What’s this “Skype” thing? Katrina Belogorsky Skokie Public Library July 19, 2011.
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What’s this “Skype” thing?
Katrina Belogorsky
Skokie Public Library
July 19, 2011
What is Skype?• Skype is a way of sending phone
calls across the internet… and because it’s the internet calls are FREE
• Skype uses technology called VOIP “voice over Internet protocol”
• Free calls over the Internet• Free to download software (5.5 latest version)
To Use Skype, You Need Only Three Things
• A computer with access to the Internet
• A free software program called Skype
• A microphone and headset (built - in)
• Web camera (built- in)
Who are Skype?• Founded in August 2003, Skype is the leading global Internet
communications company.• Skype is headquartered in Luxemburg (offices in Europe, US and
Asia)• Was acquired by eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) in October 2005-
Sepember 2009• September 1, 2009, eBay sells 65% of Skype to Index Ventures and
Silver Lake Partners • August 2010 Skype announced to go Public on Wall Stree• 30% users are use Skype for business• 13% of global long distance happens over Skype.(2010) • 560 Million users (accounts) worldwide (2010)• On 10 May 2011, Microsoft Corporation agreed to acquire
Skype Communications, S.à r.l for US$8.5 billion• Skype is available in 28 languages
Free Features• Skype-to-Skype calls
• One-to-one video calls
• Instant messaging
• Screen sharing
Pay As You Go• Call Phones and mobiles
• SMS
• Call forwarding
• Call identification
• Skype Voicemail
Subscriptions• Lowest calling rates
• Choose unlimited calling
• Best rates to 3-6 month subscription
Skype Premium
• Group video calling with the latest version of SKYPE
• Get help when you need it with live chat support
• Day pass or monthly subscription available
When you do not need to call
Instant messages – the alternative to talking
Get an instant response
IM when talking isn’t convenient
Quickly send website links
SkypeOut
allows Skype users to call
traditional telephone numbers,
mobile telephones for a fee
Online Number• Your friends call a number and you
pick up on Skype wherever you are in the world, from $18 for 3 month, voicemail included.
• Available in 23 countries
Videoconferencing• All you need is a
webcam• High quality video
with the latest Skype version
• Video calls are FREE
• More options for buisiness
Video Snapshot
Make a snapshots of yourself and your friends during free video calls
Conference Calls
• Talk to more people on one call, Free if everyone's got Skype. Add people on phones with Skype Credit or at no extra cost with a subscription.
Skype on Mobile Devices
• Skype To Go Number
• Skype on mobile phones
Skype to Go• Call friends and
family from any phone
• A special access number you dial from any phone in your country
Skype on Mobile Phones
• Free Skype-to-Skype calls and IM with Verizon Wireless
• iPhone – use Skype everywhere over 3G or WIFI
• On any android smartphone version 2.1 or above
Skype Connect™
• Make calls for less than 1 US cent a minute, by integrating Skype with your existing phone system.
• Skype connect can be integrated with the select phone systems.
Limitations• Skype calls require high-speed internet• Skype is not a replacement for your
traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling
• SkypeOut and SkypeIn calls don’t carry the same fidelity experienced with Skype-to-Skype calls
• Microphone-headsets or speakerphones are needed with Skype
Skype Advantages• Great education
tool
• Videoconferencing
• Job interviews
Why the Interest in SKYPE
• Saving money (95%)
• Saving time
• Staying ahead
Similar Products
• ooVoo (oovoo.com)Free video chat. Chat from mobile to mobile, mobile to computer,
and Mac® to PC - call up to 6people at once!
• Google Talk – a growing competitor• Google +
some features as Skype