April 23, 2008

Skype's New CEO "Interview" - He Still Doesn't Get It!

Editor's Comments:  Good read, I love it when people take crusade against bad customer service.   With us being part of this free market economy you really have two options, vote with your dollars (or euro if your into that) or take up the issues and not let the corporation get away with bad service and not hear what you have to say.  Sometimes is takes a blog post, phone call or letter but make sure you get through to someone who can do something. 

Skype has just published a so-called "interview" with their new CEO. First, rather than face the press and public, and possibly have to answer some hard questions from people who have (miserable) experience with Skype, he chose to hide behind a pseudo-interview with his own publicity manager. Second, even with every softball question possible being served up to him, it is obvious that he still doesn't get it.
 

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April 21, 2008

Google Skype Acquisition Rumor

Every so often, a rumor starts going around that Google will be purchasing Skype. That rumor is back in action again today; as usual, Skype has refused to comment on the rumor. Others are happy to speculate about it, though, and there have been some interesting arguments provided as to why it’s an acquisition that makes sense for the VoIP industry.  

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April 03, 2008

FCC's Kevin Martin Worries About Wide-Open Wireless

Skype was dealt a setback Tuesday when Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin said he would recommend that his fellow commissioners dismiss Skype's request to apply the Carterfone principles to the wireless industry.

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March 14, 2008

Could Spitzer Scandal Take Skype Video Mainstream?

While Eliot Spitzer’s predilection for hookers (sorry, high priced call-girls) has made headlines worldwide, video over Skype may end up as a beneficiary.

Marked as a first for national TV, CNN used Skype Video to conduct a live interview Monday. According to Reuters, CNN interviewed Jeffrey Toobin, who went to Harvard Law School with Spitzer, via Skype from Maui.

 

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February 14, 2008

Why so few Skype WiMAX Phones?

Brian Dolan of Fierce Wireless notes that Skype’s gm of mobile and hardware devices Gareth O’Loughlin, is wondering just where all the Skype-compatible WiMAX devices are at this year’s Mobile World Congress closing out today in Barcelona.

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January 30, 2008

Germany Looks into Skype Surveillance

Note:  I found this browsing online.  The WikiLeak website looks pretty interesting and I was surprised they had that damning document from the German police.

This is what Wikileaks was created for, right? Leaked documents dated Sept. 4th, 2007 have been leaked by the German "Pirate Party" or "Piraten," showing that the German government is investigating ways to wiretap Skype, using Trojan Horses.
 

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January 02, 2008

Top Ten Skype Accomplishments in 2007

Skype Journal has a piece about the top ten advancements that happen to it in 2007.  Here is a snippet from the article:

While this blog tends to focus on new developments and the role they can play in our future real time conversations, it sometimes pays to look back to see what has been accomplished. For 2007, these are, from my perspective, ten top accomplishments for the Skype ecosystem:

Click Here to Read the Top Ten for Skype in 2007 

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November 12, 2007

Skype WiFi Phone Outage

Note: Good old Tom Keating emailed me this morning with this story. 

BREAKING NEWS! Something has happened with the Skype service that prevents all brands of WiFi and dual-mode (WiFi & PSTN) phones from signing into Skype. This problem seems to have started sometime on Saturday and continued until late Sunday (possibly as late at 1:15am Monday morning).

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October 11, 2007

Criminals using Skype to Talk Securely

Criminals are taking advantage of Skype's 256-bit encryption and the internet's unpredictable routing scheme to set up drug deals and other crimes, say Swiss law enforcement officials. According to swissinfo, a Swiss Broadcasting Corporation company, local police are investigating dozens of drug-related cases where Skype has been the medium of communication between gang members and client.

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October 09, 2007

Skype's Niklas Admits the Obvious "Ebay Overpaid"

 
 
Note:  I will admit it seemed a tad high but they do have a huge installed user base.  I think they should spend some time working on more creative ways to monetize their property without spamming it with ads.  (hint hint, contact me).
 
Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom admitted today that eBay's original valuation of Skype was too high, reports Reuters. It may not be a surprise--pundits have been saying as much all last week--but candid admissions are always nice to hear. His comments came at a Hungarian technology conference.

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August 16, 2007

Skype Outage

Note: Tom Keating posted on his gadget's blog about a Skype outage that happened yesterday.  I would have to say this is the first time in my recent memory that I have heard of a Skype outage.  I must of been too busy fielding phone calls on my Asterisk PBX to notice Smile
 
Tom's Post:
"Skype is experiencing a major outage. My fellow TMC co-workers noticed it late Wednesday when they couldn't IM fellow workers. TMC's Dave Rodrqiguez told me that he went home for the day, signed into Skype from home and was bombared with a ton of Skype IM messages that didn't go through earlier." 

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June 15, 2007

Making Skype Calls from a Blackberry

Note:  Now this is what I call disruptive.  Love it.  Good read with some nice links to more information.

Today I called Alec Saunders via Skype.  Not terribly unusual, really... except that I initiated the Skype call from my Blackberry!  Back on Monday, Jim Courtney over at Skype Journal had posted a teaser about an application for the Blackberry that allowed you to use Skype IM.  Today my curiosity got the better of me and I had to IM Jim to get the info. I downloaded the app and promptly had to try it out... I guess by virtue of Alec being at the top of my contact list, he was my victim (I also know from past experience that he's open to this kind of thing).

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May 14, 2007

Skype Partners with Wal-Mart to Increase VoIP Adoption

Skype, today announced that it is teaming up with Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, to address the growing popularity and demand for Internet communications among U.S. consumers. Starting today, Wal-Mart is offering Skype Certified hardware in the Internet and voice communications area of 1,800 of its stores throughout the country, providing more opportunity and accessibility for people looking for affordable calling options. This partnership gives shoppers immediate hands-on access to headsets, webcams and handsets designed to work with Skype, as well as the first pre-paid cards for Skype available in the U.S.

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April 23, 2007

Skype Prime - Pay Per Call Service

Skype has a new service in Beta called Skype Prime. It allows you to accept calls from clients on a “pay per call” basis. Here’s how it works:  First, upgrade to the latest version of Skype, or download it from Skype.com. It’s free, just like Yahoo! Messenger or MSN Messenger. Once installed, look under Tools in the menu bar at the top, and click “Earn Money With Skype Prime”.

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April 17, 2007

5 Most Useful Plugins for Skype

Skype which is one of the most fantastic internet applications ever built. The beauty of this program enhances, because it lets third party developers to integrate more functionalities to it. Now, We’ll look at the 5 most useful plugins for skype, those plugins which will certainly help you in various situations. The list was long and most of the plugins were really good and it was difficult to choose the best of the lot, but still here is the list and I’m sure that you’ll find these plugins extremely helpful.

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April 13, 2007

Skype Looking For Beta-testers For Their Enterprise Offering

Skype announced yesterday that they are looking for companies with a 1,000 or more employees to test an enterprise class version of Skype. According to the release, Skype Enterpirse Edition has all of the standard Skype features, in addition to:
  • Enterprise Network Compatibility
  • Company-owned Skype Name Creation
  • Customisable to Corporate Requirements
  • Direct Skype Technical Support
  • Maintenance

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March 29, 2007

Call Recorder - Easy Call Recording for Skype

 
 
If you want to record, for example, a podcast or an important phone call over Skype, you’ve probably looked at either WireTap Pro or Audio Hijack Pro. These apps are great and powerful for much more than just Skype, but if you want absolute simplicity and all you really want to do is record both sides of a Skype conversation, Ecamm’s Call Recorder for Skype, just upgraded to version 2.0, may be the best option for you.

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March 23, 2007

Skype to Offer Money Transfer System via PayPal

Web telephone calling service Skype will shortly begin allowing users to send money to other Skype users via the PayPal online payments system, Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom said on Tuesday.

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March 15, 2007

APIOTEK VP-0002 USB Skype Phone Review (Slim)

 

Note:  Now thats what I call design.  Sleek and cool.

As a VoIP phone, the APIOTEK VP-0002 could be the thinnest in the world with only 7.5mm thickness; it has been 100% developed for use with Skype. Unlike other regular Skype phone handsets, the APIOTEK VP-0002 has a shiny, elegant design due to its stainless metal back casing. It reminds me of the Apple iPod and Nokia 8810 GSM cell phone.

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March 07, 2007

Skype Clears 500 Million Downloads Worldwide

Skype  today announced that its software has been downloaded more than 500 million times by users around the world, extending its mark as one of the most popular free downloads of all time.  Skype makes it easy for anyone with a broadband internet connection to make free and very cheap unlimited calls worldwide.

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February 26, 2007

Skype Users Have New Feature Available - Voicemail to Text

 
 
Skype users can have their voice mail messages delivered to their e-mail and SMS addresses starting Monday through a voice-mail-to-text service offered by SimulScribe. Utilizing its proprietary voice-recognition algorithms that transcribe voice mail to text, the service works with wireless, networked, and voice-over-IP services, SimulScribe says, adding that the feature typically can save a user three hours a month in wasted time that would be spent listening to voice mail.

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February 20, 2007

OnState Communications Announces ACD for Skype 3.0

OnState Communications, announced OnState ACD for Skype 3.0. The OnState Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) solution is a fully integrated, Skype Certified third-party application, which is available as a Skype for Business Extra.

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February 10, 2007

Experimental Skype Tweak Broadcasts You in 640x480 (w00t!)

Note:  We have this working on the new version of Skype for the Mac in the office.  It was a pretty nice improvement for such a simple edit on the xml preference file.  By the way, I love Skype.  With my Black Macbook and a $20 dollar bluetooth headset from Fry's it is a pretty sweet setup.

"Although we enjoy using Skype to talk with our parents our hos in different area codes, its lousy 320x240 quality makes even YouTube look great. Good thing some developer named Jason came up with a sweet "hack"—more like a tweak—to get your Skype video up to 640x480." 

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February 01, 2007

Skype Wars Episode III : The revenge of the SIP


Note:  This is insightful.  I guess if you want to register your Name and Mark you need to enforce it.  If you let people use your name without getting permission from you and instructions you can lose your claim with the trademark agency.

"Few days ago I attended a conference on Google adsense (by Google) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I asked why I could not startup my a Google adsense campaign with the word of skype in it. The answer is that that is not allowed by Skype and Google due to copyright and trademark protection of the Skype brand." 

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January 31, 2007

Skype 2.5 For Mac OS X is Ready For Download

 
 
Note:  I actually prefer Mac Skype over iChat because of Skype's better NAT traversal ability. 
 
Skype finally released the new version of their free voip client application for Mac OS X users: Skype 2.5. 

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