Was just ICQing with three friends of mine in Egypt

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One by one they stopped responding and their accounts timed out.

That was very chilling and I'm worried now. Twitter is going absolutely crazy with everyone saying nobody can connect to anyone in Egypt; even reports of landlines getting cut. Rumor flies fast on Twitter, sure, but I do feel confident saying something big (and probably not good) is in the works for after prayers tomorrow.

[livetohike]

1. I haven't heard from my friends in Egypt except for a Facebook

post this morning. They are in Cairo.

[blondeatlast]

2. HuffPo is reporting that the internet's gone down there.

My thoughts and prayers to the brave people of Egypt...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x288023

[msongs]

3. ICQ is still around? wow that's a relic from the early days nt

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6. It's big in Russia and the Middle East still

Though MSN is much more popular in Egypt.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. My thought also.

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8. It's now just a subset of AIM

AOL bought them back when both were still somewhat relevant.

[Suich]

4. What was going on with them before you lost contact?

Hope everything is ok...

:scared:

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5. They were all fine so far

Just some tear gas and nothing much more; they're in Alexandria where they're saying it's quieter than Cairo but very very tense.