“Uh-oh!” That nostalgic little sound notifiying you of an instant message used to come out of the speakers of almost every computer online. However lately, these speakers are pouring out a different tune. What happened? I started using ICQ back in 1997 when I heard about it from a friend who asked me what my […]
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Acronym City: Y CNT U RD TS?
March 1st, 2008
Just the other day I was talking to someone through Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) when suddenly he started to type in a delusional, almost cryptic word using abbreviations and acronyms unbeknown to me. I’m no stranger to chat, having frequented the likes of AIM, Yahoo!, ICQ, IRC, etc. for over a decade now, but […]
September 4th, 2008
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