[ianbooker]

True, but they caught up within one year and had the feature. Then they heavily bloated the client, then released a "lite" version which really brought them back on the map. Then facebook came and suddenly it was cooler to communicate non-instantly for some time. :)

[outworlder]

> it was cooler

Cooler for some. Infuriating for others.

Do you remember that feature that you could use to "call someone's attention"? It would make a lot of noise and the window would shake like crazy in your face.

Found it. The "nudge" feature.

https://youtu.be/9QrS2cEyNrA?t=70

[zerd]

You could also invite anyone to a group chat, forcing them to join, and then you could nudge all of them at the same time. Best feature ever.

[easytiger]

Yea, but that was a time when most people worked on desktops. Had no mobile phone or laptop.

[artificial]

That brings back memories, nudge bombing via client side automation / progs.