Skype

Harsh snowstorms in the Southeastern U.S. recently forced students and teachers in some cities to spend the night in their classrooms, no fun for anyone. Roger Day, a father of three and an award-winning children’s singer and songwriter, heard about these snowed-in students, and helped them pass the time by singing to them, using Skype, writes Wendy Norman on Skype’s Social Good blog.

“When love shows its challenging side, it is important to seek the counsel of good friends. Sometimes, however, the support of a professional is needed too,” writes Demetra Airaudi on Skype’s Play Blog. That’s where love doc Ferdinand Krieg comes in, using Skype to work with clients.

“We know that as users have started using Skype on multiple devices, they’ve had difficulty keeping conversations in sync, or they’ve missed messages and seen ‘read’ messages on one device that are still marked as ‘unread’ on another,” writes Elaine Ansell on Skype’s Big Blog. “We’ve been working hard to solve these issues while adding other experiences to make an improved Skype chat.”

Skype for modern Windows version 2.5 is now available and with it, “we focused on improving your contacts experience and adjusting sounds,” writes Aga Guzik on Skype’s Garage & Updates blog. Find what’s different in the new version.

“Skype is how we run our global team of correspondents from initial interviews through final work checks,” says Gogobot’s managing editor, Julia Pond. “Skype allows me to work with hundreds of writers and correspondents from my base in London and to collaborate daily with our main offices in Menlo Park, California.”

To make sure music fans have access to everything exciting that happens with their favorite acts on tour, Skype’s “Ones to Watch” program provides direct access to emerging music artists during the “Ones to Watch” tour.

As Skype’s Tips & Tricks blog explains, “If you build upon the Web with a site of your own, you can add a button to your site allowing users to contact you on Skype. Even if you’re not a Web designer, you can add Skype links to your email signature with a little know-how.”