Subj : KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
To   : Nightfox
From : MRO
Date : Wed Jul 07 2021 22:05:22

  Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
  By: Nightfox to MRO on Wed Jul 07 2021 08:54 am

 >   Re: KICQ as an "Old New ICQ"
 >   By: MRO to Andrew From Orel on Thu Jun 24 2021 08:25 am
 >
 >  MR> nobody uses instant msging anymore.
 >
 > I wonder why that is.  It seems to me there isn't a totally suitable
 > replacement for internet messengers.  Sure, you can text people on your
 > phone, but you need their phone number (which people might not be willing to
 > share all the time), and if you want to message people in other countries
 > that way, your carrier might charge extra fees for international texting (or
 > you might not be able to text internationally at all).  There are apps like
 > WhatsApp, that let you text people around the world for free, but you'd
 > still be sharing your phone number (which you might not want to do).
 >
 > One thing that was unique to ICQ years ago was its user profile and random
 > user search feature.  Years ago, I found people to talk to all over the
 > world that way, and I thought that was pretty cool.
 >

maybe because people dont want to be instantly available, or they like to communicate like they do via snapchat and instagram and facebook.
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