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ICQ to Shutdown

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Melody Bot, May 29, 2024.

  1. Melody Bot May 29, 2024
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    Michael Kan, writing for PCMag:

    On Friday, the ICQ website posted a simple message: “ICQ will stop working from June 26.” It now recommends users migrate to the messaging platforms from VK, the Russian social media company that acquired ICQ from AOL in 2010, but under a different corporate name.

    It’s an unceremonious end for a software program that helped kick off instant messaging on PCs in the 1990s. ICQ, which stands for “I Seek You,” was originally developed at an Israeli company called Mirabilis before AOL bought it in 1998 for $407 million.

    ICQ and AOL Instant Messenger. Those were the days.

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  2. satellitexyears May 29, 2024
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    Uh Ohh!
     
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  3. RaginCajun May 29, 2024
    RaginCajun

    Better than you, sorry

    Seriously thought it shutdown 25 years ago.
     
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  4. NJPunkMusic May 30, 2024
    NJPunkMusic

    Die rad.

    Dang, I remember that little flower icon back in like 1997. Loved that app, but like above poster said, I thought it shut down when AOL IM kicked off by early 00s.
     
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  6. brentstailing May 30, 2024
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    Same here, but in Canada we switched to MSN Messenger. I don't know a single person who used AOL!
     
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  7. SuNDaYSTaR May 30, 2024
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    Oh man, those were the days.
     
  8. IATAvalanche May 30, 2024
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    the last few weeks on aim, i dont think my friendlist was that active in over a decade. everyone just logging in to see whats going on.

    if i had any idea what my 4 billion digit ICQ # was, i might do the same. oh well.