Skype

Why It May Make Sense To Buy Skype Back

Martin Varsavsky | Posted 11.07.2009 | Technology


Martin Varsavsky

Considering that Skype is under attack from Facebook, the largest telcos and Google, how can it be good business to buy Skype? The key is whether it will be worth more than what investors paid for it.

Skype Lawsuit Settled: Founders, eBay Resolve Dispute, "All Is Forgiven"

AllThingsD | Posted 11.06.2009 | Technology


Silicon Valley legend and now VC Marc Andreessen was making the interview rounds this morning, after the settlement between the litigation-addled co-f...

Windows 7 Not so Great as Advertised and Has Compatibility Issues: Is Microsoft in Collusion With Manufacturers Like HP?

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.08.2009 | Technology


Michael Russnow

There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers, so that we get the full use of our equipment.

The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology


Dr. Jim Taylor

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

The Skypesitting Discovery

Juliet Linley | Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology


Juliet Linley

I bet you'd already discovered it. Well, I only got there now: using Skype as a babysitter. Or rather, using the grandparents - who live outside of It...

I Hate the Phone

Anna Jane Grossman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology


Anna Jane Grossman

Of course, I've used the phone many times in my life. There were times I even liked it.

Remember Privacy?

Tamar Abrams | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media


Tamar Abrams

It's one thing to voluntarily relinquish all pretense to one's one privacy, but totally different to spill the most intimate details of the lives of others, particularly if they aren't around to defend themselves.

Irresistible Glam

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 09.16.2009 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

Our obsession with deal leaks and scoops subsided along with the boom that fueled it, resulting in a column that trained its occasionally gimlet eye on everything from basic business reporting to Analystgate.

The End of Intimacy in an Instant World

Zondra Hughes | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living


Zondra Hughes

I really miss asking you about your day. And hearing how you planned to make our world just a little brighter. The Twitter updates just doesn't seem the same to me.

TwitNotes from #PDF09

Eric Kuhn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


Eric Kuhn

Over 1,000 people descended upon the annual Personal Democracy Forum earlier this week. Here are some of my notes -- taken on Twitter, of course -- from the two day conference.

EBay plans IPO for Skype, citing limited synergies by AP: Yahoo! Tech

tech.yahoo.com | RACHEL METZ | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business


EBay Inc. plans to spin off its Internet communications service Skype through an initial public offering. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay said Tuesday ...

WhoseSpace?

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 05.03.2009 | Media


Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

In Stealing MySpace, Julia Angwin combines juicy pulp with biz-dev context to turn this story of somewhat shaky and shady entrepreneur-businessman-techie-marketers into a page-turner.

Shouldn't the G20 Just Stay Home, Skype, and Tweet?

Graham Hill | Posted 05.03.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Remind me why the world's leaders and must continually jet around the globe filling the upper atmosphere with CO2? Shouldn't we be saving the CO2 emissions for fun stuff?

Skype: Mobile Phones Next Frontier

New York Times | BRAD STONE | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business


SAN FRANCISCO -- Skype, the Internet calling service that has more than 400 million users around the world, is aggressively moving onto mobile phones....

You Can Have a Long Distance Relationship, Even in this Economy

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living


Andrea Chalupa

Long distance relationships absolutely, positively do work and while I was starting mine, I happened upon a lot of happy couples who were making it work too.

You Never Know

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 03.02.2009 | Living


Ariane de Bonvoisin

You never know. Take care of the people around you. Listen to your friends and family. Just go to give. Be present. Really, be with people.

Move Over Skype: Gmail Launches Video and Audio Chatting

Eric Kuhn | Posted 12.13.2008 | Business


Eric Kuhn

Google will be competing with Skype, the popular application which allows people to make free video and audio calls. But already, people are moving towards Gmail.

Monstrous Deals

Megan Shank | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business


Megan Shank

For many companies working with Chinese firms on online products and services the hidden cost inherent in sticky ethics often emerges snarling.

China's Skyping on you ...

Michael Standaert | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Michael Standaert

BEIJING: When in China, don't use Skype. Well, at least not the Chinese version called Tom-Skype, a joint venture between eBay (owner of Skype) and To...

Skype To Sell Int'l Calls For $9.95 A Month

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 04.29.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Skype, the Internet calling subsidiary of eBay Inc., is introducing its first plan for unlimited calls to overseas phones on Monday. ...

Video Chat With Diebold Expert Threatened By Voting Machine Company

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home


Jacob Soboroff

I video chatted yesterday with Princeton professor Edward Felten. After he was alerted to strange vote tallies by Sequoia voting machines on Super Tuesday, Sequoia wrote to tell Felton that if he investigated the malfunction, even at the request of county clerks, it may be grounds for a lawsuit against him.

Is It Time For eBay CEO Meg Whitman To Go?

Silicon Valley Insider | Henry Blodget | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


We realize this may sound like heresy, but we think it's time for eBay shareholders to consider nudging CEO Meg Whitman out the door. Meg is one of t...