Google Chrome browser (Dev release) now has Skype-like plumbing
April 24th, 2012
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Google is building WebRTC into Chrome. WebRTC code and standards will let web developers and designers build realtime IM, voice and video into web apps and browser plug-ins. This milestone means we could see WebRTC apps in Chrome in the next few months. Nimbuzz and others are working on it. This removes one obstacle to [...]
Should the CWA organize Skype workers? Facebook workers?
April 24th, 2012More than five thousand people work in over-the-top realtime communication. The largest telecom labor union could organize them for a younger, higher growth membership.
Christensen leaves a cloudless Skype
April 24th, 2012Without Jonathan Christensen, none of Skype’s execs are championing a platform strategy.
Culture shift as Skype moves from Republican eBay to Democratic Microsoft?
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Hacktivists, Thieves, and Governments Drive Online Attacks
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Tencent QQ still 3.5x bigger, 5x more active than Skype
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Skype’s 2012 Streak Continues: New High of 36 Million Concurrent Users Sunday
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37.5 Million Concurrent Skype Users Today, Up 1.5 From Yesterday
April 24th, 2012Skype’s dial tone set a new record, jumping 20% in 60 days, with 37.5 million people logged in concurrently at 11:00AM Pacific today, at a pace more than twice as fast as last year.