A combinação de contas do Skype e do Facebook já existe há algum tempo, mas se você respondeu ‘não’ a alguma dessas perguntas e usa o Skype e o Facebook todos os dias, continue lendo esse post para saber como tirar ainda mais proveito dessas duas plataformas incríveis.

Envie mensagens de chat e ligue para os seus amigos de um único lugar, conectando suas contas do Skype e do Facebook

Conectar as suas contas do Skype e do Facebook abre um mundo de possibilidades. Você pode usar o Skype para mandar mensagens de chat para os seus amigos do Skype e do Facebook de um único lugar. Além disso, você também pode fazer chamadas com vídeo para os seus contatos do Facebook, e até ver o seu feed de notícias diretamente da Home do Skype.

Gostou? Veja como fazer

Para conectar as suas contas do Skype e do Facebook:

1. Abra o Skype
2. Na aba Contatos, clique na seta para baixo ao lado de Todos e selecione Facebook.

1. Clique em Conectar ao Facebook
2. Digite os dados da sua conta do Facebook e clique em Log in

Saiba mais sobre todas as maneiras de entrar em contato com seus amigos do Facebook pelo Skype.

Tenho um monte de contatos no Facebook, posso controlar quem me vê online?

Claro! É muito fácil mudar o que os seus contatos veem você quando está conectado no Skype.

Para definir o seu status para os seus contatos do Facebook, basta clicar no ícone de status próximo ao seu nome e você verá um menu com opções.

Adicione seus contatos do Facebook como contatos do Skype para fazer ainda mais.

Ao combinar suas contas do Skype e do Facebook você poderá enviar mensagens de chat e ligar para os seus contatos do Facebook direto do Skype. Mas espere, tem mais! Se você adicionar seus contatos do Facebook como contatos do Skype, você pode criar chamadas em grupo com eles, compartilhar sua tela e transferir arquivos.

Nós eliminamos a parte difícil, que é adicionar os seus contatos um a um, com o recurso de importar contatos do Skype.

Para importar seus contatos:

1. Abra o Skype
2. Na barra de menu, selecione Contatos > Importar contatos…
3. Digite os dados da sua conta do Facebook e clique em Importar

Skype buttons do just that – they make it a snap for customers to engage with small business owners online. Adding a Skype button to your website lets people connect with you via Skype with just one click. Whether they’re on a computer or mobile, they’ll get through with a voice call or an instant message.

Adding a Skype button on your site is quick and free. You simply visit the Skype button page and enter your Skype name, choose whether you want your button to initiate a call, IM chat or both, and select your button’s color and size. You’ll then receive a code snippet that you paste into the HTML pages where you want the button to live.

The Skype button will appear as a Skype icon with the word “call” or “chat” next to it (depending on your specifications).  Anyone can click on it and, if they’re logged into their own Skype account, start communicating with you right away.

It’s that easy.

A couple of things to note: because people contacting you through a Skype button are unlikely to be in your Contacts list, you should configure your Skype client to accept calls and/or chats from “anyone”.

To check out a Skype button in action, visit Sod Technologies’ website (look at the left side of the main page).

Have you used Skype buttons? Let us know what you think!

Whether it’s everyday check-ins with friends, playing your favorite game, watching a football match, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries or holidays, we’re making it easy and natural for you to celebrate and experience the moments that matter to you—how and when you want, together, through your living room TV.

You’ll also look sharper than ever, because Skype for Xbox One uses the new Kinect camera and your broadband connection to send one-to-one Skype video calls in full 1080p HD resolution (providing you have the right broadband speeds). That’s not all—because the camera has a wide-angle field of view, everyone can sit and chat comfortably. Even the Kinect microphones are specially designed to block out sound from the TV and focus on your voice, so you’ll sound like you. What’s more, Skype and Xbox One work so seamlessly together that you don’t have to lift a finger to make or receive a call. Just say: “Xbox Skype Mum!” and Skype will do the rest.

Skype for Xbox One also lets you enjoy a whole new TV experience by using the new Snap feature that enables you to add a Skype video call alongside your other Xbox One activities. By saying “Xbox Snap Skype,” your voice or video call can move alongside your other Xbox One content, so you can watch a live sports or Xbox One game with a friend, even if you’re in different cities (or rooting for different teams).

Yesterday, Xbox’s Yusuf Mehdi and Marc Whitten talked about Skype for Xbox One and how it will deliver the best Skype shared communications experience in the living room. The living room is incredibly important for us, and you. It’s where the majority of your Skype conversations take place, and where you gather with family and friends.

Our work with Xbox and this announcement are big steps toward reaching our vision for the future of communications. You can see more from the Xbox team on their blog, Xbox Wire.

I’ve talked before about how we we’re working to re-humanize communications by putting people at the center. Skype for Xbox One does just that!

Stay tuned for more details about Skype for Xbox One. In the meantime, you can see more of what’s possible with the new Snap feature in the video below. We look forward to hearing what you think.

To make sure you get off to the best possible start, we’ve put together these useful tips on three of the most important things to know about Skype:

1. How to add a contact
2. How to send an instant message
3. How to start a call

Also, don’t forget to check out the Skype support site for more information and helpful guides.

Lastly, before we get started, you might find the navigation of Skype on your BlackBerry 10 device a little different. Learn more about getting around Skype on your BlackBerry using gestures.

Adding contacts

If you’re an experienced Skype user then your contact list probably already contains your nearest and dearest friends and family. However, if you’re new to Skype the first thing you’ll want to do is add those contacts. Luckily, adding contacts with Skype for your BlackBerry is easy.

To add a contact:

1. Sign in to Skype.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Swipe from the top of the screen to display the options bar.
4. Tap the menu button  on the options bar.
5. Tap Add contacts.
6. Enter your friend’s name, Skype Name or email address.
7. Select the contact you want to add from the search results and tap Add.
8. Write something to introduce yourself if you want, and tap Add contacts.

Your new contact will show in your contact list but, depending on their privacy settings, they will have to accept your contact request before you can call and message them.

Sending an instant message

Once you’ve added a few contacts to Skype, you’re going to want to get in touch with them. Instant messages are just one way of speaking to your friends. They’re free and don’t have a character limit.

To send an instant message:

1. Sign into Skype.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Select the contact you want and tap Send IM.
4. Tap the text field, type your message and tap enter on your keyboard.

Learn more about instant messaging.

Making a call

You can make free calls from Skype to Skype or make calls to landlines and mobiles using a little Skype credit or a subscription.

To make a call from Skype on your BlackBerry:

1. Sign in to Skype.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Find and select the contact you’d like to call.
4. Tap Voice call or Video call depending on how you’d like to contact your friend

If you tap Voice call and your friend has a phone number saved to their profile, you can choose whether to call them on that number or on Skype.

In order to call landlines and mobiles you’ll need a little Skype credit or a subscription. To celebrate the launch of Skype on BlackBerry 10 and for a limited time only, BlackBerry are giving away a number of Skype Unlimited World subscriptions. With this offer you can call over 60 countries for free for three months. If you’re a BlackBerry user in the United Kingdom, United States or Canada, sign up before it’s too late!

Lastly, if you still have questions on how to use Skype on your BlackBerry, why not ask them in the Skype Community? You’ll find loads of experienced Skype users ready and willing to answer any questions you might have.

Hughes climbed the world’s highest mountain to raise money for Comic Relief, a British charity that battles poverty around the world. He reached the summit of Everest on Sunday, May 19^th, put on a red clown nose (it is Comic Relief after all) and made a Skype Video Call to BBC News. That’s a “World’s First” for Hughes.

 Daniel Hughes talks with BBC News from the top of Mt. Everest on Skype, via his mobile phone. 

“Skype became a part of my everyday life on Mt. Everest,” Hughes said. “I used it to stay in contact with my friends, family and even to make high quality calls to the BBC.”

Hughes may have been the first person to make a Skype call from the top of Everest but another climber came close.

Courtesy of Mark Wood

Mark Wood, also from the UK, spent the last couple of months trekking through the Himalayas and connecting to students around the world via Skype in the classroom. He uses Skype to discuss environmental change with school kids. As Wood explains, “I try to bring connection to the outside world, and bring explorations visually to schools from many different countries.”

While Wood and his team also hoped to make a Skype call from the top of Everest, two team members fell ill –  just a heartbreaking 500 meters from the summit. Wood made the tough decision to turn back. We commend him for putting safety first and look forward to sharing his next adventures via Skype.

Now that Skype from Mount Everest has been checked off the “Never Been Done Before” list, what do you think will be next? Skype from space? Let us know in the comments.

Selon un sondage(1), la fête des mères est un marronnier national qui tient une place importante dans notre société puisque 81% des Français la souhaitent systématiquement. Et c’est probablement une bonne chose car 74% des mères disent être très déçues si l’on ne leur souhaite pas leur fête. La fête des mères constitue l’occasion idéale de faire plaisir pour un français sur deux, mais c’est également une fête qui leur permet de passer des moments privilégiés avec leurs parents ou ceux de leur conjoint. 50% des Français considèrent la fête des mères comme l’occasion de témoigner sa reconnaissance et sa gratitude. Un point très intéressant ressort de cette étude : en effet, 59% des français offrent un cadeau pour la fête des mères.

Alors n’attendez plus pour combler votre maman ! Et pourquoi pas le faire avec Skype ? Dîtes-lui ce qu’elle représente pour vous avec un appel vidéo Skype, envoyez-lui une jolie carte spécial Fête des Mères via notre application Facebook, ou offrez-lui une Carte Cadeau Skype pour rester en contact avec elle tout au long de l’année !

(1) Ces chiffres sont extraits d’une étude Ipsos parue en 2011.

Come saprete – altrimenti vi rinfreschiamo la memoria! – a Milano, all’ospedale Macedonio Melloni, è stato inaugurato due anni fa un servizio unico in Italia che ha permesso alle mamme di condividere con parenti e amici i primi giorni del proprio bambino. Come? Grazie a una videochiamata di Skype!

Questa iniziativa, infatti, ha consentito alle neomamme di far partecipare fin da subito al lieto evento anche i parenti lontani, i papà non presenti a causa del lavoro e i nonni che vivono all’estero. Ora il progetto offre di più. Dall’1 giugno 2013, infatti, le neomamme potranno consultare da casa il medico pediatra e l’infermiera per avere consigli utili senza dover correre in ospedale per i piccoli problemi: dall’allattamento al pianto del piccolo che spesso non si capisce come interpretarlo.

Per abituare le mamme a usare Skype, i pediatri faranno piccole lezioni su tutto quello che occorre sapere per lo svezzamento del bimbo. Una volta tornate a casa, collegandosi su Skype e aggiungendo tra le tue chat “pomm.neonati”, si aprirà direttamente lo sportello del medico per il consulto online.

Skype, il modo migliore per non perdersi i primi vagiti, i primi sorrisi e per avere il medico a portata di “chat”!

We rolled up our sleeves and reconsidered the heart of the Skype for Linux client. We’re very excited about the results and think that you will be too.

Click here to get started with Skype for Linux 4.2.

Not only did we conquer the navigation issues and bugs from previous releases, but we increased the stability when logging in from a Microsoft Account. There are also greater efficiencies, such as not having to re-type your password when entering via “My Account” if you are already logged-in with the client. Voice messaging is optimized for ease of use and is now just one click away from the options window.

Installation is straightforward. If you have any questions, check out our FAQ on how to install Skype for Linux on different Linux distributions.

We are proud of the new Skype for Linux and hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We look forward to your thoughts and feedback.

If you are a Debian or Ubuntu 64bit user and experience audio/instability issues, please install the following package: libasound2-plugins:i386

Skype opted for VIP treatment, inviting soldiers to walk the red carpet at the premiere of Marvel’s Iron Man 3, in Los Angeles, California.

Troops stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma were able to join in on the fun as well, thanks to a custom-built Skype Suite. The suite featured an over-sized monitor that projected a Skype video call into the heart of the action, and soldiers were able to see and speak with members of their family. The Marvel’s Iron Man 3 celebs also stopped by to express gratitude and spend some time with the troops.

We know military families rely on Skype voice and video calls to connect with their loved ones, so we were thrilled to be able to provide that opportunity, and a magical night these everyday heroes can smile back on for years to come.

Watch the excitement yourself as the troops chat on Skype with A-listers, including Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Jon Favreau:

Guess what: if you use SkyDrive, for example, you’re in the cloud already. What’s less common is for small businesses to use some of the more sophisticated opportunities cloud computing offers, particularly for deploying and managing Web platforms.

We recently chatted with Eric Diamond, founder of Tribeca Cloud, to get his take on the cloud and its role in small business.

1. Can you explain “the cloud?”

One analogy I like is that the cloud is like renting a luxury apartment (at a great rate), rather than building your own customized, expensive home from scratch.

When you’re using the cloud, you’re “renting” top-quality computing services – programs and data storage – via the Internet, rather than buying and maintaining them yourself.  You give up some control, but in exchange you can get tremendous flexibility, scalability and value.

Nowadays, when it comes to the cloud in business settings, people generally refer to three main subsets:

Software as a Service (SaaS) enables you to use a software application without having to install or host it yourself. Web-based email is an everyday example: you can send and receive emails using Microsoft Outlook without installing any software on your own computer.

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is an outgrowth of SaaS. PaaS provides all the tools and services you need to build and run applications on the Web. The hardware, software and servers are set up and maintained for you. You only pay for what you use, so you can direct more resources towards developing your application.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides and maintains the underlying infrastructure – including virtual servers, storage and networking hardware – for building and running your applications. You’re responsible for installing and setting up the operating systems, software, databases, etc. Website hosting is a basic use case. With IaaS you essentially rent these resources on a pay-as-you-go basis. IaaS can replace dedicated hardware servers under your own roof.

2. Why does the cloud matter for small businesses?

Most small businesses already take advantage of the cloud and don’t necessarily realize it. They may use SkyDrive for file sharing or subscribe to Microsoft 365 to use Web-based versions of Office tools like Outlook or Excel.

Small businesses benefit from cloud services in two significant ways:

For one, the cloud alleviates the need for in-house IT staff, advanced technical know-how or deep pockets to create and deploy sophisticated Web-based applications or services. It’s a way to “outsource” those functions so a business saves considerable time and money.

Second, the cloud is scalable. Maybe you’re launching an ecommerce site, and you don’t know how big it will become. Using cloud services enables you to easily scale your project up or down as you go, in real time.  You can test the waters of your business idea without a huge upfront investment.

3. What types of small businesses do you think can benefit most from the cloud?

Any growing business can benefit, but the cloud can be really instrumental to a Web startup that doesn’t have its own software developers. Such business owners may have a great idea but don’t really know how to deploy it. They can tap into cloud services and get their idea out there at a relatively low cost. They may not know what the next day will bring – their business could explode or stay smaller – and a pay-as-you-go model just means more cost effectiveness and scalability.

4. What specific cloud products might a small business want to investigate?

It completely depends on your needs as a business. Many small businesses’ first exposure to the cloud are through SaaS services, like when they migrate away from internally-hosted email to cloud-based email. PaaS and IaaS services haven’t traditionally been oriented towards small businesses, but that’s changing. Think about what you services you need, and then you can explore if the cloud can help you.

5. Will the cloud become more prominent?

We’re at a point that is similar to the beginning of dotcom era. Everything is moving to the cloud. Within the next three years, the majority of business/productivity tools will be cloud-based and affordable for small businesses. That means smaller businesses can compete more easily with their larger counterparts – it will level the playing field.

Eric Diamond is founder of Tribeca Cloud, a service created to help businesses get their websites, intranets and business platforms off the ground and in the cloud quickly and easily.