ICQ
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ICQ is one of the earliest popular internet instant messaging services, widely used in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Aliases (1)
- ICQ protocol ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet service
→
instant messaging service → proprietary software → |
| acquiredBy |
AOL
→
Mail.ru Group → |
| acquisitionDate |
1998
→
2010 → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Israel
→
|
| developer |
AOL
→
Mail.ru Group → Mirabilis → VK → |
| feature |
contact list
→
emoticons → file transfer → group chat → offline messages → status messages → text chat → video calls → voice calls → |
| genre |
VoIP
→
instant messaging → video conferencing → |
| inception |
1996
→
|
| license |
proprietary
→
|
| nameEtymology |
phonetic play on "I seek you"
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|
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest popular internet instant messengers
→
popularizing real-time online chat for consumers → |
| operatedBy |
VK
→
|
| originalBusinessModel |
ad-supported free service
→
|
| originalPublisher |
Mirabilis
→
|
| peakPopularityPeriod |
early 2000s
→
late 1990s → |
| platform |
Android
→
Linux → Microsoft Windows → iOS → macOS → web → |
| slogan |
I seek you
→
|
| supports |
Unicode
→
contact authorization → file attachments → |
| supportsProtocol |
ICQ protocol
→
OSCAR protocol → |
| userCount |
over 100 million registered users at peak
→
|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
AOL
→
|
acquired |
|
OSCAR
→
|
associatedBrand |
|
AIM
→
|
competitor |
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ICQ
("ICQ protocol")
→
|
supportsProtocol |
|
OSCAR
→
|
usedInService |