Thursday, 13 March 2014

Skype, an easy and appealing way for private individuals and companies to communicate all around the world.



In 10 years, Skype has reached 300 million users  when it took 25 years to the mobile phone, and Skype represented one third of international communications in 2013.  

The globalization increases the trend to work and travel in foreign countries. Ended the time of postcard or extra-charge of cellphone, henceforth with the multiplication of Wi-Fi hotspots you can communicate easier. Everybody can keep in touch anywhere, Skype gathers people and allows to call by VoIP and video to any user of Skype for free and call directly the fix line and cellphone with an extra. The convergence between communication and Internet allows to create a new way to communicate and make easier the communication and exchange of information.
Then, the job interview are more and more done by Skype to facilitate the appointment, particularly when you apply for a foreign job. Reduction of infrastructure costs are realized thanks to this technology for individuals and companies who can do meeting easily and quickly. The only invest to do is to buy a webcam with a microphone. The strengths of Skype are its ease, rapidity, free and usable everywhere with any devices such as laptop, cellphone or tablets.

In addition, Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 particularly to develop itself in the communication in adding Skype to Outlook, Xbox, Windows Phone and to have a huge data base allowing to have an added value in front of its competitor in laptop, game console and mobile, and then to target Skype users. 


References: www.linformaticien.com, Actualites, <http://www.linformaticien.com/actualites/id/30051/skype-fete-ses-10-ans-300-millions-d-utilisateurs.aspx>, consulted on 12/03/2014.

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