What is Skype

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Skype, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in 2003, is an Internet phone service. It enables users to make free voice calls over the Internet to peers who are also online using Skype. The Skype software can be downloaded free. Users may need a headset or speakers to use Skype. The Skype communicating system has a wide range of features such as instant messaging, short message service, file transfer and voice/video conference. Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in almost every country around the world. Learn more in: Self-Directed Learning with Web-Based Resources

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A synchronous multimodal video conferencing software. Learn more in: Creating a Micro-Immersion Environment Through Telecollaboration

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Free software that allows users to communicate in real-time (asynchronous) by text, voice, and/or video with the help of an Internet connection, computer, microphone, and/or webcam. Learn more in: Virtually Onboarding and Supporting Adult Students in College Using Web 2.0 Technologies

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(IPA pronunciation: rhymes with type) a peer-to-peer voice over IP (VoIP) network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in October 2005, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn and Prague Learn more in: Computer Mediated Collaboration

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VoIP service provider owned by e-Bay that uses proprietary protocols for VoIP communications with other Skype members and to the PSTN. In general, Skype phones and adapters are not compatible with SIP-based services (Waclawsky, 2007). Learn more in: VoIP Quality and Security Issues for Consumers and Small Businesses

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An existing App for communicating between computers featuring both sound and pictures and often used for business communications. Learn more in: AI and the Movies: A Storytelling About Communication

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An existing App for communicating between computers featuring both sound and pictures and often used for business communications. Learn more in: Consideration of a Grass-Roots Space Program: A Didactic Introduction

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Skype is software application developed by Skype Ltd. (Skype.com) that allows users to communicate over the internet in a variety of ways including text and voice chat, video and telephone. It is possible to set up video and audio multi-user conferences within the Skype system. Learn more in: Usability and Affordances for Teaching and Learning in Second Life

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A proprietary service and software application that enables users to make Internet telephone calls to other Skype users anywhere in the world free of charge. The free service allows unlimited speaking between users and may also include live video, but it is limited to connections between users with Skype installed on a computer. For an added fee, Skype users can upgrade to a system which can communicate to and from ordinary telephones. Learn more in: Skype-Based Tandem Language Learning and Web 2.0

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Refers to a proprietary VoIP organization which has created the most popular VoIP instant messaging tool, known as SKYPE, using P2P technologies. Learn more in: Impact of Broadband VoIP on Telecoms: A Cross Country Analysis

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(IPA pronunciation: rhymes with type) a peer-to-peer voice over IP (VoIP) network founded by the entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, also founders of the file sharing application Kazaa. It competes against existing open VoIP protocols such as SIP, IAX, and H.323. The Skype Group, acquired by eBay in October 2005, is headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in London, Tallinn and Prague Learn more in: Computer Mediated Collaboration

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Is a well-known VoIP (Voice on Internet Protocol) and instant messaging program, i.e. fast internet communication program and platform. Skype enables communication with the Internet, phone and video calls as well as text messages. Skype also lets you share information (files), contacts, send money to your account, but also edit windows layout, pictures, sounds and more. Learn more in: The Importance of Implementing Big Data Analytics Concepts in Companies