SkipCaptcha
12,693
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 1:
Line 1: − + + + + + + + − + − + − + Line 10:
Line 16: + + +
Expanded the article, Added hyperlinks, Proof read
'''Skype''' is an [[internet]] company which allows people to make [[telephone]] calls over the internet. Skype was founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis and is now owned by Microsoft.
'''Skype''' is an [[internet]] - telecommunications company and [[software]] ([[App]]) which allows people to make [[telephone]] calls over the internet called [[Voice over IP|VoIP]] along with [[Instant messaging]] and [[Videoconferencing|video chat]] computers or [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablets]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Skype|url=http://download.cnet.com/Skype/3000-2349_4-10225260.html|publisher=[[CNET]]|accessdate=December 8, 2014|author=Ben Markton|date=17 April 2014}}</ref>. Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis and is now owned by [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{cite web
| url=https://www.credit-suisse.com/no/en/news-and-expertise/news/economy/europe.article.html/article/pwp/news-and-expertise/2006/09/en/skype-a-baltic-success-story.html|author=Andreas Thomann|date=6 September 2006| title=Skype – A Baltic Success Story| publisher=credit-suisse.com| accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
They also allow one to [[file transfer|exchange files and images]], send [[video messaging|video messages]] and create [[videoconferencing|conference calls]]. Skype software works on computers running [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS|Mac]] or [[Linux]], as well as [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BlackBerry OS|Blackberry]], [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] and [[Windows Phone]] [[smartphones]] and [[tablet computer|tablets]].
In January 2011 after releasing video calling on the Skype client for [[iPhone]], Skype attained a world record 27 million simultaneous online users.<ref name="engadget2">{{cite web | url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/11/skype-hits-new-record-of-27-million-simultaneous-users-in-wake-o/ | title=Skype Hits New Record of 27 Million Simultaneous Users | accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref> and by 21 January 2013, Skype had more than 50 million concurrent users online.<ref name="50milusers">{{cite web | url=http://skypenumerology.blogspot.se/2013/01/50-million-concurrent-users-online.html | title=50 million concurrent users online | accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Microsoft]]
*[[Digg]]
* [[Digg]]
*[[PayPal]]
* [[PayPal]]
==Official Website==
==Official Website==
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Websites]]
[[Category:Communications]]
[[Category:Police State]]
[[Category:Voice over IP]]