Press Reviews
ICQ 4.0 Lite Edition with Xtraz
"IM evolution: Most IM competition revolves around adding feature after feature, but ICQ 4.0 breaks free of this compulsion..."
"Instead, ICQ 4.0 supports plug-ins that let users decide which features they want. I applauded ICQ when it split up its client into Lite and Pro versions, because I just wanted to chat and didn't care for all the other features that made the installation take so long. This newest version of ICQ takes a further leap by letting you start with a basic installation and add the features you want later.... " Continue »
"Instead, ICQ 4.0 supports plug-ins that let users decide which features they want. I applauded ICQ when it split up its client into Lite and Pro versions, because I just wanted to chat and didn't care for all the other features that made the installation take so long. This newest version of ICQ takes a further leap by letting you start with a basic installation and add the features you want later.... " Continue »
Cnet Newsletter
April 20 ,2004
April 20 ,2004
"This is a very significant upgrade. It exceeded my expectations..."
"... Radicati's Hung says. "The interface looks wonderful. Everything is tightly integrated and easy to use. They have done a lot of research into what users want." "The Xtraz platform is pretty unique. Through it, they're making ICQ more of a framework for application development," Osterman says...
"... Radicati's Hung says. "The interface looks wonderful. Everything is tightly integrated and easy to use. They have done a lot of research into what users want." "The Xtraz platform is pretty unique. Through it, they're making ICQ more of a framework for application development," Osterman says...
PC WORLD
April 20 ,2004
April 20 ,2004
"ICQ to debut a big makeover..."
"What makes enhanced version of ICQ special is that the new ICQ client allows advertising partners, like online dating service Lavalife, to create their own IM services on top of ICQ...The Xtraz feature makes accessing new features easy. Other clients require a person to reinstall the software to access new features. With ICQ Lite, a person just has to open up the Xtraz library to choose which feature he wants...."
"What makes enhanced version of ICQ special is that the new ICQ client allows advertising partners, like online dating service Lavalife, to create their own IM services on top of ICQ...The Xtraz feature makes accessing new features easy. Other clients require a person to reinstall the software to access new features. With ICQ Lite, a person just has to open up the Xtraz library to choose which feature he wants...."
CBS MarketWatch
April 20 ,2004
April 20 ,2004
"The release of the next version of ICQ is imminent, and with it comes a host of new features not seen before in an IM service..."
"I was surprised to find that ICQ only ranks fourth in the table of most popular instant messaging services; however, I am sure this new release will help it to jump up a place at least. The ability for external developers to create new features for the service bodes well for both public users and businesses. "Allowing ICQ to be developed for by anyone and automatically making software run on the server-side only makes it a very secure and diverse application, and offers something no one else currently does. Developers should be lining up to offer business-specific applications...."
"I was surprised to find that ICQ only ranks fourth in the table of most popular instant messaging services; however, I am sure this new release will help it to jump up a place at least. The ability for external developers to create new features for the service bodes well for both public users and businesses. "Allowing ICQ to be developed for by anyone and automatically making software run on the server-side only makes it a very secure and diverse application, and offers something no one else currently does. Developers should be lining up to offer business-specific applications...."
GEEK.com
April 20 ,2004
April 20 ,2004
"Moving to position the ICQ instant messaging client as a plug-and-play platform for a range of interactive features..."
"With the launch of ICQ 4.0, the company is introducing ICQ Xtraz as an open IM platform supporting the creation and delivery of automatic updates and new features to ICQ users...."
"With the launch of ICQ 4.0, the company is introducing ICQ Xtraz as an open IM platform supporting the creation and delivery of automatic updates and new features to ICQ users...."
internet news.com
April 20 ,2004
April 20 ,2004
ICQ Universe
"tried Orkut & ICQ Universe, and preferred the latter..."
"I tried both Orkut and ICQ Universe and preferred the latter. It has a better searching feature that finds not just acquaintances but also matches people by interests, location, age, language, profession and more. With this program, you are the center of your own ''universe,'' a graphic Web page that shows you in a box in the center and friends in satellite boxes, like moons revolving around a planet. Someone who meets you can also click on your friends' boxes. And an individual can send a batch of their chosen contacts to others."
"I tried both Orkut and ICQ Universe and preferred the latter. It has a better searching feature that finds not just acquaintances but also matches people by interests, location, age, language, profession and more. With this program, you are the center of your own ''universe,'' a graphic Web page that shows you in a box in the center and friends in satellite boxes, like moons revolving around a planet. Someone who meets you can also click on your friends' boxes. And an individual can send a batch of their chosen contacts to others."
The Miami Herald
March 9 ,2004
March 9 ,2004
"AOL Leverages ICQ for Friendster-like Play"
"America Online's ICQ unit -- best known as the first hugely popular instant messaging client, and credited with starting much of the IM craze -- is now poised to enter another hot area: social networking. "
"America Online's ICQ unit -- best known as the first hugely popular instant messaging client, and credited with starting much of the IM craze -- is now poised to enter another hot area: social networking. "
Instant Messaging Planet.com
March 5 ,2004
March 5 ,2004
"AOL jumps into the social networking craze"
"Media giant America Online will jump into one of the hottest industry sectors today, when it integrates social networking features into its enormously popular ICQ instant messaging technology. "
"Media giant America Online will jump into one of the hottest industry sectors today, when it integrates social networking features into its enormously popular ICQ instant messaging technology. "
Red Herring
March 4 ,2004
March 4 ,2004
"ICQ gets 'friendlier' with new service"
"On Thursday, the popular instant-messaging service added a social-networking element to its service that enables people to meet and chat with their friends' friends. The company hopes that the new service will provide users with a more secure way of meeting people in the ICQ community and will increase registration."
"On Thursday, the popular instant-messaging service added a social-networking element to its service that enables people to meet and chat with their friends' friends. The company hopes that the new service will provide users with a more secure way of meeting people in the ICQ community and will increase registration."
News.com
March 4 ,2004
March 4 ,2004
"ICQ Builds a Social Network"
"ICQ is set to make a societal debut Thursday with the launch of a new social networking service that integrates with its instant messaging platform, allowing users to meet and greet in real time."
"ICQ is set to make a societal debut Thursday with the launch of a new social networking service that integrates with its instant messaging platform, allowing users to meet and greet in real time."
PC World
March 4 ,2004
March 4 ,2004
"AOL's ICQ launches Friendster-style service"
"SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - America Online on Thursday launched ICQ Universe, a new Friendster-style service built on its ICQ instant messaging product, which promises to connect friends and show relationships between people. "
"SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters) - America Online on Thursday launched ICQ Universe, a new Friendster-style service built on its ICQ instant messaging product, which promises to connect friends and show relationships between people. "
Forbes.com
March 3 ,2004
March 3 ,2004
More ICQ Press
"You've Got Spim: Junk instant messages are on the rise"
"So how can you stop spim? All IM programs give you the blunt option of blocking individual users or receiving IMs only from people on your contact lists. But only ICQ, a popular IM program available at icq.com lets you filter messages more selectively by blocking all Web links (most porn spim has links in it) or certain offensive words."
"So how can you stop spim? All IM programs give you the blunt option of blocking individual users or receiving IMs only from people on your contact lists. But only ICQ, a popular IM program available at icq.com lets you filter messages more selectively by blocking all Web links (most porn spim has links in it) or certain offensive words."
Time Online Edition
February 2, 2004
February 2, 2004
"Five cows!"
"It includes voice, message board, data conferencing and Internet games, support for various popular Internet applications, file sharing, multiple-user mode for conferences or just hanging out online, alerts when friends and associates log into the ICQ database, PC-to-PC talk and pull-down menus for e-mail messages and ICQ Phone to make phone calls to another ICQ members."
"It includes voice, message board, data conferencing and Internet games, support for various popular Internet applications, file sharing, multiple-user mode for conferences or just hanging out online, alerts when friends and associates log into the ICQ database, PC-to-PC talk and pull-down menus for e-mail messages and ICQ Phone to make phone calls to another ICQ members."
tucows
January 21, 2003
January 21, 2003
"The Lowdown: ICQ Lite is easier to use and takes up fewer resources"
"ICQ Lite, a stripped-down edition of the real deal, is faster to download, takes up less RAM, and whittles away many tools. Yes, you can chat with your pals, and yes, you can send files. More complex features, such as file sharing and built-in e-mail, are gravy"
"ICQ Lite, a stripped-down edition of the real deal, is faster to download, takes up less RAM, and whittles away many tools. Yes, you can chat with your pals, and yes, you can send files. More complex features, such as file sharing and built-in e-mail, are gravy"
ZDNet Reviews
September 19, 2002
September 19, 2002
"File Forum Betanews User Reviews"
"What can I say but WOW! This is exactly what I have been waiting for. Takes up less than a mega of RAM and has no ads."
"What can I say but WOW! This is exactly what I have been waiting for. Takes up less than a mega of RAM and has no ads."
Betanews
July 1st, 2002
July 1st, 2002
"ICQ Forever!"
"ICQ is busy setting a record on Download.com, getting its 200 millionth download, making it our all-time most popular title. And ICQ earned this distinction on its own, unlike AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger, which come bundled with other software..."
"ICQ is busy setting a record on Download.com, getting its 200 millionth download, making it our all-time most popular title. And ICQ earned this distinction on its own, unlike AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger, which come bundled with other software..."
CNet Download.com Newsletter
May 21, 2002
May 21, 2002
"ICQ has done it again."
"It never fails when a new version of ICQ comes out I'm bombarded with emails of everyone wanting to know what's new and is it worth downloading and putting into use... 9 reasons to use the new ICQ 2002a."
"It never fails when a new version of ICQ comes out I'm bombarded with emails of everyone wanting to know what's new and is it worth downloading and putting into use... 9 reasons to use the new ICQ 2002a."
About.com
April 8, 2002
April 8, 2002
"Tons of features..."
"There are countless uses for an app like ICQ. Whether surfing the 'net with your friends, conducting a business meeting with employees located all around the world, collaborating on a book, or developing a Web site with your online partners, ICQ makes it all possible and offers you the ability to do so in more ways than ever before."
"There are countless uses for an app like ICQ. Whether surfing the 'net with your friends, conducting a business meeting with employees located all around the world, collaborating on a book, or developing a Web site with your online partners, ICQ makes it all possible and offers you the ability to do so in more ways than ever before."
internet.com CWSApps
April 22, 2002
April 22, 2002
"Killer Apps vs. Killer Tomatoes"
"...It seems to me that ICQ was the last killer app. We have gone five long years without a new one. Oh yes, faster-better-cheaper refinements have come along, but refinements are the work of bigger companies or boring small ones. Killer apps, by definition, do not refine, they disrupt..."
"...It seems to me that ICQ was the last killer app. We have gone five long years without a new one. Oh yes, faster-better-cheaper refinements have come along, but refinements are the work of bigger companies or boring small ones. Killer apps, by definition, do not refine, they disrupt..."
It Seems To Me
Newsletter #23
Newsletter #23
ICQ Celebrates Five Years
...ICQ was released on November 15, 1996 to little fanfare. Just six months later, it claimed the title of world's largest online communication network.
...ICQ was released on November 15, 1996 to little fanfare. Just six months later, it claimed the title of world's largest online communication network.
BetaNews
November 15, 2001
November 15, 2001
"ICQ ... perhaps the Web's best IM tool!"
"If you're looking for the most powerful instant-messaging tool currently available, look no farther than ICQ 2001b....ICQ still offers the best, most robust search feature in the business, as you can track down other ICQ users by name, nickname, e-mail address, age, country, keyword, and a variety of other criteria.... ICQ 2001b is the Internet's most complete instant-messaging tool."
"If you're looking for the most powerful instant-messaging tool currently available, look no farther than ICQ 2001b....ICQ still offers the best, most robust search feature in the business, as you can track down other ICQ users by name, nickname, e-mail address, age, country, keyword, and a variety of other criteria.... ICQ 2001b is the Internet's most complete instant-messaging tool."
PC Magazine
November 12, 2001
November 12, 2001
"ICQ fever knows no limits."
"Interest in the release of ICQ 2001b overwhelmed the Buzz Meter, with alternate spellings of the popular instant messaging service nailing 7 of our top 10 slots..... As of press time, ICQ boasted 115,913,770 users. Now that's a community..... Are you a member?"
"Interest in the release of ICQ 2001b overwhelmed the Buzz Meter, with alternate spellings of the popular instant messaging service nailing 7 of our top 10 slots..... As of press time, ICQ boasted 115,913,770 users. Now that's a community..... Are you a member?"
Steve Fox, CNet
November 2001
November 2001
"ICQ still the best messaging program!"
"In case you haven't heard, there's a new ICQ today..... I must say I like what I see;....(ICQ) is the pioneering instant-messaging network and the one to which the others are usually compared.....One of the most important features is the new multilingual spell checker, a feature sorely lacking in other IM clients.....Where ICQ really shines is in how the company stresses community and linking people, whether they already know one another or not." Read More!
"In case you haven't heard, there's a new ICQ today..... I must say I like what I see;....(ICQ) is the pioneering instant-messaging network and the one to which the others are usually compared.....One of the most important features is the new multilingual spell checker, a feature sorely lacking in other IM clients.....Where ICQ really shines is in how the company stresses community and linking people, whether they already know one another or not." Read More!
ZDNet Anchor Desk
October 31, 2001
October 31, 2001
BetaNews reviews on ICQ 2001a Alpha 5.03 Build #3558
ICQ is a program that lets you find your friends and associates online in real time. You can create a Contact List containing only people you want to have there, you can send them messages, chat with them, send files, configure ICQ to work with external applications and more.
ICQ is a program that lets you find your friends and associates online in real time. You can create a Contact List containing only people you want to have there, you can send them messages, chat with them, send files, configure ICQ to work with external applications and more.
BetaNews - FileForum
Paul's Picks: ICQ
This is a program that is too good to believe. When I first tried ICQ on my computer, I knew this was one of those must have programs.
This is a program that is too good to believe. When I first tried ICQ on my computer, I knew this was one of those must have programs.
ZDNet Reviews
December 10, 2000
December 10, 2000
#1 in The Best Downloads of 2000
ICQ 2000b, the latest beta of our perennial favorite instant messaging service, wowed us again this year with beefy features and a cute new look.
ICQ 2000b, the latest beta of our perennial favorite instant messaging service, wowed us again this year with beefy features and a cute new look.
CNet
2000
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