ICQ

Pros: easy to use, cute messages
Cons: none

After trying countless numbers of chat rooms whose
conversations all led to "So, what do you look like?",
I decided to give ICQ a try. And I am never going
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Pros: Cheap, easy, fun
Cons: Can crash, or sometimes takes a minute to send the message

For those who like to keep in touch with long-distance friends/relationships, yet can't afford to maintain those relationships via the telephone, then a personal chat system such as ICQ is perfect. All you have to do is locate the site,...

Pros: features, sounds
Cons: loading time, complicated for new users

So you're thinking of trying out ICQ, huh? can't decide between all of the instant-message type of services? Think that e-mail is so . . . snail mail? Well then, ICQ is for you! I can't think of a better way for friends to keep in touch. Yeah, you could...

Pros: My messenger program of choice
Cons: become commercialized with ads

ICQ (as in I-seek-you) is a popular instant messaging program, originally
developed by an Israeli company back in the pre-cambrian era of 1997/8.
Like most good technology of the 90's the company was acquired by the Evil Empire (no not...

Pros: Very easy to use, all sorts of other services
Cons: Lots of Spam and ads, rather slow, annoying sounds

It seems that the next millenium will not only be filled with techno-watzits, but lots of funny acronyms as well. Of course, most Internet surfers don't use ICQ for its funny name (I Seek You...nyuk nyuk), but for its supposedly superior...

Pros: easy to use, have lots of fun and doesnt interfere with other programs you're running
Cons: can't think of any : )

What a great tool to have access to. I love it !!!! You don't have to be a computer geek to operate it..Easy to download and lots of fun to use.

It enables you to talk to your boyfriends/girlfriends and buddies. You watch them type what they...

Pros: Good History
Cons: Annoying default sounds

I mainly got this product for when I used to play a game called Ultima Online. This was a great way to stay in touch with your guildmates or your friends within the game. The main reason I like this product is because of the history. It saves...

Pros: Buddy search
Cons: real-time, number identification

People that i talk to thought that this was the greatest thing on the internet since modems. They love it, and i don't understand why. This thing is so much more difficult than AOL Instant Messenger. It is ridiculous. First of all, your buddies have a...

Pros: Talk with whoever you want to!
Cons: SOMETIMES goes under construction and stuff...

Chatting has just gotten one step easier. ICQ, or also known as "I Seek You" is an instant messaging system that allows you to chat with people from all over the world. You can send messages to people half way across the world if you'd like...

Pros: Easy to use, Great way to keep in touch with friends and family
Cons: Occasional connection problems

There are many reasons to download ICQ, an internet-based chat medium for computer users with lots of long-distance buddies. ICQ is relatively simple to use, especially for those people who do not possess a strong knowledge of computers. I found the...

Pros: Small Private Chat Program
Cons: Takes some time to learn all the ins and outs

The ICQ program is a small program that allows the user to create a buddy list of family and friends. With it you can talk to each one separately or create a small chat room for just those friends.

The program allows you to set yourself away...

Pros: easy to use
Cons: sometimes slow

I was introduced to ICQ about 8 months ago. I belonged to a group on the webs for Moms. They asked if I had ICQ. What the heck is that...Yeah I have an IQ? They told me it was like AOL Instant Messanger. Well I don't like AOL at all. I asked them...

Pros: FREE, easy to use, popular
Cons: sometimes doesn't deliver messages

I have been online for around 5 yrs now or more and when I first started surfing the internet a friend bugged me everyday until I downloaded and installed ICQ. I never regretted that and still use ICQ on a daily basis. I have made friends from around the...

Pros: Wonderfully customizable, easy to install and use, easy to find new people.
Cons: None

I have several chat programs but ICQ is my favorite. For the record I am still using 99a as I have heard that 2000 is not so good.

My most favorite thing about ICQ is being able to customize the sounds. I set up my sounds as...

Pros: Easy to use, unique messaging, # of users
Cons: sometimes buggy, junk messages, security loopholes

ICQ

How I Discovered it
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The internet was just becoming popular, and I was looking for various ways to keep in touch with friends at other colleges. There was AOL IM, and then there was AOL IM. Then I downloaded...