ICQ: от революции до краха. Как аська покорила мир и исчезла навсегда?

🟢 How do money, markets, and the economy really work? My Telegram channel: https://t.me/solo_fin ________ ICQ is the story of the service that first made the internet truly personal. Long before WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and social networks, ICQ taught people how to see each other online, instantly exchange messages, and stay connected. Created by four young programmers in Israel, ICQ transformed from a small startup into one of the fastest-growing internet projects of its time in just a few years. Hundreds of millions of users, the sale of the company to America Online for hundreds of millions of dollars, and its status as one of the main symbols of the early internet made it a true phenomenon of the digital age. But its success was short-lived. As the internet changed, social networks, mobile apps, and new ways of communicating emerged, ICQ gradually lost ground. A change in ownership, growing competition, and an inability to adapt to the new reality transformed the former market leader into a service that was increasingly losing ground to new players. In this video, we'll explore the history of ICQ: how it came to be, why it became so popular, the role played by AOL, Rambler, and Mail.ru, how the service managed to attract hundreds of millions of users worldwide, and why it ultimately lost the battle for its future. How did a small Israeli startup create one of the most famous internet services in the world? Why did ICQ become part of the daily lives of an entire generation of users? And what led to the closure of the messenger that was once the main means of online communication? ________ Subscribe to the channel and share this video with your friends. Thank you for your support! Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:15 The Birth of ICQ 03:08 The Revolution of Online Communication 05:01 How ICQ Gained Millions of Users 06:33 The Sale of AOL and the Big Money 08:16 The Peak of ICQ's Popularity 09:14 Why ICQ Began to Fail 11:35 The Sale of Mail.ru and the Beginning of the End 13:49 The Last Attempt to Save ICQ 14:47 Conclusion