ICQ

Russian internet is more “contact” oriented then western internet (for example there are 4 millions of people in ICQ in Russia).

Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Russia had once 5 million bloggers… 2006

The big difference between Skype and Hotmail or ICQ is that Skype threatens existing, highly profitable franchises.

Archive 2005-07-01 Ben Barren 2005

The big difference between Skype and Hotmail or ICQ is that Skype threatens existing, highly profitable franchises.

'Dad I'll Skype you'.. Can I borrow $3b ? Ben Barren 2005

Topping the list is a service called ICQ ( "I seek you"), a little piece of software by a company called Mirabilis that lets users see when their friends are logged on and initiate real-time chat sessions.

The Friendly Virus 2008

Very much in French, unlike ICQ, which is only used here by anglophile early adopters.

English Only: Barrier to Adoption — Climb to the Stars 2007

Very much in French, unlike ICQ, which is only used here by anglophile early adopters.

2007 February — Climb to the Stars 2007

AIM has 27.3 million monthly users (plus another 30 million at ICQ, which is not part of this announcement), according to recent Comscore data.

AOL Gets It Right With Open AIM 2.0 – Embraces Meebo and eBuddy Michael Arrington 2005

They didn't meet on on of these traditional online service; they actually met through ICQ, which is a type of a chat program like AOL, parent company of CNN, where you can chat back and forth.

CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2002 2002

I hate ICQ, which is being evil and not letting me on.

jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2001

Islam began to make practical sense when I came across other Muslims online through an instant messaging service called ICQ, which I used in order to contact my university tutors when I was studying an MBA.

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