ICQ, one of the oldest instant messengers, is shutting down2024-05-27 18:02 by DanielaTags: ICQ
Remember ICQ? After almost three decades, the once-popular instant messaging client is finally shutting down. 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. ICQ was among the crop of early instant messenger services, like AOL Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger, that allowed for real-time chats. It differed from others by assigning users a number they would use to connect to one another, as opposed to aliases or email addresses. It also had uncommon features like SMS messaging and the ability to message people who were offline. ICQ lost momentum as the internet changed and rivals grew in popularity. AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft's MSN Messenger variants were the main threat during ICQ's heyday, but the service faced even greater threats in the 2010s as WhatsApp, Facebook's Messenger, and direct messages in social media (such as Twitter) dominated online conversations. The ICQ app has already been removed from the App Store. You can find VK Messenger instead. Read more -here-
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