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• ICQ is an instant messaging and social networking program for Windows, Mac, and Mobile phones. Since 1998, it has been owned by Time Warner.

• Fast Facts

  1. Launched: 1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ
  2. Founder(s): Yair Goldfinger, Arik Vardi, Sefi Vigiser and Amnon Amir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICQ
  3. Headquarters: New York City (Parent Company) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner
  4. Funding: Time Warner (Parent Company) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner
  5. Users: 400,500 http://www.quantcast.com/icq.com
  6. CEO: Jeffrey L. Bewkes (Parent Company) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner
  7. Employees: 86,400 (Parent Company) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner

• History

  In 1996, Mirabilis created the first version of ICQ. ICQ was so named because it sounds like "I seek you." In 1998, AOL Time Warner acquired it.

• Competitors

  • Live Messenger
  • AIM
  • Skype
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• Community and Culture

  As an instant messaging service, ICQ is primarily social in nature. Upon registering with the service, users recieve a UIN, or Universal Internet Number. This number remains permanently associated with the account. Users can search for each other based on name and email address as well.

• Related Mahalo Pages

  AOL | Time Warner | Live Messenger

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