Questions: 1. What is OICQ？

                  2. What are the uses of OICQ?

    We used to go into different chat rooms on different websites. If you wanted to meet someone on the Net, you had to go into the same chat room. But now regular Net surfaces chat in OICQ.  

    OICQ is an online chat software which is invented by Tencent Computer System Company of Shenzhen in February,1999. Since then it has swept the country. Its symbol is a penguin wearing a red scarf(围巾).

    Net friends can be divided into a buddy list(for good friends), a stranger list(for people you don't want to talk with at once),or an ignore list (for people you want to avoid on the Net). You can also build up family lists, co-worker lists,etc.

    You can know whether listed friends are online as long as you use it.The cartoon portrait(画像)of the person turns bright if he is online. And the portrait turns dim if he is not there.

    Traditional public chat rooms are often chaotic . It is difficult to focus on a conversation. OICQ can conduct a focused talk without interruptions by other chatters.

    OICQ acts as a regular daily communication tool. "What is your OICQ number?" has become a modern topic.