Wednesday Reading

Staffing

I didn't make Obama's short list for U.S. CTO. Darn.

Teachers interview for jobs via Skype video.

Family

ReadWriteWeb summarizes a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project:  

"Simply put, technology may bring us closer, but, as this study shows, its constant use also means that we may be sacrificing other activities in order to fit it into our schedule. It really is both a blessing and a curse in many ways." - Sarah Perez

Design

James Kendrick dives deep into deaf users and text messaging. Text 4 Deaf serves this community.

Freedom

Skype could license Microsoft's patent on real-time speech censorship to improve the quality of filtering and monitoring in the TOM-Skype client.

UAE regulator reconsidering ban of Skype and Internet calls by year's end.

Economy

Fareed Zakaria's Question of the Week: "How long do you think this economic downturn will last? Some economists predict 1 yr; others say 4. And you? Email us at FareedZakariaGPS@cnn.com".

Competition

Mobilkom austria fights the 3 Skypephone with a Fring phone. News release in German.

Nomad Life

Anywwwhere Internet Café Services features Skype calling.

Deal

DLink DPH50U Skype Phone Adapter - $14 Shipped from Amazon.

Skype for Barack Obama

Local phone bank host invites you to bring your laptop and Skype.

Corner Pocket

Performance Pool Cyber League. Shoot from home over Skype video.

Touch Skype

Asus Eee Top one-finger touch PC. Hot boots with Skype.