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ICQ, a once-popular IM, is shutting down on June 26, it says on its website. It once served tens of millions of users daily.

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[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 5 months ago

That's my Signal alert sound.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 23 points 5 months ago

I remember being annoyed back in the 90s that ICQ was better than AIM, but everyone just wanted to use AIM. On ICQ you could message offline people, change your display name, and other stuff I don't remember. It kind of was a big influence in my "wow, people are a bunch of lazy morons" impulse I need to push against even now.

[–] cpw@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I met my wife on ICQ in 1998.

[–] Colonel_Panic_@lemm.ee 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry you'll have to divorce her next month.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 months ago

You win some and you lose some as they say

[–] megabat@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Holy crap I remembered my 7 digit id and password! Everyone on my list was "last seen a long time ago" and there's no chat history.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago

3369689 you can add me

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess we are lucky they aren't selling our old chats.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You think they would admit to that publicly?

[–] Imprudent3449@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Perhaps. But what value would 20 year old chats really have?

[–] cloudless@lemmy.cafe 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have a 6 digit ICQ number. Actually made some friends IRL via ICQ.

[–] ThirdWorldOrder@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m a peasant with 7 digits but met some friends on their too who I’ve met in real life and been to their weddings and bachelor parties

[–] I_am_10_squirrels 3 points 5 months ago

I got in so early, I got a single digit IQ number!

Wait, what's ICQ?

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago