Because I find this very interesting: While all other engagement medium have continued - we don't have one flourishing medium like IRC with the feeling of being in a room with some known and unknown people. Do we need it- well I miss it a lot? but do we have a critical mass which would be interested in reviving it?
There is absolutely a space for a new IRC. In today's world only a select few users can about /msg chanserve or worry about nickserv working, but they want exactly what IRC provides. I've even thought about making a mobile-first, IRC-like system for my friends and I to do group chats and coordination with.
I think IRC is the BEST and unique mediums to build a good circle of 'reliable' contacts. This makes immense sense if you are talking about technology.
Not only do you end up networking with some of the brightest minds, but also get your queries resolved in 'near real time'.
IRC would never be dead. It is immortal. Maker has to wait..alas!
IRC is still alive and kicking. I have been using it for around 10 years. I still use it everyday, along with a handful of my "real life" friends. I feel IRC has always been a slightly more "underground/nerdy" technology and will always remain under the surface of other mainstream user technologies such as FB and Twitter.
The IRC channels I go to (primarily non-technical outside of freenode and 2600net) have between fifty and 100 people in them on a daily basis. IRC is not dead. Certain networks, due to DDoS attacks or policy changes against file sharing, or incompetent operators are dying.
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[ 610 ms ] story [ 1233 ms ] threadYeah it's slowly dying.
But then again: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/antarc...
irc://irc.freenode.net/startups
and ask there.
Not only do you end up networking with some of the brightest minds, but also get your queries resolved in 'near real time'.
IRC would never be dead. It is immortal. Maker has to wait..alas!