Start the week
Talking
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Risatel Laughter Hotline has been a Skype Prime service since last fall. Call up and laugh with someone for twenty minutes. 2 € a call, first one free.
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Penn State student uses Skype to interview Spanish poets. Another Skype-in-Academe story.
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How to cope with a long-distance university relationship. Skype, phone, talking. The Independent.
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US politicos Skype vid into Personal Democracy Forum conference. Here's the YouTube video.
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Meebo traffic growth is in embedded chat rooms. Facebook and other social sites prove context drives conversation.
Access
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Built in webcam makes Skype video more accessible on the Toshiba Satellite Pro U400. SlashGear.
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Dell's new 'Studio' brand laptops come with a webcam too, and Dell Video Chat, a private-labeled Sightspeed. Free 1-to-1 video calls, pay for 4-way video conferencing. Dell's experiment with Skype
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Linux Journal is agitating for R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Skype for Linux. 958 diggs last I saw.
Blocking
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United Arab Emirates still blocking Skype. Powered by Secure Computing of Silicon Valley.
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American Airlines trying in-flight Internet without Skype. But YouTube's OK? Freakonomics.
Technology
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Google oAuth-enables all data APIs. Looks like the oAuth cross-site access authorization protocol is becoming a de facto standard. Valet keys for your data. Something for the Skype directory APIs?
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JumpForward powers its Sports Relationship Management service with Ifbyphone. Skype wasn't an option. Features include click-to-call to both parties on their phones, call recording, call log data fed in the SRM's relationship history. YouTube demo.
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Can you build a Skype clone for $1000 - $3000? Francophone Quebec2009 writes "I need a complete clone of skype and functionalities. If you done similar project or working on one I would like to see. I do not have time to entertainn outrageous and unrealistic bid ... Please recommed Operating systems and Database"
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DIY Hack: Skype calls announced over PC speakers.
