Skype Blogs

News, stories, and updates from Skype

Getting started with the Skype API

I just uploaded the video and sample code to the Learning Zone for the Introduction To The Skype API session from Skype Night in Palo Alto. I also fixed the link with the Opportunities to develop new products using the… Read more

Skype security and encryption review now available

Ever since Skype was launched, we have said it is, and will remain, secure. Your Skype-to-Skype calls, chats and other communications are end-to-end encryped. What sometimes happens is that after claiming this, we get asked "you say you're secure… so… Read more

New toolbars, including Firefox

Yesterday we added a new member to our toolbars family, the [Skype toolbar for Firefox](http://www.skype.com/products/skypewebtoolbar/). It is a beta version, but works pretty well they say. Initially only for Firefox for Windows, other platforms coming up. Also the two other… Read more

Opportunities to develop new products using Skype’s API – Video

It seems like a lifetime ago when we held the Skype Night event, but better late than never…. Read more

Skype Toolbars for Outlook and IE are released

If you have been a beta user of the Skype toolbars then you will know just how useful they are. If not, imaging you are hungry, you use your PC to go to your favourite online pizza company to browse… Read more

4 million online users

After a while, we've got to yet another million, fourth this time. Also, worth noting (thanks to Bill from [Skype Journal](http://www.skypejournal.com) for the idea) that almost exactly a year ago, on October 20 2004, a year back from tomorrow, we… Read more

Welcome to The Learning Zone Video Series.

The Learning Zone will give you exclusive video interviews, chats, demos, training and more from the people around Skype, our partners and our developer community. It’s your way of keeping in touch with what’s going on with the world of… Read more

Skype is looking for partners

We wouldn't be where we currently are without our partners. Although you as the user may only see "Skype", we have many partners who help us be great, while at the same time maximising their own business through opportunities provided… Read more

Skype trojan – probably first, not the last

We saw [in the news today](http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2144082/skype-spoof-hides-ircbot-trojan) that there's a Skype-related trojan, reported by [MessageLabs](http://www.messagelabs.com/). We haven't seen it in our own inboxes yet, but it's certainly something to worry about. It was no doubt "inspired" by a newsletter we recently… Read more

Official Dutch grammar help over Skype

["The green book"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Language_Union) is the official grammar reference for the Dutch language. The publishers of the green book [are now providing help to users about new grammar and spelling rules over Skype](http://www.nu.nl/news/607542/50/Makers_'Groene_Boekje'_leggen_spelling_uit_via_Skype.html). Search for "groeneboekje" on Skype and you'll see… Read more

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