ICQ Messaging Service to Shut Down After 28 Years: A Look Back at the Groundbreaking Proto-IM Platform
San Francisco, California – After nearly three decades of operation, the iconic messaging service ICQ is set to shut down on June 26, according to its current owners. Though its popularity waned in the 2000s, ICQ played a crucial role in shaping the landscape of direct messaging and social networking in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Initially created by four Israeli computer enthusiasts as a tool to streamline communication while working on a different …