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King of Broadband
FCC acting chairman Michael Copps just named Blair Levin to coordinate the construction of the FCC’s broadband plan. Thank you, Chairman Copps! Mazel Tov, Mr. Levin! Astoundingly great, ubiquitous, pervasive, cheap, uncensored, clean, accessible, fai…
Barack tethered
Have you noticed President Obama is never photographed using a mobile anymore? Here are some pics from The Official White House Photostream on flickr by Pete Souza. Given how many hours the President must spend on a phone, is a Blueto…
Skype for iPhone – the screenshots
Slide show: (screenshots below) Splash screen: Connecting: Contact list: Contact profile: Recent conversations: A chat: Calling: In a call, speaker on: In conference call: Conversation history: My …
Monday reading
Business Skype’s 2008Q4 contribution falls from Q3, but still profitable. (Jean Mercier) 20% off the Emerging Communications Conference with ’skypejournal’ discount code. See you at the SFO Marriott this week. UK’s O2 and Orange oppose Nokia+Sky…
So you want an encrypted mobile phone?
Echelon Conspiracy opens today. An untraceable mobile phone shows up in the mail. And then the texting begins… Echelon will be in some theaters this weekend. If we survive eComm’s arduous schedule next week, and you’re not going to CeBit in Hanno…
Freedom Wins Down Under
The Australian Communications Ministry’s censorship scheme died in the senate today. Good on ya, Senator Nick Xenophon. Only you know if it was an open mind or reading the polls, but you stood up for civil liberties and the freedom to communicate again…
Skype asks US LOC to legalize jailbreaking mobile phones
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF for short) petitioned the U.S. Copyright Office to allow people to put whatever software they want on their mobile phones. This would permit working around copy protection. Computer programs that enab…
Jim Courtney moves on
At VON Canada 2005 I first met Stuart Henshall, the founder of Skype Journal; this Canadian VON event attracted bloggers from across North America. It was the only North American opportunity to hear Skype founder Nicklas Zennstrom personally while he w…
role play on skype
If you will play D&D, GURPS, or White Wolf RPGs online with dragon8u (aka Rob from San Jose, California), he will download Skype again. Help Skype. Drop Rob a line. (Skype Journal, building the Skype population one person at a time.)tags: skype, du…
i heart the skype test call lady
Happy Valentines Day! Tell a love story. Win two webcams.The POValentine’s Day Confession Contest.
NSFW: Skype, sex, and the sex industry
OK, all the sex stuff’s a been a bit much. But I wanted to let you get a feel for yourself. We’ve never really covered Skype in the bedroom. So, in the run up to this weekend’s Valentine’s Day, I’ve been sharing first hand accounts from twitter…
Skype Sex Will Turn Software Hard
Guest post by Dallas journalist Dana Olsen, reprinted with permission from her 2008 column in the UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus, Issue 57 / Volume 88. I’ve never been in a long-distance relationship, but from what I’ve observed, it seems like cros…
i heard it through the skypevine
“soooo….i heard u had skype sex with PK ;)”Tell a love story. Win two webcams.The POValentine’s Day Confession Contest.
did u have skype sex?
I sooo want to use that API. Happy Valentine’s Day.Tell a love story. Win two webcams.The POValentine’s Day Confession Contest.
gross, kinda
“Wife just coined a new word in normal conversation: skype sex. The word I said in return was: gross, kinda.”Tell a love story. Win two webcams.The POValentine’s Day Confession Contest.
skypesex bad for sleep
"That’s not healthy. I’d recommend less skype phone sex. It’ll help regulate normal sleeping."
i will sex you up
"Tyler, seriously, you need to get skype. It is far superior to both AIM and MSN. I will sex you up via web cam if you get skype" promises, promises. (Is Skype still hiring a marketing vp?)
do people use it for other things too?
"Ah, yes, my beloved Skype. How could i have virtual sex with my boyfriend without it? Do people use it for other things, too?" How important is Skype to your love life?
party with us later
"Don’t go to sleep. Come on Skype and party with us later."
can’t skype tonite
"don’t worry if you can’t skype tonite, get some sleep."
head on my pillow
"Going to sleep now.. Maybe.. I might. But then again, I might be on my iPod waiting for a skype call. :)"
Tell your love story, win a pair of webcams
IPEVO and Skype Journal believe in love. So IPEVO is putting up five pairs of their naughty POV webcams in time for Saint Valentine’s Day. Share your love story in our POValentines Day Confessions Contest. We’ll publish all decency will allow right her…
noodling the wife
"can’t sleep. again. cup-a-noodle supper with wife over skype."
lonelyskypr16
"YOU disappeared from Skype. I had no one to talk to while I couldn’t sleep. *sniffle*"
unsleeping friends
"Can’t sleep so I may as well find all my friends on Skype instead"
they pulled me back in
"was just oing to go to sleep but asked me to go on skype so here i am back on comp"
新年快樂 (Xin nian kuai le!)
Year of the Ox! Thanks to bluebison for the cool sketch. Skype’s partner in Hong Kong, TOM-Skype, decorated the Skype logo today. Skype’s Taiwan partner, PChome, posted a holiday banner… and a holiday promotion. I love PChome’s…
dawn is the new bedtime
"Sounds like me most days. In fact Saturday was chatting to @someone WY4N until 6:10am on Skype as I couldn’t sleep."
brain too dead
"Haven’t wrote 1 more word, ah well, too awake to sleep, brain too dead to function, just laze around on skype i spose :)"
cold wifi
Time zones + Skype = sleep lost. Solution: nap to make up for a sleep debt.
to bed
Dear friend, when I’m falling asleep at the keyboard, please tell me to step back from the computer, go to sleep, and get back to you. Thanks.
drunk skype
Drinking impairs judgment. Don’t drink and Skype. Don’t drink and Skype me.
nuts on skype
Sleep deprivation affects judgment. Really. Sleep before Skyping.
RIP Roland Piquepaille, pioneering science blogger
I don’t know that I ever met Roland in person. We were among the early bloggers who used Radio Userland at the millennium’s dawn. Roland brought humor and thought to his blog, Roland Piquepaille’s Technology Trends: How new technologies are modifying o…
watch out gotomeeting
Will Skype desktop sharing challenge Skype’s developer ecosystem or support it?
Skype giving Journalists access to Gaza Strip
Skype helps reporters flatten the earth and get to subjects around the world. Take Gaza, for example… Have you seen other Skype reportage from war zones? Technorati tags: skype, journalism, reporting, israel, gaza, war
wiki: Skype in Schools
Skype in Schools is a directory of teacher and educational technologists, their want-ads to find other schools to talk with over Skype, and shared experiences about using Skype in schools. It’s becoming a great resource. Is your school Skyping yet? t…
die… now
tags: skype, spim, spam, spitTalk with Phil Wolff on Twitter or FriendFeed or on Skype. Follow Skype Journal on twitter
Around The World with 80 Schools
Kids will learn geography, and maybe a little more about people, using Skype this year. Silvia Tolisano’s Around The World with 80 Schools project will help her primary school visit briefly with other schools around the globe over Skype. Short calls to…
Phil Wolff’s 26 incriminating 2009 Skype Predictions
Last year’s Jim Courtney’s 2008 predictions and mine. In 2009:MacWorld sucks without Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO. Skype brings back Skypecasts with a new feature: with one click, introduce spammers, con artists, and sexy webcam…
Happy 2009!
tags: skype, emoticon, emoticonart, 2009, happynewyear, hearts, suns, smileys, bows, handshakesBefriend Phil Wolff on Twitter or FriendFeed or on Skype. Follow Skype Journal on twitter
famcams
Wishlist: Does Logitech sell high quality Skype webcams in family packs? Support the viral impulse. Tips: Position Skype below the webcam. So you’ll be looking “at” the people on the other end of a video call. Look for noise cancel…
What’s your New Year’s Resolution?
IPEVO and 12seconds.tv are are hosting a contest this week: “Give a New Year’s Resolution that will make the world a better place.” Leave a twelve second long video and you can win passes to MacWorld or IPEVO hardware for Skype. Twelve seconds i…
free and brainless
Hmm. Maybe it’s time for Skype to launch Skype Mail with Skype video built in?
dinner, prophecy, skype
“Wow. I already had the family Christmas dinner. Which was nice, including the End of Days prophecy by my mother. Sis Skyped from Israel” – Ruud van Wijngaarden
Wii Speak connects living rooms
Nintendo Wii owners can buy a Wii Speak speakerphone and talk to three friends also using Wii Speak. Nintendo bundles Wii Speak with Animal Crossing: City Folk and other software. The social model emphasizes privacy. Your identity is secret. You mu…
China blocks New York Times and Skype Journal
Welcome to our club, Gray Lady. Skype Journal is blocked by the GFW too. Technorati tags: censorship, china, nyt, gfw, skype journal
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