Creation of the open instant messaging universe

Day One

1970s

UNIX peer-to-peer systems

Day Two

1980s

IRC and Quantum Link make their way on the scene

Day Three

1996 - ICQ

First modern messaging client with GUI developed by Mirabilis

Day Four

1997 - AIM

AOL's flagship messaging and peer-to-peer network

Day Five

2002 - User Personalization

Profiles, Expressions, Avatars

Day Six

2006 - D-Day

The messaging world opens up

Day Seven

Present Day - And we rest

Well...not exactly.