End of a legend: This Wednesday, the instant messenger ICQ will be shut down. But what made the service special still shapes Internet culture.
Internet nostalgia: Cu, ICQ
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End of a legend: This Wednesday, the instant messenger ICQ will be shut down. But what made the service special still shapes Internet culture.