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5Words for March 24th, 2009
Technologizer —
... News, hot off the grill:
In defense of Facebook’s redesign.
Dell’s working on smaller devices.
Google Street View: Kill it!
A cloud-based game console.
Skype: biggest long-distance carrier.
A botnet that attacks Linux.
Warner’s made-to-order DVDs.
iPhone keyboard, no jailbreaking required.
Peek’s new not-a-phone.
Voice-driven Eee PCs soon?
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Too Much of a Good Thing
Internet Evolution: —
... and show the girl a good time. Mayer was apparently busted after explaining to Jen he didn't have time to see her, even as he Tweeted endlessly, the records of which were logged against those specific times when said musician indicated he wasn't available. Uh, for the record, people, Twitter keeps a record of what and when you Tweet. Just in case that wasn't clear. Perhaps Mayer could pick up his Skype phone and give Jen a call, maybe sing her a ballad or two? Om Malik reports this AM that Skype is now the largest long-distance phone company in the globe, with ...
Skype becomes world's largest international long distance voice provider
Obsessable News Feed —
... [techmeme.com] Skype, Now the Largest Long-distance Phone Company [gigaom.com] ...
Skype for iPhone to Be Released as Early as Next Week [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Skype in their communication clients. However, a standalone Skype client would get a lot of traction among the Skype faithful. In the meantime, I think Skype is slowly flexing its muscles and ...
Why eBay Should Accept Skype Founders’ Buyout Offer [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Skype has about 405 million subscribers, and it now accounts for about 8 percent of international long-distance traffic. It had $550 million in revenues for 2008. It has started to expand into business markets, and the company has finally started to take the mobile opportunity seriously. It’s also one of ...
A New Business Model For Skype: Turning Phone Numbers On The Web Into Paid Ads
TechCrunch —
... , it is busy looking for new ways to make money off its 405 million global users. They already account for an estimated 8 percent of international calls, and many of them are increasingly paying for SkypeOut calls to regular phones. Its revenues last year were $551 million, but it wants to get to $1 billion by 2011. To get there, it might have to start thinking local. ...
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