OG instant messenger 🫡 survived long enough.
Damn, it was still running? Not that I still remember my username or password, but damn…
I’m not sure if it ever changed but usernames used to be numbers.
Mine started with a 3 and was 8 digits long
I remember when they first introduced the live chat feature.
You could literally watch the other person type something out, erase their mistakes and correct it in real time.
That shit blew my mind as a kid.
RIP one of the most enjoyable messengers I ever used 🫡
I can still hear that uh oh
That typewriter sound effect for every key you hit was so satisfying
Ok but only because of that prozzac song lol
RIP ICQ, you were a real one
The king has died, long live the shit we have now?
You mean MSN messenger doesn’t exist anymore?!?
I have some good news for you: https://escargot.chat/
My icq# was 4706179 and I doubt I’ll ever forget it.
Nice job doxing yourself idiot /s
31299966 man, I didn’t realize it was still running. The live text chat was the best.
4382561 signing out.
15189530, seared into my brain like my childhood phone number.
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Nooooooo. I can’t remember my ICQ, maybe I still have it somewhere, but this is still sad.
At least IRC is still going.
Edit:
In its heyday, ICQ boasted over 100 million users on its platform, which was a remarkable achievement at the time. In 2010, ICQ was purchased by Mail.ru (now VK), who has since owned the products as it declined in use.
Today, ICQ announced that they are shutting down on June 26th, recommending that users switch to VK Messenger and Workspace.
So apparently Russian business killed it.
Considering how many other messengers died before ICQ I would say Russian VK kept it alive…
Holy shit,I didn’t even know it was still available
Back in like 2006, I’ve made an account for myself. A bot added me, asked how big my dick is, and then I’ve never used it again
Check your DMs
- About a decade ago I tried so hard to sign in but couldn’t guess my password and didn’t have access to my original email. Nothing is permanent…
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fudge
167532282 :-) good times
My UIN is still etched into my memory. 1803929.
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