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1. www.theverge.com › 2024/5/25 › 24164579ICQ is shutting down after almost 28 years - The Verge

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   3 days ago · Your ICQ number is finally shuffling off to the great beyond. Russian company VK, which has been the service’s steward since 2010, published a message Friday that simply reads, “ICQ will stop...

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     Instant messaging service ICQ is shutting down after 27 years

     One of the oldest, still-running online platforms is finally closing its doors after 27 years. ICQ, a once-popular instant messaging service, announced on Friday via its website that it would be shutting down next month.

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     Remember ICQ? It’s Still Around — But Not For Much Longer

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     ICQ Will Shut Down On June 26 This Year

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     ICQ, One of the Oldest Instant Messengers, Is Shutting Down

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3. www.pcgamer.com › software › well-miss-youWe'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is ...

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   5 days ago · Software. We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years. News. By Andy Chalk. published 24 May 2024. ICQ will stop working on June 26....

4. appleinsider.com › articles › 24/05/25The end of an era: ICQ Messenger retires after 28 years

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   4 days ago · Twenty-eight years is a long time for an net-based app to survive. For many early internet adopters, ICQ — "I Seek You" — was their introduction to large-scale, real-time social and private ...

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   What is ICQ & how does it work?

   • 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.

   ICQ is shutting down after almost 28 years

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   How many people use ICQ?

   • In 2001, AOL announced that ICQ had grown to over 100 million users. However, in the following years, the accessibility and access of social media apps like Facebook on mobile phones greatly cut into the IM market share. Instant messenger usage waned as users moved on to platforms like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.

   Instant messaging service ICQ is shutting down after 27 years

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   Is ICQ dead?

   • ICQ's mobile apps disappeared from Apple's App Store and the Google Play store around 2022. ICQ was still accessible via its web-based platform and its desktop apps. However, those apps were last updated over a year ago. Of course, 27 years is quite the run. However, with ICQ's demise, it does appear the age of instant messaging is officially dead.

   Instant messaging service ICQ is shutting down after 27 years

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   What is ICQ web?

   • ICQ Web ICQ is a quick way to stay connected. Convert audio messages to text, use smart replies

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6. www.bleepingcomputer.com › news › softwareICQ messenger shuts down after almost 28 years - BleepingComputer

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   5 days ago · The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application. Before there was AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, or Discord (which came ...

7. www.tomshardware.com › software › applications90s instant messaging service shuts down after 28 years — ICQ ...

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   4 days ago · The once-popular messaging and VOIP platform ICQ is scheduled to shut down on June 26. It was introduced almost thirty years ago and gained an impressive userbase during the pre-social media era.

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9. www.theregister.com › 2024/05/27 › icq_end_of_serviceVenerable ICQ messaging service to end operations in June

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   1 day ago · ICQ continued to operate independently of AOL and – despite some difficulties with unsavory users – reached 100 million users. But as AOL waned with the end of the dialup age, competing products emerged, and ICQ's popularity declined. AOL IM and ICQ to interoperate, at last; Slack tweaks its principles in response to user outrage at AI slurping

10. mashable.com › article › icq-instant-messagingInstant messaging service ICQ is shutting down after 27 years

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    3 days ago · ICQ predates other popular IM services like AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) which became synonymous with the instant messaging space. From the mid-90s up until the aughts, instant messaging services ...