Tag: skype

  • For Immediate Release 155: Did neglect kill SlideShare?

    For the September episode of the monthly Hobson & Holtz Report podcast, aka FIR 155, I was the solo host with Shel away. Doing the show like this reminded me of the old days of FIR when Shel and I…

  • Microsoft’s ham-fisted Skype communication vs a compelling business rollout

    Microsoft’s ham-fisted Skype communication vs a compelling business rollout

    Back in the very early days of this century, one of the best disruptive services to emerge after the dotcom bubble was Skype, the free software program that lets you make and receive phone calls over the internet for free…

  • Skype the disrupter and enabler ten years on

    On August 29, 2013,  Skype celebrated its tenth anniversary. From small beginnings a decade ago as a VoIP telephony service – letting you make free phone calls via the internet to other Skype users – Skype today is recognized as…

  • Skype at 5

    It seems to have been here Since Time Began. But no, it’s just five short years since Skype first appeared. And it’s just over four short years since I first started using Skype, in August 2004. Skype has made a…