple profiles being created with the same Google Account. Please read carefully the introduction to this form to make sure this is really your case because the fix will run only on profiles affected by this bug: [link]... more » By Dhivya  - Sep 29 - 1 new of 1 message

	Google Videos on orkut.
	In order to streamline your “video experience” on orkut, we are temporarily removing “Google Videos” as an option when adding favorite videos on orkut. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but relax you can still go ahead and add all your favorite videos from YouTube onto your orkut account in a single click! Please visit this... more » By Dhivya  - Aug 13 - 1 new of 1 message

	New Feature Update - Friend Requests
	Hi guys, I wanted to give you all a heads-up on a new update with the "friend request" feature. All of us would have at some point received annoying friend requests from unknown users. In order to prevent this from happening in the future, we'll have an automatic system that will prevent certain users (based on user complaints and other signals)... more » By Dhivya  - Aug 12 - 2 new of 2 messages

orkut restored for all profiles

Users who were temporarily disabled from their accounts should now have full access to their orkut profiles. We're still working on restoring profile photos for a small subset of users. All profiles that were affected by the bug will be fully restored and back to normal within 24 hours. If you were affected by this bug, please be... more » By Robin (aka orkut Guide)  - Jul 22 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Site under construction
	As many of you are reporting, orkut.com is under temporary maintenance. We're gradually bringing the site up, so you should have access to orkut again soon. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks - Robin By Robin (aka orkut Guide)  - Jul 21 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Help Center Down
	All Google Help Centers are currently experiencing an outage. We're sorry for the trouble, and hope to have them back up soon! Stay beautiful, Robin (aka orkut Guide) By Robin (aka orkut Guide)  - Jun 20 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Bad, bad server error
	Many of you are seeing the bad server error when logging in to the orkut homepage. We're aware you've been getting the error for almost a week, and are looking into the bug and it's fix. Hold tight while we get you access to your profile again soon! By Robin (aka orkut Guide)  - Jun 17 - 1 new of 1 message