There was no social media in our time, much better than that; There was MSN. Windows Live Messenger, known as MSN Messenger, was the indispensable instant messaging application for many of us in the years when the internet was widespread but social media was just developing. Let’s get some nostalgia and remember the low-pixel MSN days.
We met for the first time in 2005 with Windows Live Messenger developed by Microsoft, or MSN Messenger as it is known by everyone. These years were like a transition period for the internet world. The Internet had entered almost every home, but There were no social media platforms that dominate the world like today. Even if there are some websites, everyone’s favorite was MSN Messenger with its features that we miss even today.
MSN Messenger passed away as of 2013 and left its place to social media platforms that we cannot get enough of today. MSN times when many people were just discovering the internet. For some reason, because it was a time period, it offered much more enjoyable times. There are even some features that we wish we had today. Let’s surprise the young people a little and recall some details from the MSN days.
Situations experienced by everyone who has used MSN:
Give a subtle message with the What am I listening feature:
In MSN times, there was no dating, people loved. It was not an easy task to write directly to your loved one, Fortunately, it had a What am I listening feature. Unlike sharing a song on an Instagram story, only the name of the artist and the song were written in the What am I listening feature. What does it matter? The only purpose was to look cool to our loved one or to give the message that we were listening to the same songs as him.
MSN stickers that throw stones at today’s emojis:
All keyboards today come with countless emojis. Not enough, apps are also developing their own emojis. Obviously, it is still not enough, random letters are used to laugh. In MSN times, there was neither emoji nor random laughter. There were sound stickers that took up the entire screen. Kisses, laughter, cries would fill the user’s entire screen as soon as you sent them, and if the sound was turned on at the end, it would make a loud enough sound to shake the world.
Vibration feature for every application:
MSN users ‘hey are you there?’ he would not write, he would send vibrations to the other person. MSN vibration is not like phone vibration. It shakes the whole screen and creates a very effective vibrating sound. One cannot help but wonder; Why do we only use the beautiful vibration feature of our phones for notifications? We are calling the engineers of Meta company and once again announcing our desire to send vibrations on WhatsApp.
I’m online but just for you:
When we say sent ticki, read ticki, online notification, we can no longer hide ourselves today. on MSN Messenger We were choosing whether to appear online or not. If we’re talking to our loved one, we wouldn’t want everyone to see that we’re online. We would show ourselves offline and keep talking. Even if the person who does this doesn’t say “I love you”.
Let everyone hear, I’m logged in:
It would be more accurate to say that MSN was not an instant messaging application, but an instant messaging application. because it was a desktop application. In other words, you had to sit at the computer and log in to your account. The best part of this was that when you signed in, all people added to your MSN account were notified with audio and video. In fact, if there was someone we wanted to attract, we would even log out and re-enter one after the other.
Sharing MSN password with your lover:
Today, it is much more valuable than adding your lover’s fingerprint or face as a password to your phone, was to share an MSN password with him. Of course, it is necessary to admit that it is a bit of a toxic situation, but no one can easily give the trust of the lover who shares the password. Due to these posts, many coaches were greeted with the message ‘Here you go bro, I’m your lover’.
MSN hacked, password cracked:
Today, we are breaking our heart to protect our personal data, we set complex passwords, we use two-factor authentication. It didn’t matter in MSN times. It is not known how, but even the internet cafe’s brother of the neighborhood could hack MSN. This is thought to be due to the simplicity of the security questions asked when you forget your password, but it’s still surprising that it’s so common today.
There used to be no Siri, there were MSN bots:
Today we are used to talking to robots or artificial intelligence, but that was not common in MSN times. You can still download it as an application or by adding the MSN address. There were bots you could talk to. Of course, these bots were developed to give specific answers to certain questions, but it has to be admitted that it is still exciting.
Getting lost in countless MSN themes:
MSN Messenger had a default theme that wasn’t too fancy in blue and white, but for whom? There were numerous themes to customize the use of MSN. You could use the theme of your favorite team, your favorite artist or a popular game or movie of that period. Moreover, you could also create a theme by adding your own photo. Those who make the photo of their lover the theme are tearful.
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Since it was very difficult to type on mobile phones at that time and each SMS had a certain word limit. Abbreviations were common in messages. It’s understandable, but it’s hard to understand why we used abbreviations in MSN correspondence when we had the big keyboard in front of us. In fact, typing full words would seem old-fashioned, using abbreviations felt so much cooler.
MSN mercenary rumors:
We do not know if the situation was the same in other countries, but We couldn’t go a day without the claims that MSN was going to be mercenary. A mass message was sent, told that after a date MSN would be paid and asked to send that message to everyone. Although this is still a tradition and rumors are heard from time to time that the social media platforms we use today will also be paid one day.
Open glass:
In MSN times, there was no video chat, there was a window open. Yes, glass. Glass, an abbreviation of the word camera, was loved for some reason and turned into a glass hungry legend. Sometimes we wouldn’t even turn up the volume, just try to see if the people we just met were real. So the fake profile issue was a reality in MSN times as it is today.
Those who say ‘bladder’ vs those who say ‘Emesen’:
Well, there are three consonants in the middle. Read Turkish, if you can’t read English. This sometimes even gave rise to endless arguments. Of course, it was correct to say emesen, but some would stubbornly continue to read this abbreviation in Turkish. In fact, for many people, it was one of the fastest ways to understand the other person. not the one who says bladder.
What came out really did:
In MSN times, we weren’t always online like we are today. You had to take your time and be in front of the computer. But we knew that the person online was really there. Again, we knew that if a person said he had to go out now, he was really going out. Because at that time, we were more friendly to each other and instead of replying to messages every hour, we were expressing that we were not available. What a great application you were MSN.
Popular messaging app of the times when there was no social media We talked about some features that everyone who has used MSN remembers and we went on a short nostalgia trip. MSN times or better today? You can share your thoughts in the comments.