Any reason ICQ is so popular with GFYers?

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  • design.guru.guy
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2007
    • 107

    #1

    Any reason ICQ is so popular with GFYers?

    Seems like everybody on here is all about "hit me on icq"

    Whats up with that?

    Why ICQ of all the messengers?

    Just curious

    -J
  • =^..^=
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    • Jan 2002
    • 6935

    #2
    coz we ol' skool
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    • Zester
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      • Jul 2003
      • 5344

      #3
      because ICQ was there first, we installed it, added buddies and everything, we have chat histories, and then Yahoo Messenger came along and all the other but we had no reason to switch from ICQ to any other.
      the others did not provide anything that interested us that ICQ doesn't have
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      • Linguist
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        • Apr 2004
        • 1706

        #4
        Originally posted by =^..^=
        coz we ol' skool
        what kitty said
        315-310

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        • justFred
          Confirmed User
          • Mar 2007
          • 922

          #5
          I use it because everyone else uses it and it would be dumb for me to try to wade up stream.
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          • NinjaSteve
            Too lazy to set a custom title
            • Dec 2003
            • 11089

            #6
            Offline messages were available.
            ...

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            • design.guru.guy
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2007
              • 107

              #7
              ohhhh...very cool...guess I gotta get ICQ then...Last time I had it I was 12, lol.

              Feeling like I'm coming full circle.

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              • V_RocKs
                Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                • Nov 2003
                • 32449

                #8
                Chat history is a lock for me... I have years of shit in there and I reference it all the time.

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                • Twoface31
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                  • Sep 2006
                  • 2746

                  #9
                  hi design.guru.guy, my ICQ is the most convenient IM that can use internationally

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                  • sumphatpimp
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                    • Aug 2002
                    • 5235

                    #10
                    icq is popular because we are broke ass webmasters ans can't afford a telephone.

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                    • brandonstills
                      Confirmed User
                      • Dec 2007
                      • 1964

                      #11
                      ICQ was the first major messenger out there and webmasters were among the first to use it. The old school webmasters all used it so that's how it went forward. Had yahoo been the first I suspect we would all be on yahoo.

                      Brandon Stills
                      Industry and programming veteran
                      [email protected] | skype: brandonstills | ICQ #495-171-318

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                      • brandonstills
                        Confirmed User
                        • Dec 2007
                        • 1964

                        #12
                        Originally posted by sumphatpimp
                        icq is popular because we are broke ass webmasters ans can't afford a telephone.
                        VOIP and a soft-phone. Add Asterisk for lots more fun (and headache as well).

                        Brandon Stills
                        Industry and programming veteran
                        [email protected] | skype: brandonstills | ICQ #495-171-318

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                        • TidalWave
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                          • Sep 2007
                          • 2706

                          #13
                          Originally posted by brandonstills
                          ICQ was the first major messenger out there and webmasters were among the first to use it. The old school webmasters all used it so that's how it went forward. Had yahoo been the first I suspect we would all be on yahoo.
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                          • DamianJ
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Jul 2006
                            • 15808

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Twoface31
                            hi design.guru.guy, my ICQ is the most convenient IM that can use internationally
                            Yeah, it's really annoying that AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo etc just refuse to work internationally.

                            Hang on...they don't.

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                            • VicD
                              ICQ: 304-611-162
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 13245

                              #15
                              skype is better but icq is icq

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                              • mike-al
                                Confirmed User
                                • Aug 2007
                                • 691

                                #16
                                no it was because all the l33t dudes came here saling their low icq
                                Delete this account, i am done here

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                                • DeadFidel
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                                  • Jul 2003
                                  • 6764

                                  #17
                                  I still use AOL

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                                  • design.guru.guy
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                                    • Dec 2007
                                    • 107

                                    #18
                                    skype is pretty cool, I must admit. Hate yahoo and aim. Nobody uses gmails chat feature?

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                                    • cyberpod
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 172

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                      Chat history is a lock for me... I have years of shit in there and I reference it all the time.

                                      Yah... I have 8 years of business records in my ICQ history LOL
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                                      • HotVaderMD
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                                        • Sep 2007
                                        • 271

                                        #20
                                        Because it's not AIM
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                                        • After Shock Media
                                          It's coming look busy
                                          • Mar 2001
                                          • 35299

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by design.guru.guy
                                          skype is pretty cool, I must admit. Hate yahoo and aim. Nobody uses gmails chat feature?
                                          I use that, but I also use icq, aim, msn, yahoo, toll free phone number, cell phone number, office number, and email.

                                          [email protected] ICQ:135982156 AIM: Aftershockmed1a MSN: [email protected]

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                                          • viencarl
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • May 2007
                                            • 4234

                                            #22
                                            because its the first one I use since i start in the business

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                                            • CaptainHowdy
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Dec 2004
                                              • 94736

                                              #23
                                              Because it tends to work like crap and this can be a good damm excuse, you know...

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                                              • carol.prime
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                                                • Jul 2006
                                                • 6960

                                                #24
                                                icq is very convenient to use.
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                                                • TheDoc
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                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                  • 13827

                                                  #25
                                                  No BS... My Dad beta tested ICQ at TI about a year before the public got it.

                                                  I remember groups of us in the business getting together and having trade/traffic chats in the rooms on ICQ. We would all be sitting in the same IRC room but fire up ICQ so nobody could log/see what was being talked about.
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                                                  • NikKay
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                    • 1642

                                                    #26
                                                    ICQ contains my contact list from the past 8 years... I couldn't recreate that very easily with another chat program. Chat logs- my ICQ # has been the same for 10 years so people can still track me down- everyone uses it- plus I'm not tied to the ICQ software because I can use Pidgen and just add all my messenger IDs.

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                                                    • rogue employee
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Dec 2007
                                                      • 186

                                                      #27
                                                      Because ICQ is the best messenger out there.

                                                      AIM/MSN is for noobs.

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                                                      • notoldschool
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Aug 2007
                                                        • 5687

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by NinjaSteve
                                                        Offline messages were available.
                                                        Fo sho.
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                                                        • JamesK
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                                                          • Jun 2002
                                                          • 16731

                                                          #29
                                                          Offline messages, chat history... ICQ was the best choice at that time.

                                                          Too bad they fucked it up and added lots of lame shit to it, now it reminds me too much of MSN Messenger.
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                                                          • kmanrox
                                                            aka K-Man
                                                            • Oct 2001
                                                            • 29295

                                                            #30
                                                            it's kind of been an industry standard since i began in 95-96

                                                            why change a good thing?
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                                                            • shekinah
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                                                              • May 2006
                                                              • 8452

                                                              #31
                                                              well I found it very convenient

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                                                              • Vanilla DeVille
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                                                                • Dec 2003
                                                                • 8097

                                                                #32
                                                                I've used ICQ since day one! It's still my fav~
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                                                                • ServerGenius
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Feb 2002
                                                                  • 9377

                                                                  #33
                                                                  ICQ sucks and I only use it coz everybody uses it......most of us have
                                                                  more than 1 computer and work from multiple locations so your chat
                                                                  history are useless unless you're on the same computer on which you
                                                                  had the conversation. Google Talk is more useful as it allows you the option
                                                                  to store every chatlog in you gmail account.....

                                                                  The reason we're stuck to ICQ is that a LOT of adult guys are old dogs
                                                                  and it's just too hard for them to learn new tricks......it reflects in everything
                                                                  they do not just Messengers.....
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                                                                  • tranza
                                                                    ICQ: 197-556-237
                                                                    • Jun 2003
                                                                    • 57559

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Because of the red queen principle.
                                                                    I'm just a newbie.

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                                                                    • D Ghost
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                                                                      • May 2006
                                                                      • 9820

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Cause its da shit YO!!!!

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                                                                      • Honez
                                                                        Confirmed Brat
                                                                        • Apr 2003
                                                                        • 6636

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by =^..^=
                                                                        coz we ol' skool
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                                                                        • Strickie
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                                                                          • Jul 2006
                                                                          • 2481

                                                                          #37
                                                                          I've been using ICQ since day one. I recently started using Skype and like it a lot too
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                                                                          • Rochard
                                                                            Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                                                            • Dec 2001
                                                                            • 75733

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by Zester
                                                                            because ICQ was there first, we installed it, added buddies and everything, we have chat histories, and then Yahoo Messenger came along and all the other but we had no reason to switch from ICQ to any other.
                                                                            the others did not provide anything that interested us that ICQ doesn't have
                                                                            ICQ was the first, which is why most of us in the industry use it.

                                                                            Before ICQ we used a little program called "talk.exe" which was a pain in the arse. You used to have to figure out your IP address and email it to the person you wanted to talk to before you could talk to each other. When ICQ came around it was a huge improvement.
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                                                                            • 2012
                                                                              So Fucking What
                                                                              • Jul 2006
                                                                              • 17189

                                                                              #39
                                                                              ... it works great all the time and is such a great feature rich application who wouldn't love it. Viva la "i seek you" !
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                                                                              • Klen
                                                                                • Aug 2006
                                                                                • 32235

                                                                                #40
                                                                                hit me on msn

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                                                                                • CyberHustler
                                                                                  Masterbaiter
                                                                                  • Feb 2006
                                                                                  • 28742

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  I just use it 'cause everybody else does...
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                                                                                  • Vick!
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • Nov 2005
                                                                                    • 6882

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Its old school .. but FUCK ICQ!!

                                                                                    For most people its history that made them locked to ICQ .. but hell GTalk also have history and saves it on the web .. you are not worried about losing it, and is accessible on your home PC, work PC, laptop and every other shit.

                                                                                    I wish I could start a campaign to use Gtalk or something like a petition ..
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                                                                                    • psili
                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                      • Apr 2003
                                                                                      • 5526

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by ServerGenius
                                                                                      ICQ sucks and I only use it coz everybody uses it......most of us have
                                                                                      more than 1 computer and work from multiple locations so your chat
                                                                                      history are useless unless you're on the same computer on which you
                                                                                      had the conversation. Google Talk is more useful as it allows you the option
                                                                                      to store every chatlog in you gmail account.....

                                                                                      The reason we're stuck to ICQ is that a LOT of adult guys are old dogs
                                                                                      and it's just too hard for them to learn new tricks......it reflects in everything
                                                                                      they do not just Messengers.....
                                                                                      Thanks for that and saving me the time of typing it myself.
                                                                                      Your post count means nothing.

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                                                                                      • ServerGenius
                                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                                        • Feb 2002
                                                                                        • 9377

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by Vick!
                                                                                        Its old school .. but FUCK ICQ!!

                                                                                        For most people its history that made them locked to ICQ .. but hell GTalk also have history and saves it on the web .. you are not worried about losing it, and is accessible on your home PC, work PC, laptop and every other shit.

                                                                                        I wish I could start a campaign to use Gtalk or something like a petition ..
                                                                                        Amen brother!
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                                                                                        • Violetta
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                                                                                          • Jul 2004
                                                                                          • 28735

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Have no idea, but I have no problem with it. I use msn for my privatelife and icq for biz!
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                                                                                          • design.guru.guy
                                                                                            Confirmed User
                                                                                            • Dec 2007
                                                                                            • 107

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            All you fockers have ICQ, lol...gotta get it...but google talk is so damn cool/convenient...Fuuuuuuck...

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                                                                                            • cheekycherry
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Feb 2002
                                                                                              • 1703

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              The change will take time. Skype will win in the end.

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                                                                                              • Sarah_Jayne
                                                                                                Now with more Jayne
                                                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                                                • 40077

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Simply because it was what I used first. I do use it through Trillian though because it has a better history feature.

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                                                                                                • bizarrejan
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • May 2006
                                                                                                  • 1487

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by cyberpod
                                                                                                  Yah... I have 8 years of business records in my ICQ history LOL
                                                                                                  Yeah good for checking stuff, and easy to use

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                                                                                                  • MicroChick
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                                                                                                    • Nov 2002
                                                                                                    • 1277

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    teenagers and porn assholes with no class love ICQ...who knows why

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