Facebook partnered with Skype on one-to-one video chat, while Google built a many-to-many Hangouts video calling application for Google+. Boosting user engagement is the end goal for both. -
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched video chat powered
by Skype July 6, pundits immediately took to shaming and flaming the company for
launching the service one week after Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) launched its own
social network to beta with its own video application.
Facebook, the world’…
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July 10th, 2011
Skype is now available to members of U.S. Congress, paving the way for VOIP communications as a substitute to pressing of the flesh for politicians who can’t travel for meetings. -
Skype doesn’t require any
more legitimacy in the wake of being acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) for $8.5 billion. The
popular VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) service got more anyway.
U.S. Congress members and
their staff can now use the PC calling network, as well as one provided by
o…
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Skype Calls on U.S. Congress
June 29th, 2011
Asterisk SCF Build System http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Yesterday Kevin Fleming, Digium’s Director of Software Technologies, posted to Mailing list that he has introduced some major changes to the build system.
Asterisk SCF (Asterisk Scalable Communications Framework) was introduced to the Asterisk community at the Astricon 2010
“On Monday afternoon I merged a significant set of improvements to…
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June 24th, 2011
Software patent lawsuits.
A Generation of Software Patents http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
A paper by Boston University’s , “A Generation of Software Patents” takes one through the current state of patents and the ridiculous state of patent affairs. After researching through a generation of software patents, from award of a patent (patent 5,440,676, Alappat) to the expiration of the same, the…
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Software Patents And The Associated Legal Implications! “A Generation of Software Patents”
June 23rd, 2011
Skype has extended its integration with Facebook, allowing users to send instant messages directly from the VOIP app to Facebook Chat users. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s bid to buy Skype gets closer to reality. -
Skype, the world’s leading VOIP service in the process of
being acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) for $8.5 billion, has expanded its
integration with Facebook.
Skype 5.5 Beta version for Windows will now let users send instant messages (IM) to their Facebook Chat friends directly
from Skype…
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Skype Deepens Facebook Integration with Chat, Contacts
June 21st, 2011
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