US Elections: Skype gets out the vote
We’re all looking forward to finding out the winner of the US presidential election, and it’s not long now until we’ll know for sure.
Thinking back on this election campaign period, it’s clear that the internet has played a huge role. Online news, blogs and social networks have lit up my conversations and provided me updates about the latest candidate news, gaffes and opinions. It’s been a constant source of drama, comedy, and surprise.
I’ve been really excited about the adoption of Skype in this historic election. Over the weekend, I decided to go check it out for myself and visit the Silicon Valley Obama Campaign office (located in Palo Alto, CA) to see how our technology was being used for a massive ‘get out the vote’ effort. Check out our video here:
For those of you reading this in an RSS reader, you can watch the video here.
In the past 2 weeks, when I opened up my Skype account, I have from time to time being prompted by the below Skype message which told me that I won a prize from an offical Skype promotional activity which I am highly suspicious of its trustworthness. I am worried this is another un-authorized message.
Can someone in Skype China take a serious look at the below link http://sky121.41la.cn/ and block them in future ?
James
Hong Kong
[12:39:06 PM] skype-124554 says: Skype 【系统消息】
恭喜您！您的Skype帐号已经被系统抽中为中奖用户.请登陆Skype官方活动网站 http://sky121.41la.cn/ 办理领奖业务. 您将获得由Skype送出惊喜奖金￥96,000 RMB以及上海大众 朗逸 轿车一部 !您中奖的验证码：【6288】请管理好自己的中奖验证码，不能透露给别人，以免出现盗领，公司一律不承担责任。您在办理过程中如有任何问题，请您联系Skype客服中心服务热线:089-888-1444-51 我们将为您服务!
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2008年12月7日