Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?

Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by timothevs on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:35AM (#15721136)

Ha. I met my wife on ICQ, looking for people to practice my German with.

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by elcapitan on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:41AM (#15721176)

How did you "meet" people on ICQ, was there a discovery functionality? I used it too, but only for chatting with people I knew and whose account ids were known to me..

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by vazamb on Friday November 17, 2017 @06:44AM (#15721203)

The parent literally explained how you meet people

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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by elcapitan on Friday November 17, 2017 @07:39AM (#15721496)

Thanks!

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