Any reason ICQ is so popular with GFYers? - GoFuckYourself.com

design.guru.guy · 01-08-2008, 01:09 AM

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

=^..^= · 01-08-2008, 01:14 AM

coz we ol' skool

Zester · 01-08-2008, 01:30 AM

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

Linguist · 01-08-2008, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by =^..^=

coz we ol' skool

what kitty said

justFred · 01-08-2008, 01:40 AM

I use it because everyone else uses it and it would be dumb for me to try to wade up stream.

NinjaSteve · 01-08-2008, 01:40 AM

Offline messages were available.

design.guru.guy · 01-08-2008, 01:41 AM

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.

V_RocKs · 01-08-2008, 02:34 AM

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

Twoface31 · 01-08-2008, 02:38 AM

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

sumphatpimp · 01-08-2008, 02:38 AM

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

brandonstills · 01-08-2008, 02:41 AM

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.

brandonstills · 01-08-2008, 02:42 AM

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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).

TidalWave · 01-08-2008, 02:58 AM

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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.

thank god it wasnt yahoo

DamianJ · 01-08-2008, 03:04 AM

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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.

VicD · 01-08-2008, 04:28 AM

skype is better but icq is icq

mike-al · 01-08-2008, 04:33 AM

no it was because all the l33t dudes came here saling their low icq

DeadFidel · 01-08-2008, 04:35 AM

I still use AOL

design.guru.guy · 01-08-2008, 04:39 AM

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

cyberpod · 01-08-2008, 04:42 AM

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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

HotVaderMD · 01-08-2008, 06:34 AM

Because it's not AIM

After Shock Media · 01-08-2008, 06:39 AM

Quote:

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.

viencarl · 01-08-2008, 06:51 AM

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

CaptainHowdy · 01-08-2008, 07:20 AM

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

carol.prime · 01-08-2008, 09:05 AM

icq is very convenient to use.

TheDoc · 01-08-2008, 09:26 AM

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.

NikKay · 01-08-2008, 09:37 AM

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.

rogue employee · 01-08-2008, 09:41 AM

Because ICQ is the best messenger out there.

AIM/MSN is for noobs.

notoldschool · 01-08-2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by NinjaSteve

Offline messages were available.

Fo sho.

JamesK · 01-08-2008, 09:44 AM

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.

kmanrox · 01-08-2008, 09:47 AM

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

why change a good thing?

shekinah · 01-08-2008, 09:48 AM

well I found it very convenient

Vanilla DeVille · 01-08-2008, 09:52 AM

I've used ICQ since day one! It's still my fav~

ServerGenius · 01-08-2008, 09:55 AM

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.....

tranza · 01-08-2008, 09:58 AM

Because of the red queen principle.

D Ghost · 01-08-2008, 10:02 AM

Cause its da shit YO!!!!

Honez · 01-08-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =^..^=

coz we ol' skool

Wurd 5678

Strickie · 01-08-2008, 10:57 AM

I've been using ICQ since day one. I recently started using Skype and like it a lot too

Rochard · 01-08-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

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.

2012 · 01-08-2008, 11:42 AM

... it works great all the time and is such a great feature rich application who wouldn't love it. Viva la "i seek you" !

Klen · 01-08-2008, 12:11 PM

hit me on msn

CyberHustler · 01-08-2008, 12:16 PM

I just use it 'cause everybody else does...

Vick! · 01-08-2008, 12:21 PM

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 ..

psili · 01-08-2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

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.

ServerGenius · 01-08-2008, 01:23 PM

Quote:

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!

Violetta · 01-08-2008, 01:27 PM

Have no idea, but I have no problem with it. I use msn for my privatelife and icq for biz!

design.guru.guy · 01-09-2008, 12:32 AM

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

cheekycherry · 01-09-2008, 03:12 AM

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

Sarah_Jayne · 01-09-2008, 03:54 AM

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

bizarrejan · 01-09-2008, 04:37 AM

Quote:

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

MicroChick · 01-09-2008, 05:25 AM

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

01-08-2008, 01:09 AM	#1
design.guru.guy Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 107	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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01-08-2008, 01:30 AM	#3
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01-08-2008, 01:41 AM	#7
design.guru.guy Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 107	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.

01-08-2008, 02:34 AM	#8
V_RocKs Damn Right I Kiss Ass! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 32,409	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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01-08-2008, 02:38 AM	#10
sumphatpimp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,235	icq is popular because we are broke ass webmasters ans can't afford a telephone.

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brandonstills Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chatsworth, CA Posts: 1,964	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.

01-08-2008, 04:28 AM	#15
VicD ICQ: 304-611-162 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Masterdam Posts: 13,245	skype is better but icq is icq

01-08-2008, 04:33 AM	#16
mike-al Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 691	no it was because all the l33t dudes came here saling their low icq __________________ Delete this account, i am done here

01-08-2008, 04:35 AM	#17
DeadFidel Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: This was my wife circa 2002 Posts: 6,754	I still use AOL

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design.guru.guy Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 107	skype is pretty cool, I must admit. Hate yahoo and aim. Nobody uses gmails chat feature?

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01-08-2008, 09:26 AM	#25
TheDoc Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Currently Incognito Posts: 13,827	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. __________________ ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825 It's all disambiguation

01-08-2008, 09:37 AM	#26
NikKay Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,642	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.

01-08-2008, 09:41 AM	#27
rogue employee So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 186	Because ICQ is the best messenger out there. AIM/MSN is for noobs.

01-08-2008, 09:44 AM	#29
JamesK hi Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 16,731	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. __________________ M3Server - NATS Hosting

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01-08-2008, 09:55 AM	#33
ServerGenius Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 9,377	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..... __________________ \| http://www.sinnerscash.com/ \| ICQ: 370820 \| Skype: SinnersCash \| AdultWhosWho \|

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D Ghost null Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,820	Cause its da shit YO!!!!

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Klen Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Little Vienna Posts: 32,235	hit me on msn

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01-08-2008, 12:21 PM	#42
Vick! Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 20 00'24.00" N, 75 09'00.00 W Posts: 6,882	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 .. __________________ Affordable Quality Web Hosting

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