Dulu, ketika Yahoo Messenger dan Gtalk belum terlalu terkenal, ada satu layanan messenger yang sangat terkenal dengan anggota mencapai ratusan juta. Namanya ICQ, dibacanya “I Seek You”. Saking banyaknya anggota ICQ, sempat ada kebanggaan tersendiri bagi anggota ICQ yang memiliki nomor identitas di bawah 6 digit.

ICQ Versi 7

Saya juga punya nomor ICQ, 7 digit, anggota ke 2 juta sekian lah. Dulu saya pun menggunakan messenger ini. Namun seiring perjalanan waktu, ICQ tampaknya tak kuasa menahan datangnya pesaing baru. Sekarang, mungkin tidak banyak orang yang masih menggunakan ICQ.

Belum lama ini, saya iseng mengunjungi situs ICQ. Ternyata, ada perubahan besar di sana. Mereka baru saja meluncurkan ICQ Versi 7. Dengan versi ini, ICQ kini bisa terintegrasi dengan Facebook dan Twitter. Sepanjang kita terhubung dengan ICQ, seluruh aktivitas teman-teman kita di Facebook dan Twitter bisa terpantau tanpa kita harus login ke sana.

Sebenarnya, fasilitas seperti itu sudah di miliki oleh Digsby yang selama ini saya gunakan. Bahkan Digsby menawarkan lebih, yaitu terintegrasi pula dengan YM dan Gtalk. Mungkin karena ICQ sejenis dengan YM dan Gtalk maka mereka tidak memasukan fasilitas tersebut.

Identitas ICQ pun kini dibuat mudah, bila dulu kita sulit menghapal nomor identitas, kini kita bisa login ke ICQ dengan username yang kita pilih. Sepertinya, ICQ mencoba bangkit kembali. Entah apakah akan berhasil…?

Forming a New Ltd Company

When a company is created, a tremendous number of planning and complicated actions go into its formation for it to be able to have a stable business base. This entire process that involves its incorporation is called Company Formation. In the United Kingdom, a company can be formed by a person, a group, specialized agents, solicitors or accountants. Most of the companies in the UK make their own companies electronically. However, there is still many paperwork needed in forming a company.

Forming a limited company (Ltd) brings in your business secure and legally protected. Trading through a Ltd. limits the liability upon the officers and shareholders of the company. If you are an exclusive trader or own a non-limited business, personal assets are at risk in case your business breaks down. You have to pay your debts using your personal assets. In addition, an undercharged bankrupt cannot start another business nor can they become the director of a Ltd. company.

A businessman is primarily deep in thought with carrying on business. Buying stuff, processing and marketing them, managing the clients, updating the relevant things and many more works are there that he needs to take care of. He hardly gets time to research and know about the way a new company is incorporated. So, when he enters the task of forming a company, he finds it outside the area of his expertise. Ultimately he resorts to a Company Formations agent.