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| − | '''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> | ||
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| + | 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]]. | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | + | * [[Microsoft]] | |
| − | *[[Digg]] | + | * [[Digg]] |
| − | *[[PayPal]] | + | * [[PayPal]] |
==Official Website== | ==Official Website== | ||
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[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:36, December 8, 2014
Skype is an internet - telecommunications company and software (App) which allows people to make telephone calls over the internet called VoIP along with Instant messaging and video chat computers or smartphones and tablets[1]. Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis and is now owned by Microsoft.[2]
They also allow one to exchange files and images, send video messages and create conference calls. Skype software works on computers running Microsoft Windows, Mac or Linux, as well as Android, Blackberry, Apple iOS and Windows Phone smartphones and tablets.
In January 2011 after releasing video calling on the Skype client for iPhone, Skype attained a world record 27 million simultaneous online users.[3] and by 21 January 2013, Skype had more than 50 million concurrent users online.[4]
See also
Official Website
- ↑ Ben Markton (17 April 2014). Skype. CNET. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Andreas Thomann (6 September 2006). Skype – A Baltic Success Story. credit-suisse.com. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Skype Hits New Record of 27 Million Simultaneous Users. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
- ↑ 50 million concurrent users online. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.