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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by MasterScrat on Friday December 02, 2022 @06:47PM (#33838544)
At the beginning of the century, the Microsoft IM platform "MSN Messenger" had an elevated notification system called "wizz" that would literally make the interlocutor's window shake to attract their attention.

Video (in French but pretty clear visually): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMaiUS6jkn0

I agree this could be useful in some cases.

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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by throwaway371057 on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:31PM (#33838892)
It was "nudge" in English (en_GB at least), "wizz" means something different over here :P
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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by MasterScrat on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:43PM (#33838995)
Oh interesting! explains why I could only find videos in French
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Re:Interface Ideas for Chat Apps by borbulon on Friday December 02, 2022 @07:08PM (#33838709)
You used to be able to buzz the other person in Yahoo Chat
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