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One of the first and most popular instant messaging clients. It was developed by Mirabilis, which was later purchased by AOL.
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ICQ - Wired's techno-idealism jolted America before it flamed out. GaryWolf's new book vividly recalls the magazine's wild and woolly saga,but leaves the big question hanging: Was it right?By Andrew LeonardJuly 7, 2003 | "We are here to sell the whole culture," Kevin Kelly,Wired magazine's executive editor, told me, as he snatched hurriedbites of a sandwich during a typically frenetic work day. The time wasJanuary, 1994; the place was Wired's first offices, on Second St. inSan Francisco, overlooking the entrance to South Park, soon to becomeground zero of the Internet economy. And the attitude? The attitudewas all Wired: intelligent and arrogant, with a liberal dash of hype.I was a reporter for a local free weekly assigned to do a feature onthe magazine, then barely a year old, but already sendingfibrillations through the global media nervous system. Before I mademy way to Kelly's office, I had to struggle through camera crews fromGermany and CNN, and avoid being swamped by the confidence of thestaffers strutting about with all the poise of digitally anointed truebelievers. The Internet was poised to break mainstream, the Web wasjust beginning to penetrate public awareness, and Wired was in theright place at the perfect time -- covering, participating, and aimingto profit from, the "revolution."http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2003/07/07/wired/
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