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What is Skype?
Voice over IP service IM client
File Sharing
Group Chats Conference calls (up to 25 people)
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Getting Started
Webcam Internet Connection Computer/Mobile Device Microphone & Speakers or Headset
Skype Application
Using Skype
Meeting with family, friends, loved ones Remote activity monitoring
Business conferences
Cheap means of communication Socialization
Skype Contribution
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Contribution to society
Connecting Classrooms Aid workers
Skype Ownership
Date Buyer Amount
Ebay
$2.5 Billion
Sept 1, 2009
May 10, 2011
Silver Lake
Microsoft Corp
$2.75 Billion
$8.5 Billion
Windows Phone 7
Nokia
Current Plans
Skypes Competitors
Apples FaceTime Google+ Hangouts
ooVoo
WhatsApp Viber
User Friendly
Platform capabilities
Summary
Pioneer in VOIP Created free long distance communication
Summary
Contribution: Education & Business Started with eBay, Ended with Microsoft
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Work Cited
Yeung, K. (n.d.). Skype is 10 years old, and in the past decade its helped transform the way that we communicate. TNW Network All Stories RSS. Retrieved November 25, 2013, from http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/08/29/skype-is-10-yearsold-and-in-the-pastdecade-its-helped-transform-the-way-that-we-communicate/ Unuth, N. (n.d.). What is Skype?. About.com Voice Over IP. Retrieved November 27, 2013, from http://voip.about.com/od/voipsoftware/a/whatisskype.htm Microsoft details Skype's future, fast yet familiar across different platformsBy Ron on Sunday, Jun 30th, 2013 at 11:07AM. Ron (n.d.). WinBeta RSS. Retrieved November 28, 2013, from http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-details-skypes-future-fast-yetfamiliar-across-different-platforms Malik, O. (n.d.). Why Microsoft Is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion Tech News and Analysis. Gigaom. Retrieved November 22, 2013, from http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billion/ Rosoff, M. (n.d.). Microsoft Insider: Here's Why We Bought Skype. Business Insider. Retrieved November 28, 2013, from http://www.businessinsider.com/why-microsoft-bought-skype-an-insider-explains-2011-5#ixzz2lxaTseIp