Skype's new COO Scott Durchslag speaks out
Scott Durchslag joined Skype last week (June 30) as chief operating officer, reporting to President, Josh Silverman. I caught up with him Monday while he was in Luxembourg for a meeting of Skype's leadership. I first met Scott a few… Read more
Laugh and the world laughs with you
Did you know that we only smile 35% as much as we think we do? And that the longest recorded laughing fit was in a village in Tanzania in 1962 and lasted two years? Two years?! Well, 1962 was ages… Read more
Carrying the torch – introducing Peter Parkes
Hello! It seems like only yesterday that I was introducing myself to the readers of Skype’s UK blog — and today I’m stepping up to take on this one. I see my role not as that of an author,… Read more
Passing the torch
Hi folks. You've probably noticed that it's been a while since my last post. At the same time, I hope you've also noticed that the range of people writing on the blog has expanded considerably. Always a good thing, methinks…. Read more
10 days later…
Hello again! It's been 10 days since we launched the first Beta of Skype 4.0 for Windows, so I thought it would be a good idea to reflect a little and to respond to some of the feedback we've received…. Read more
Skype 4.0 Beta 1 for Windows
Hello! I'm Mike Bartlett, Director of Windows Product Management here at Skype. Four and a bit years ago we changed the way people talked. Free calling is something that brings smiles to people all over the world, every day. We're… Read more
Show who's calling
Your mobile rings, you take the phone out and it says Unknown or a weird combination of numbers – and so you don’t pick up the call. Sounds familiar? This might have been someone calling your phone with Skype because… Read more
Show who's calling
Your mobile rings, you take the phone out and it says Unknown or a weird combination of numbers – and so you don't pick up the call. Sounds familiar? This might have been someone calling your phone with Skype because… Read more
Skype Developer Zone, v3 (Partners website)
Hi, I'm Antoine Bertout (but partners used to call me Ants), the Partner Relations Manager here at Skype. While I'm packing my luggage for my trip to Chicago, where Skype has three sessions at eBay DevCon, I thought I'd let… Read more
Introducing the Skype Advice & Services Directory
Hi, my name is Andrus, I work in marketing and some of you might remember me posting here before. It's been a bit more than a year since we introduced Skype Prime™ Beta, a marketplace for voice and video services… Read more
