Web 2.0 technologies -SKYPE_

Skype is the fastest –growing communication service in the world, with more than 75 million registered users and more than 150,000 new users being added each day. Like the advent of e-mail, the skype phenomenon is changing the way we communicate. It’s changing how it organize communications and how it incorporate new technology into the patterns of our personal and professional lives.
For me skype is simple to use. It lets you reach out across continents, borders, countries, and time zones to make clear voice calls, send instant messages, transfer digital files, and make video calls almost any where in the world for free. You can also call people on their ordinary phones and cellphones for a fraction of the cost of a traditional call.
Skype is changing the way people think about communications. Because the Skype communication signals are carried over the Internet, the major costs associated with traditional phone systems are eliminated. And because the company isn’t controlling the amount of time you spend conversing, you can communicate for as long as you want.
And also, Skype it can change how people communicate. Because voice and IM are integrated into one application, you can quietly communicate back and forth with text and switch seamlessly to voice when it’s easier to talk than type. And it also provides an important sense of presence who is online and whether they are available so you know ahead of time whether someone is willing and able to communicate.


People use Skype in a variety of ways:


Family members on international business trips open Skype connections and leave them open so they can talk to loved ones back home anytime of the day.
Working parents use Skype to monitor activity at their homes.
Small development groups hold long international conference calls while sending instant messages IMs) and documents back and forth during the call.
Travelers in hotels, on international flights, or on cruises (which offer Internet connectivity) make calls for a small fraction of the price of a long- distance call.