Skype is a video calling and messaging application that allows users to communicate with others around the world for low cost. It has purposes for personal use to connect with family and friends, business use to communicate with international contacts, and educational use for teachers and students who are not physically together. Popular features include video calling, instant messaging, and screen sharing. Skype has over 300 million users worldwide and is considered a social media platform as it enables users to connect and share ideas.
Skype is a video calling and messaging application that allows users to communicate with others around the world for low cost. It has purposes for personal use to connect with family and friends, business use to communicate with international contacts, and educational use for teachers and students who are not physically together. Popular features include video calling, instant messaging, and screen sharing. Skype has over 300 million users worldwide and is considered a social media platform as it enables users to connect and share ideas.
Skype is a video calling and messaging application that allows users to communicate with others around the world for low cost. It has purposes for personal use to connect with family and friends, business use to communicate with international contacts, and educational use for teachers and students who are not physically together. Popular features include video calling, instant messaging, and screen sharing. Skype has over 300 million users worldwide and is considered a social media platform as it enables users to connect and share ideas.
Skype is a video calling and messaging application that allows users to communicate with others around the world for low cost. It has purposes for personal use to connect with family and friends, business use to communicate with international contacts, and educational use for teachers and students who are not physically together. Popular features include video calling, instant messaging, and screen sharing. Skype has over 300 million users worldwide and is considered a social media platform as it enables users to connect and share ideas.
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Skype:
Shared Workplace/Collaboration Tool
Annalise Morris EDT 180
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Purpose
Main Purpose To connect people Video chat with another person or multiple people to communicate in an easier way than email or phone.
Personal Purpose Keep in touch with family/friends
Business Purpose Reach people around the world for as cheap as possible
Educational Purpose Easy way for teachers and students to connect with each other who are not physically together. 3
Popular Features
1. Video Calling
2. Instant Messaging
3.Screen Sharing
Audience
Anyone!! Any age Any gender Any profession Literally anyone can use Skype because it was designed for any and all humans.
Skype is a Social Media
Definition of Social Media: websites and applications
that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Skype falls under the social media category because it allows you to communicate with other people and share your ideas with the world. Click on the blue home button to be directed to the home page of Skype and explore the social media website. 6
Why Do We Care?
It brings together people around the world
It adds the element of not just communicating with somebody, but being able to see their face and actually talk to them
Number of Skype Connected Users (in Millions)
United States Other Americas EMEA Asia Pacific
Personal Opinion I love Skype, I use it at least once a week. I use it to keep in touch with my parents who live in California. I also use it to keep in touch with close friends from high school who go to different colleges now. 8
Background Information/ Interesting Facts
Year of Skype launch:
2003
How many people use Skype:
300 Million
Total number of minutes per day users
spend on Skype:
2 Billion
Amount that Skype reportedly cost
mobile operators:
$100 million per day
References
1. Image of Family Skyping. Supertintin Blog. Retrieved 02/22/15 from
http://www.supertintin.com/blog/skype-recorder/what-are-the-benefits-of-using-skype-videocalling 2. Image of People Skyping. GooglePlay.com. Retrieved 02/22/15 from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skype.raider 3. Image of People Skyping. RemoteResearch.com. Retrieved 02/22/15 from http://remoteresear.ch/gtm/ 4. Skype Statistics. Digital Marketing Ramblings Website. Retrieved 02/22/15 from http://expandedramblings.com/index.php/skype-statistics/2/ 5. Skype Home Page. Skype Website. Retrieved 02/22/15 from http://www.skype.com/en/ 6. Skype Call Audio. YouTube. Retrieved 02/22/15 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= bxhplNraKy0 7. Number of Skype Users Graph. Skype Numerology Website. Retrieved 02/22/15 from http://skypenumerology.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html 10
