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I bought the Logitech headphones, keyed in a user name and password and entered the voucher number that came with the headphones. Once I heard a guy trying to talk to me but he could not hear me. Now I hear the musical tomes when I try to test but the womans voice comes out over the computer and my voicemail is silent when played back. The blue light is on, the plus sign has been clicked a lot and the in and out volume on my system preferences is set for the logitech headset and the volume is set in the middle. I keep e-mailing Skipe but never hear back from them. Any suggestons?

There is another service that does P2P streaming as well - Peer Impact. www.peerimpact.com They do streaming using TV shows and movies such as Firefly and V for Vendetta.

I just found something strange, that's not exactly an emoticon, but... well, his hidden, up to my knowledge :)

Try to send to someone the following text (without quotes): "B)"
...and see that it will become "omg, bug!".
Well, at least in Skype 1.3.0.53_API for Linux.
Would it be a bug alert for developers? Who knows?

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Hello everybody,
i would like know from some of you the Skype structure and break down like standalone business...because i'm doing a research for a postgraduate but i can't find interesting stuff on internet .. can you give me some info???
thanks

Yet another re-org at Skype? That's at least the 3rd since eBay took over.

Also (call) gets you a smiley

Annoyingly Gizmo Project got there first, perhaps that's why there is no direct skype input. I tried that once last year and it worked very well with gizmo, but I dont want to clutter my desktop with one client per occasion ;-(

hey! does Sony Mylo has sim card??i'm from VN can i call my friends without simscard

They must be taking lessons from Microsoft. You've been Skyped!

Testing comments after upgrade to comments.

I am registered at the sightspeed with my email address triner@terra.com.br BUT I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY PASSWORD. How can I recover it or make a change?

Thank you.

Dear Etisalat Marketing. You have been blocking skype much earlier that TRA decided to ban it. More over your competitor "du" (former DIC) had never blocked it. Now they started to ban it but fortunately it is not so easy!

Jim - Thanks for your candid feedback about Skype's PR and how we could better work with the blogging community. Our number one goal at Skype is always to create the best possible product for our users. We understand your desire to have more advance notice on product and a thorough briefing -- which I agree is an ideal PR strategy. Given the circumstances of product roll-outs sometimes facing schedule delays, it is difficult for us to go out with a significant advance notice. That said, we will definitely take your feedback into consideration moving forward, and as always, appreciate your support of Skype.

Regards,
Jennifer Caukin,
director of PR
Skype North America

I have tried to transfer money to my Skype account both from positive Master Card and VISA, but I receive a message via mail from Skype "we have cancelled your order". >Now for 6 times. This is a nonsens system when you are not given an alternative to pay- or an explanation you can use. Hvat can I do???
Regards
Barsoe

sudmaker :)

so
1. who is paying for the cellular call?
2. if there a differnce between circuit-switched and IP coverage for mobile handsets?

Wow! This is great news for mobile users, a flat fee for Bandwith finally no per minute voice plans on your mobile, cant wait to see this happen in America!

Well, hate is such a strong word. I have have had my N80 since july and yes the signal is week and the Battery life time is almost not existing... If you really use some of the features that makes phone "fun"... you will only have some hours... Don't buy this phone...

I understand the technology for this is provided by VoIP, Inc. the same company who has been providing Google's Click to Call service since December 2005. This company also provided the technology behind a promotional campaign for the new season of "America's Next Top Model" on the CW Network which allowed allows fans to send and receive personalized phone messages from Trya Banks, the show's star. he company also worked lk on the successful "Snakes on a Plane" phone campaign that featured the voice of Samuel L. Jackson.

And, in October, VoIP, Inc. began powering what could be the largest Click to Call promotional campaigns ever developed, for the NFL Network.

It's all on their website, www.voipinc.com. Check out TMC's Rich Tehrani's blog about this too: link.

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Not bad, not bad...
Can better? ;)

"It also shows that TalkPlus has engineered a server without Skype components that talks to the Skype network as if it were a Skype client using Skype's own language" - Please explain how you reached this conclusion - sounds like they are just running skype clients on a server. Have Talkplus actually confirmed that they have reversed engineered Skypes protocols or is this just fantasy journalism?

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I just instal skype beta 3 and the new feature is really great. please visit www.skype-china.net for detail if you are Chinese

Have a Jabra BT205 and have a logitech MX900 wireless mouse connected to my laptop, thourhg its bluetooth receiver which detects my phone and various other bluetooth devices, but fails to detetc my jabra headset. Please advise. thanks.

Per Dean Bubley:

"... contrary to various reports, the Skype service is NOT wVoIP - it's a circuit-switched call from the phone into a Skype VoIP gateway in 3's network. I suspect this is because of both radio resource inefficiency of VoIPo3G, and the limitations on indoor coverage. The Skype client on the phone uses IP-based presence, which works over 3G or 2G."

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The only benefit I can see is for international calling from your mobile phone. All other calls would just eat up your mobile minutes anyways, right?

To be honest, i was too fast and too busy to dig into the new client. And the change log (the only thing i looked at before posting in my blog) isn't of any help when you want really to say "oooh, fantastic!".

And i really fooled myself, thinking it would be a renamed 2.6, so again: "mea culpa".

no pirat flag??

Ed,
If you little specific about the data Entry work, I could help you in India to get it done.
Thanks!
-Dave (email)

Very true gunjan, but this product if free. And although I love what the Call Center offers this has more exciting implications for non-technophiles.

Om - our product, the VoSKY Call Center, has enabled mobile callers to make (and receive) Skype calls for almost a year.

When setting up name and password both got rolled into one long user name. They require seperating and re insertion.
Please tell me me how to do this !!! Ihave never sent any previous requests for assistance

Thanks John Brookie.

anybody know how many clients can talk in one conference?

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There won't be any Skype for nokia 9300 or 9500. A guy from Skype was interviewed here in Spain not long ago, and I asked him about my nokia 9500. He said there will be just one version for symbian 60 exclusively, cos apparently its the most spread. Skype for symbian is a nightmare to develop, according to his words, so they ar enot going to pay plenty of attention.

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I would love a program like this. I no longer have any sort of 'normal' phone service; I used to use a fax-by-phone program to send faxes via my landline from my computer, but can no longer do that. If there were a fax program that would dial via Skype, that would be a marvelous solution. I don't need to send faxes often, but it would be great for when email doesn't work but snailmail is too slow.

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You know i agree with your analysis (and explanation), but i don't agree that the 8 million is meaningless!

It is visible, strong, unique and as such doesn't tell us anything more than "record number of concurrent users online" ... and that is anyway aninteresting number ;-)

Simply restart Skype every day or so and you'll never become a super-node, with no side affects.



Of course, if everyone was this selfish, the entire Skype network would fall apart, because it needs super-nodes to run.

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I suggest to the problem existing regarding to the voip problem.
If you want to use skype try to use httptunnel. Or proxy server. or maybe port forwarding from other country. so that you can access any site that has been block by your ISP.

if this information is helpful pls email me if workable or the status of your testing. by the way im from philippines. alexisgacia@yahoo.com

3. Lock out the supernode.

I'm still looking for a reliable method of preventing Supernode mode while still allowing fast file transfers. Anyone?

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I know it's not exactly a solution to this problem, but it's a workaround that works very well. I use a voipvoice uConnect (http://www.voipvoice.com/uconnect.html) to connect a standard ptsn telephone to my skype (I like cordless). When connected you can use the telephone keypad to generate the DTMF tones, and it works perfectly. I was having real trouble ringing my girlfirend's university extension number untill I got this.
James

Oh that Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad (sic); what a handsome bunch of individuals.

Another question: What is the impact of knowing that your IM text messaging dialogue is being recorded for storage on your local PC for later recall? This could be more important in businesses where other parties may have to right to review the content on your PC.
Do you limit what your say knowing it can be recalled?
If the conversation becomes to "confidential", is this a trigger to escalate to a (non-recorded) voice conversation?

I purchased seven of these phones for the office. Within two months, two have had the keypad failure problem. They're not locked (not using the keypad lock feature); they're busted.. I've tried everything.

Is there a 'reset to factory defaults' option somewhere in the basestation/software?

they only way how this will properly work is when you make a skype version for ebyay, specifically fit to the needs of the ebay auctioneer and the way how they currently operate.

i guess these people will use ultraVPN like they do in the UAE and and we will be back at the beginning...
cat and mouse game isn't it?

I'm waiting for skype symbian version, but the Skype is too slow to give a symbian version of the program.

what quality and latency?

I am experiencing so many dropped calls it is rediculous. It isn't just with skype either. I was so frustrated that I got yahoo messanger too, but it drops them too. I can't go 18 seconds without the call failing. Could this just be some program error? A horribly weak signal? Why at 18 seconds? It's like someone is doing it on purpose. Talk to me goose before I go crazy!!!

Downloaded Skype for Mac 2.0.0.6 onto my iMac G5 desktop. Generally pleased with new look and with X-platform interaction. However, my interlocutors report that in the midst of the conversation, my voice suddenly slows down and sounds as if it goes through molasses. No change occurs with their voices.
Nothing seems to be wrong either with my Mac or with the Internet connection. All apps run normally. Any ideas? Thanks.

What is this skype all about?

Hi,

Wow... we are now in November 2006... and Canada is out for Skype.
Cannot believe it... I've only been waiting for the good news since 2 years approx.

What is happening with SkypeIn in Canada? A CRTC problem? Or is it the provisioning by Bell or Telus or whatever that is too expensive?
These companies should be scared... That is so true...

But if I were Skype, I'd go ahead... and show them... and satisfy "thousands" of new Canadian customers who are really tired of these old antiquated companies.

This a btw a great media story about the still "hidden" continuous Canadian Telecom monopoly. It is really silly... It is easier to get a phone number in Europe or in the US than in Canada. And Canada is supposedly a world leader in telecom?

In fact I think the CRTC is no big problem but these old companies are... since Skype would need to be somehow provisioned by them.
By the way, I am very happy about Ottawa's surprise decision this week to start taxing income trusts. Who were those income trusts that did not pay tax dollars in Canada: Bell and Telus... surprise surprise!

In the meantime, as recommended, sorry I already took a number with vbuzzer.

Skype, please let us know as soon as you can when you will be able to fully satisfy us Canadians.

Thanks a lot,
John

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I would like to comment, that skype allows you to send a chat message onto a computer, which - in my opinion - is quite a good way to "ring silently". It seemed to work well for me sometimes. It is a silent and polite way to invite someone for a talk. You could even suggest a time when you would call and ask for confirmation.

On the receivers end You can costumize the sound of a skype message to let the baby sleep when such message arrives... What do you think, would this solve this specific problem?

"Yet another reason to recommend Skype to your parents." Parents?? I think it is to a bigger concern for youngsters unless you want another brother or sister in the family.... :-)

More serious though is the fact that nicotine and alcohol also have an impact on the quality of sperm. So if you are a smoking drinker who spends hours on his mobile, the days of your descendanats are counted.

From BELIZE. BTL have the monopol on the Internet and they cut all the comunication ports. It was a trial and the BTL loose the trial. They supose to not cut it down again but... seems like the law is not the same for all.

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new emoticon on 2.6 beta :) (bow), I wonder if there something more :)

My recommendation is that eBay rid themselves of Skype, as it is a toy rather than a professional tool. People can't enter post-dialing DTMF without holding their microphones up to the speakers? You have to be kidding! I have a worldwide team of professionals who purchased this solution mainly for conference calls that don't work without entering a PIN (which it NEVER does). And the rub is... we are about 50/50 Windows and Mac.
Run away from Skype until this is fixed!!! I would also recommend applying pressure on eBay to return any money invested until rectified. This is sophomoric for entities that profess to be professional. I think that the result speaks for itself (again, run away!!!).

witopia 39$ ? I found something cheaper there: http://ultravpn.lynanda.com . it's 4.90$!
I guess everyone already uses it...
Sorry if you already paid for this witopia!!

U need at least skype 2.6 to use (bow)

The trick we're trying to solve here is to record your Mic mixed with Skype's Wave Out without feeding your Mic into your headphones.

The trick we're trying to solve here is to record your Mic mixed with Skype's Wave Out without feeding your Mic into your headphones

Hi,
I have a t43 IBM with built in bluetooth. My Sony Ericsson HBH 610a is recognized by the built in bluetooth software. However, when I go into Skype to tools/options/sound devices I can't select 'bluetooth' under audio in. I downloaded the most recent version of skype. What else can i try? the other threads are a little confusing. Thanks!

The study of choices in the allocation of scarce resources resources has a name -- "economics".

If there's one thing that the computing age should have taught us it's that scarcity is temporary. Although I'll grant that we make up for that by adding complexity every time we switch from scarcity to abundance. What's really irritating about the Net Neutrality debate is that it's framed as a response to scarcity when the scarcity is being artificially created. Switch from scarcity to abundance and the problem disappears. Or in the terms above, QOS becomes irrelevant if the pipes are big and fast enough.

We should be push, push, pushing for faster broadband at the same price, because comms storage and switching hardware are all dropping in price and increasing in capacity every day.

AnyRoadUp the USA problem is a government mandated and controlled Duopoly. And the solution is a government mandated and controlled marketplace. But clearly that's not going to happen.

Hi Martin !

First of all : taxes and rebates are all but a wise solution for two reasons :
1. they will generate overhead because you need at least some infrastructure to manage these transactions.
2. the overhead will increase with cheaters. There will be coalitions etc.. and this will induce another overhead = the control structure.

Second point is : how do you find the right price for this ? After years of having been milked by Telco Operators behaving more or less like cartels (no defamation here : at least in France the 3 mobile operators were already condemened by justice for illegal secret agreement on prices) we will end up with the same kind of issues with your system. And then will come more State to attenuate the excessive strength of ISPs position.

The main issue behind all this is that the relationship between individual customers and service providers is biased from the very begining : the access to information about the reality of the market is clearly in favor of the corporation (It is not an ideological problem.. but simply a resources' one).

Since your grey celles are working well, and fast (I really like to read your posts, even if I do not agree with all of them) I am really looking forward to read the original idea you will have to solve this ;-)

what's this software name? looks very cool

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when i signed my infinitum contract i read a clause that says "it is forbiden to use infinitum for voip applications" of course i dont care and i use skype all the time, so if they catch me and want to break the contract i will subcribe to cableacces....

One thing that's troubled me with this latest Pocket PC release, through beta, and now into production, is that my Windows Mobile based Treo has been abandoned.The new release requires a 400Mhz processor, which the Treo lacks.

And it sounds like a small thing, but it means the end of SkypeIn, SkypeOut, Skype on the PC and Skype on the mobile for me. I'll shift completely and move to something that I can actually use. And my home office number, a SkypeIn number, will slowly die and be replaced with something I can use on my mobile.

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4th Open source zealots. (That's not a term of abuse. I'm one as well!) who don't like proprietary protocols because it limits what hackery they can do to extend the system.

Skype could win some favours with these people by providing stub code that can interact with the protocol and that is easily callable from common dvelopment environments on multiple platforms and especially open platforms such as Linux. The so called "Naked Skype". There's plenty of precedent for closed proprietary drivers on open systems to simultaneously protect the vendor and open access. And it can be done in such a way that none of the open licenses are violated.

can someone tell me how to use a Plantronics P590 with skype?

By listing only such "evil-doers" as the only people opposed to Skype, you misrepresent some valid Skype criticisms, IMHO.

Not all those that have some concerns with Skype should be characterized in black hats. There are other reasons besides those you list. And the fact that you do not acknowledge some of the less than "white-hat" aspects of Skype, puts into question your neutrality on the subject.

If Skype were the white-hats you purport them to be, they would open the protocol.

Folks, thanks for all of the comments above. THey helped me get started with taping a Skype conversation.
Can you help me level a taped Skype conversation? The voice of my party is about 2 times less strong then mine. What is the command in Audacity to equalize both voices?
Thanks much!
Plamen

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Skype had been blocked by the TRC because of legitimate security concerns relating to its codes and protocols.

So what does that mean? Strong encryption?

The nokia e61 has wlan to talk to sip and many servers needs s60 3rd ed. Will the codec be available before pocket pc.

"VoIP has heavy demand on the volume of data required":
Yes and no, it is not the traffic for voice calls that require most data, but the traffic to maintain the presence of your contact list that is the heaviest. And of course we are working on improving that :)

(I'm working in the Skype embedded team)

I checked every one of the phone rang sites, and most were Chinese sites.

This is Jeff Kastner, producer of the Simple Green U.S. Open of Handball production. Recently, a number of my video projects have involved getting the sport of handball more visible in the media, and I have to say the NFT has been a HUGE blessing. This was our fouth live streaming event this year (second with NFT) and the savings over unicast streaming are enormous, not to mention getting a really cool video player! And the customer service from NFT and CDN partner, StreamGuys, has been first-rate.

For the U.S. Open, we had a $30k filming budget and I was able to hire a great crew and use the best HD cameras for a TV production. But we knew there are handball fans all over the world, with a big population in Ireland and we wen't going to reach them with conventional TV, and especially not live TV...unless it was on the web. We ended up having viewers on almost every continent, all watching the event live, as it happened in Orange County.

Prettty amazing technology! Remember NFT...you'll be hearing a lot more from them in the future.

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I remember well the general reaction to answering machines upon their introduction. It went like this: how dare [the called party] expect me to talk to a machine?

And it was awkward learning to talk to a machine. And humiliating if there was someone in the room with you while you were "leaving a message" for the called party. It was, like, "Dude, you got fobbed off to a machine."

Today, of course, we're somewhat resentful when we *can't* leave a message on the machine ("What, don't they have a machine?") How times change.

I bought my first answering machine in 1991, and I remember precisely why: to ensure I would not miss information left by callers on apartments I wanted to rent.

Skype Journal, That first comment by "PhoneRanger" should be deleted. It is obviously spam for the Chinese company Gridfold. Why do I say that?
It is pretty simple as all the systems of these companies mentioned by this spammer are just filler so he can promote his company at the end of his post.

Let me explain the above mentioned fall into two categories; number 1 the Chinese (which steal bandwidth by using "unrestricted supernodes", take your bandwidth when you are not watching, and do not respect copywrite). Obviously these Chinese solutions will be blocked by both IT professionals for the "unrestricted supernode" approach and bandwidth stealing, and will be fought by broadcasters/content owners because they steal copy written material. And stealing is what they are built to do.

And number 2, the others like Rawflow and Zatoo which do not have a working product for video (the majority have no product at all and are little more than a website). For example RawFlow are only doing AUDIO, and if you follow the current links on their site (as of this posting) one of their quote un quote "partners" links takes you to the "partner" CDN site where you can only find information about the company Phil originally wrote about NFT. As a second example PhoneRanger mentioned Zatto which has only ever been a website and a press release. In May they posted (New York and San Francisco, May 24, 2006) on their site claiming they were going to stream the World Cup. Did they stream the World Cup (I think we would have heard about that)? Has their site even been updated since then? The answer is "no" on both.

So back to the point, Phil is correct in that NFT is the only company out their with a working, copywrite respecting, "non supernode", non bandwidth stealing, solution........ that is until The Venice project is unveiled (and I can not wait for that). Enjoy

"This is a market that fundamentally picks up a handset, "dials" a number (or looks it up in an embedded directory to dial) and makes contact with the called party. Unless it can perform this basic simple algorithm for establishing a voice connection,"

I think if you looked at our service you would find that this is exactly what we do. Although we have been lumped in with some of the more complex callback solutions, our user experience after registration and set up is very simple and very straight forward. The whole process is about to get even more so.

Once you set up your local number, all you do to call that contact is just dial the number. It's that easy. Any phone can use it, no downloads, no software.

Please feel free to give the service a test, we would welcome any feedback. We are a small company with a very loyal and fast growing user base our product which is pretty cool already (if I do say so myself) is about to get a lot cooler. And one thing we always do, is listen to our customers.

Kindest Regards,
Ryan Gallagher.

With this company NFT, and what the Skype/Venice guys are promising, sounds like we are finally going to get real "TV" over the internet! Its about time!

I got some concerns about skype contact list. Is it possible to show or embed contact list in a webpage? or for example i have alrady installed skype toolbar, can i automalically load or show the contact list as the page loads, using some scripts?

People looking to integrate Asterisk - the open source PBX - and Skype, should take a look at ChanSkype, the first 100% Asterisk channel driver for the Skype network.

Don't forget the other players in the P2P Streaming space. qqlive, pplive, zattoo, MySee, Mediazone, TVU, Roxbeam/Coolstreaming, TVKOO, UUsee, RawFlow, Vidoo and of course www.gridfold.com. I think Gridfold is the best but then I'm biased.

"SJ is a widely-read blog (typically in the top 1% of all blogs on the Internet) and we draw an enormous amount of comment spam. Our spam filters clean out about a thousand a day but a dozen still get through for each human comment. So I moderate .... [snip]. I'm working on technical means to improve this but I'm not there yet."

Phil,
I'd like to see where those statistics on Internet blogs come from.

I of course empathize with your dilemma, but the signal to noise ratio, as it were, keeps going down. To encourage good comments and make the blog interesting, you have to have a strict posting policy. I'd much rather see no comments at all than trivial comments.

I note also that the Skypejournal website is very flat. You have some editor "personalities" and their postings, plus a "river" of comments (flowing who knows where). That's it. The site design does not reflect the multiple markets that Skype serves (potentially at least), nor the layers of functionality in the software itself.

aaytch

I do not feel missing video. I have dial-up connection. But soon I hope to have ADSL, so... I want video too flykoo

to make the compatibility possible they reduced video resolution on powerpc. now it's really bad even with faster systems. i had to go back to the older version. bad move.

(bow) - new emotion in skype 2.6 BETA

I'm not sure if this is a dead link or not, but clicking on it just directs me to the Skype Extras page.
I'm trying start the Skype Cert process for out company's software and would really like to see what Mr. Hammink has to say.
Is there an active link for this video elswhere?
If so, it's much appreciated.

Jeff

Please email me a copy of the instructions to operate Skype. I am a old age pensioner and am not a expert computer user (iMac Mini OSX).
I have great difficulty linking up with calls to and from my family. I am sure others like me have the same problem.
Thank you.
Len Scarff

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Do you think anyone reads all this?

I use both Skype and Gizmo. I also host a podcast so recording calls is absolutely vital. Gizmo works right out of the box, just hit the record button and do your show. Skype does not and needs "third" party plugins. As with everything in life, use what works best for your personal requirements.

I tried and could not get Gizmo to even work on my PC. I tried, I think at least 20 times to create a password and username and it choked every time. I never even got to see the main interface. I prefer Skype - easy.

Now if Skype would just get that RECORD button it would make it a lot easier for us podcasters! Then it would be the killer app for me and the only thing holding it back.

aaytch, please accept my apologies for the slowdown in post moderation. Your concerns are valid so let me clarify.

SJ is a widely-read blog (typically in the top 1% of all blogs on the Internet) and we draw an enormous amount of comment spam. Our spam filters clean out about a thousand a day but a dozen still get through for each human comment. So I moderate the comments, which means that, for now, they are slow to flow through the system. They are slower when I'm on the road for business (last week in San Diego for the Internet Telephony conference) or for family (this week). I'm working on technical means to improve this but I'm not there yet.

I do filter for content, a little. Since we started in February 2005 (21 months ago), I've stopped about three or four comments that were hand written spam, two more featuring racial slurs, a few where the same comment was reposted by accident, and a handful that appeared to be randomly generated words. Since I launched the comment river on the front page, I sometimes edit a comment so it fits in the narrow column, but not to change a comment's meaning.

If you Google for "Naked Conversations", you'll find an online conversation about blogging and online community. Authenticity and transparency are core values of the blogosphere. As people take up online writing, especially on behalf of an enterprise, those values and the practices which embody them need to be taught; the Israel/Scoble book is a fine place to start. We aspire to live up to that ethic.

Thanks for keeping us honest. Your thoughtful and heartfelt observations are always welcome.

I don't know what your definition of "naked conversations" is (your link explained precisely nothing), but my definition does not include having a gatekeeper. Skypejournal is the one of the few Internet blogs I know of where a gatekeeper, a.k.a an editor, prevents free critique of editors' postings. So, if you're going to talk about "naked conversations" being at the core of Skypejournal, and if you're going to edit (even moderately) or slow down the pace of readers' responses, there might be a credibility issue.

This is a test as I have had some reports that "Comments are not allowed". As a disciple of Shel Israel's and Robert Scoble's Naked Convertsations we want and appreciate your comments and feedback.

Update: In the Comments Preview I notice there are some (excellent) comments getting through.

If there continue to be any "Comments" access problems let us know and Phil (who manages the technical side of Skype Journal) will look into it.

1-I am running Skype on an Apple Powerbook and attempting to use an H500 Motorola Bluetooth headset/earpiece, but it locks up my computer. What am I doing wrong?
2-Or, can you suggest another bluetooth earpiece that works with Apple/Skype setup?

thanks, Vic

Thanks for the numbers. The user numbers are very impressive, though I'm not sure if we really know what they represent.

The revenue growth is a bit slower than anticipated, but in the long-term it isn't of dire consequence yet. What is of consequence, it Skype's business model. I suppose much has to be considered with regards to the EBay mash-up, which is difficult to measure. Though, I don't think it's particularly beautiful.

Do we know how Skype will generate significant revenues in the future? Will advertising ever play into the picture? Will enterprise systems be a source of major revenue? Will Skype open up their network and protocols to enlarge their ecosystem? What will change to enhance the business model? These are the big questions.

Mobile phone royalites are going to be extremely competitive soon. The devices are limited in use today and in the forseeable future. Other IM's will soon compete with more familiar brand, albeit Skype is more advanced in features. Carriers will begin deploying their own UMA and dual-mode devices soon. Many factors to consider for Skype's financial future.

If we take the number of 136 million reported and divide it by 24 hours we get 5.67 million online at any one time. That is very close to the number actually being reported online by the Skype RSS feed (average at any one time). So, the average daily usage for the typical Skype user is about an hour .

Now imagine will happen when those 136 million registered users increase their average daily online time to 2 hours.... or more. This will surely happen as mobile wireless n