] We've taken orkut.com offline as we implement some
] improvements and upgrades suggested by users. Since orkut
] is in the very early stages of development, it's likely
] to be up and down quite a bit during the coming months.
] None of the information you've entered will be deleted,
] and none of the connections you've made will be lost.
] And, if all goes well, you should see some significant
] improvements when we come back online.

I had been curious about Orkut since made aware of its existence. I was pleased with what I saw the first time saw it, when I got an uber-quick tour via someone else's account. This time around only confirmed the clue I saw present then. I believe they are basing their architecture on a way more valid model of a social network then any of the other players out there I have seen. You can tell they know it can be used for way more then the Friendster style color scheme suggests.

I knew Google had clue. I expect great things from Orkut.

] We'll send an email once everything is ready and running
] again. Thanks for your feedback and for bearing with us
] as we work our way up the learning curve.

Don't worry about it.. You folks can fart over there, and we (everyone) will wind up hearing about it. I think your doing a great job thus far. You can see how good Tom and I are doing.. Hehe..

You get your own subtle (pre-planned?) irony. Today, under construction is the joke of the Internet.. Tomorrow or the day after? Hmm.. Going to have to eyeball the index for that one.

orkut - under construction