Back in the day I also used Miranda, a lightweight multiplatform messenger for Windows which I liked a lot. And later, Pidgin on Linux.
The status messages on ICQ and MSN were neat and anticipated Twitter for me.
What made it difficult for me was the added features of certain platforms. ICQ had little games and fancy emojis, and if somebody sent them to you you would miss it. I was really afraid to miss important social interactions :-). Also these apps didn't make the move to mobile, unfortunately.
The status messages on ICQ and MSN were neat and anticipated Twitter for me.
What made it difficult for me was the added features of certain platforms. ICQ had little games and fancy emojis, and if somebody sent them to you you would miss it. I was really afraid to miss important social interactions :-). Also these apps didn't make the move to mobile, unfortunately.