[gps-talkusers] Skype Technology news:
- From: "Jerry Hogan" <jerryhogan5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Larry Belote" <LRB@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 10:15:25 -0500
Ihave been a Skype user for over two year and with my Jaws screen reader I am
able to use Skype just as good as a sighted person, I use skype and MSN
Messenger and with a high speed internet I can also send any side of file with
both programs so read below and if any one have any question you can get in
contact by returning back this Email or call me. Jerry Hogan By PETER
SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Wed May 3, 1:38 AM ET NEW YORK - Skype, eBay
Inc.'s Internet telephone subsidiary, is extending its reach with "Skypecasts" -
free audio conferences for up to 100 participants.
Skype is used mainly for person-to-person calling but also has a conferencing
feature
for up to 10 people, who can all speak at the same time. A Skypecast, however,
will
be moderated by a host who controls when someone can speak.
The service launches Wednesday in an "early preview" form, said Skype's vice
president
of global marketing, Saul Klein.
Users will be able to find Skypecasts on the Skype Web site, where all the
conferences
will be listed publicly.
Skype envisions Skypecasts as a way for people to discuss shared interests and
hobbies.
Six Apart Ltd., the parent of blogging and networking services TypePad, Movable
Type
and LiveJournal, plans to promote Skypecasts as a way of expanding online
communities,
Klein said.
The term "Skypecast" could cause some confusion among bloggers - it has been
used
to describe a recording of an interview conducted via Skype, then distributed as
a "podcast."
Skype is also releasing a new beta, or trial version, of its main application
that
includes the option to send text messages to cell phones for a small fee.
Other new features:
. Contacts in Microsoft Outlook can be called directly from Skype.
. Groups of contacts can be shared among users.
. Users will be able to pay for services like calls to landline phones without
leaving
the application. In the previous version of the software, users went to Skype's
Web
site to pay.
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