DragnFly Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Afew years back, it was the program everyone had to have. This had to have been one of the most revolunionary programs on the internet, being the first onto the instant messaging scene. You use to could not use the internet, without hearing about it. Nowadays, however, nobody hardly ever uses it. Everybody has left it for MSN, AIM, and Yahoo. So... the question is, what exactly happened here? My guess is the AOL buyout was the beginning of the end. D's guide to 1 Item objects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyco Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I think they use mIRC or IRC now.. I don't know much about those, but I here people talk about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katha610 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 i use ICQ, and i will.... well actually...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Can't say I could ever like ICQ. Nobody I knew liked it. It was always MSN or IRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 i can either remember a nickname "Mercifull" login name or a 16 digit unique number. >. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AshKaYu Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I don't like IM programs, but I hearted ICQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faux Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 If by revolutionary you mean a pain in the butt outdated program, then yes. :: Guess the Movie Contest Champion: pfilc23 :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicsonaike Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Well there was a variety of other stuff that came out such as MSN AOL and Yahoo.. lycos and other random stuff i use MSN and AOL only though and maybe yahoo to play messange pool New RSN - Dirty_S0uth5 (Ranger Mage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anesthesia Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Nowadays, however, nobody hardly ever uses it. Double negatives make baby jesus cry. As for why, Mercifull hit the nail on the head; the same reason we're typing in forum.tip.it and not 209.160.32.83. Some people are changed by being a moderator. I wouldn't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 What Mercifull said. But asking why ICQ is dead is like asking why nobody uses Windows 3.1 anymore. ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnder Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? i am a paint noob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? icq.com? :P ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak722 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Annoying bastards kept adding me over ICQ and their message is always the same... "Hey, want to look at my picture gallery? *insert website link here* " I think a dozen people have added me, and gave me that same message so I just deleted ICQ... :? The Enrichment Center reminds you that the weighted companion cube will never threaten to stab you and, in fact, cannot speak. In the event that the weighted companion cube does speak, the Enrichment Center urges you to disregard its advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Um can someone explain where to get ICQ please? I have been wondering for a very long time what that was ... ? google ftw? I ahted ICQ, I had mine for 1 week, :lol: and I hated it, MSN is way better, such as IRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingUnder Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 lol i forgot about google -.- ty peoplez i am a paint noob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusqi Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I used to like its free text messaging feature, but then that stopped working. For it is the greyness of dusk that reigns.The time when the living and the dead exist as one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomato Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 By the time I got really involved in computers, more user-friendly instant messaging services has already been created. The whole "16 random numbers" thing with ICQ was always my biggest turnoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_k0m0d0_ Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 lol i forgot about google -.- ty peoplez you forgot about google?! How?! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Use trillian.. its the only messenger worth using... ALOT of features and u can msg MSN, AIM, ICQ, JAB, Google Talk, IRC, YIM... basically everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezcake Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Trillian crashes my computer, for some odd reason. :? I had 2 contacts on my ICQ list.. and they were almost never online. I also forgot my super longgggg ID number.. ==================================Retired tip.it moderator.Teaching and inspiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusqi Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 It's interesting, a lot of people are complaining about the ID number, but I still remember mine, even though I haven't used ICQ for perhaps 4 years. My ICQ number is 8 digits, and I remember being awed by a friend of mine whose number was only 7 digits. He was clearly such an elite early adopter! :D For it is the greyness of dusk that reigns.The time when the living and the dead exist as one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knives669 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I hated ICQ. I didn't want to have to remember that long number. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 I hated ICQ. I didn't want to have to remember that long number. :( Weak minded people FTL. =; ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Weak minded people FTL. =;If I used it more than once a year, I'm sure I wouldn't have had much trouble remembering a number. :shame: I basically made a new account every time I had to use it :-? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Use trillian.. its the only messenger worth using... ALOT of features and u can msg MSN, AIM, ICQ, JAB, Google Talk, IRC, YIM... basically everything. Oh, and you also get one of the most bloated IM clients known to man! It does everything mediocre and nothing well ;) I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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