Archive for the 'ICQ' Category

ICQ Avatars

From Messaging Pipeline, I found that ICQ, together with Oddcast, had announced some new animated avatars. Those are the little icons we use to represent ourselves. So, this was launched to make the IM experience more personal, engaging and customizable.

There are 13 human characters, both genders, plus 10 animal/creature ones. But, don’t be fooled by […]

Thursday, June 30th, 2005

ICQ founder has a new message

‘High-tech start-ups are forever knocking on the doors of potential customers. For salespeople at Dotomi Inc., an online advertising company in downtown Boston, one of the surest — if improbable — door-openers is their chief technology officer.
”When you walk into an advertising agency with Yair, it’s like you’re walking in with a rock star,” said […]

Monday, April 4th, 2005

icq 5 Review

Arieanna over at Get Real reviews icq 5 and writes - ‘At first impression, I was rather annoyed by the startup. Like most IMs, the “standard” start is the “Welcome” Window. Although nicely designed, it’s not something I like. Besides, as I soon found out, all those resources can be found in the Xtras tab. […]

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005

AOL Releases ICQ 5 IM System

‘America Online today announced ICQ 5, a new version of its instant messaging service that includes new voice messaging features and a video instant messaging service.
The product’s new Walkie-Talkie voice service enables instant chat between ICQ users. The system is touted as being “always on” and sports audio emoticons that are said to make the […]

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

Trillian Patch Fixes ICQ Connectivity Woes

‘Cerulean Studios released a patch for the AIM and ICQ plugin for Trillian that fixes a problem with ICQ connections. The patch is free and works for both the free, Basic version as well as the Trillian Pro.
If you’ve configured Trillian to automatically check for software updates, you’ll be prompted to install the patch the […]

Wednesday, March 16th, 2005

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