Skype in baby wards
Skype has been introduced around the world to a number of hospital maternity wards. New mothers can use Skype to share the joy of their new baby, and stay in touch with friends and family during one of the most… Read more
Video calling at the UCSF Children's Hospital
Nashota, a 9 year old in intensive care, uses Skype to connect with her twin sister Nahimana who’s unable to visit her in her room. At Skype we’re all about bringing our people closer to the ones that matter… Read more
Cycling 8,000 miles on an unfamiliar continent
Lindsey sent us this update from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lindsey Cole is heading from the UK to South Africa to watch the World Cup this summer. Nothing unusual about that, points out the BBC, apart from the fact that… Read more
Sneak preview of Panasonic's TV commercial featuring Skype
Hot from the studio is this sneak preview of Panasonic’s latest TV ad, featuring the built-in Skype app and webcam. How many of you have grandparents like these?… Read more
A new arrival on the Plastiki
The Plastiki is a boat like no other – made almost entirely out of plastic bottles, it’s plying its way across the Pacific, inspired by the famous Kon-Tiki voyage, and aiming to raise awareness of sustainability issues. We’ve been… Read more
Getting married over Skype
What do you do when you’re stranded in Dubai and need to get married? Use Skype, of course That’s exactly what Sean Murtagh and Natalie Mead did – travel disruption meant that they couldn’t make it to London, so… Read more
Skype at Orphans International
At Mobile World Congress this year, I bumped into Jim Luce of Orphans International. He set up the charity in 1999 to help orphaned or abandoned children, with a very simple guiding principle: that all children in the care… Read more
