ICQ revival and fan-led legacy projects
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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Development
„Uh-oh“ ist zurück: Fanprojekt will ICQ-Messenger wiederbeleben
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· date approximate Background
Digital Sky Technologies was renamed Mail.ru Group.
In 2010, Digital Sky Technologies (DST) underwent a rebranding process to become Mail.ru Group. This change occurred after DST had acquired ICQ from AOL earlier that same year.
The entity formerly known as Mail.ru Group has since operated as VK since 2021.
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· date approximate Background
AOL sold ICQ to Digital Sky Technologies (DST).
In 2010, AOL sold the ICQ messaging service to the Russian internet corporation Digital Sky Technologies (DST).
Following the sale, Digital Sky Technologies was renamed Mail.ru Group later in 2010 and has been operating as VK since 2021.
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· date approximate Background
The number of registered ICQ accounts reached over 470 million.
By 2009, the number of registered ICQ accounts had risen to more than 470 million.
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AOL acquired ICQ for 287 million US dollars.
In 1998, AOL acquired ICQ in a deal valued at 287 million US dollars.
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The original ICQ was developed by the Israeli company Mirabilis.
The original ICQ messenger was developed in 1996 by the Israeli company Mirabilis.