Merchant Risk Council award
We are delighted to share that Skype has won the 2012 Merchant Risk Council Spotlight award, recognizing our innovative and industry leading approach to managing risk. The MRC is a group of preeminent risk professionals brought together by the goal… Read more
Tell Mom "You Rock!" With A "Say it with Skype" Mother's Day Edition Video Card
Visit our updated "Say it with Skype" page on Facebook or Skype.com and tell your mom just how much she rocks! For every video card that is sent, Skype will donate one dollar to Save the Children on behalf of its Mom's the Word campaign.* Read more
Tell Mom "You Rock!" With A "Say it with Skype" Mother's Day Edition Video Card
Visit our updated “Say it with Skype” page on Facebook or Skype.com and tell your mom just how much she rocks! For every video card that is sent, Skype will donate one dollar to Save the Children on behalf of its Mom’s the Word campaign.* Read more
Skype Wins Three Webby Awards!
A few weeks ago, we shared with you our love for The Webby Awards. After being nominated in two categories in this year's awards, we are now thrilled to announce that, for the second year in a row, Skype has… Read more
Show how you really feel with Skype Humoticons
As part of Skype's new "It's Time for Skype" marketing campaign about putting humanity back into how we communicate with others each and every day, we have pledged to make the web a little more human. Given the popularity of… Read more
Now You Can Take Your PlayStation®Vita Gaming Experience to the Next Level with Skype Video Calling
Skype is happy to announce that the Skype Video and Voice calling app for PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) is officially available for free from the "Media & Apps" category of the PlayStation®Store. Read more
Skype for Windows Phone Has Arrived
Following the recent availability of the Skype for Windows Phone Beta app announced at Mobile World Congress, today we are releasing an official version of the app to the Windows Phone Marketplace. You can also get the app directly from your Windows Phone. Read more
Your Ticket Back to Humanity
It started with a simple insight: "When did it become okay to text Mom Happy Birthday?" This question challenged us to think about the way people communicate in today's digital age. Digital tools help us share and get news faster… Read more
Technology is Essential to Enabling the Learning Process
"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow." – John Dewey As this presentation from the Pew Internet Organization details, regardless of what students choose to do after they are finished with their… Read more
40 Million People: How Far We've Come
Between three and four millennia ago, sometime between 2000 BC and 1000 BC, the world's population stood at 40 million people. Early civilizations like the Egyptians, Phoenicians and the Minoans focused their trading efforts on the sea, building centers… Read more