Comments on: More Skypers hit ESC button http://gigaom.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Skype breaking my heart | News and Best Practices in IVR systems http://gigaom.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127701 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127701 [...] People who use the phone for a living, small businesses, they’re crying out for their own Skype revolution. It’s not just about the consumer. There is such a thing as a better phone, one that understands my time, my contacts, my availability, the groups I’m part of. One that uses more than an 8khz audio channel and tones to signal. And the smart, talented people at Skype have a chance to make it happen. Before it becomes too late. [...]

]]> By: Jens-Olaf http://gigaom.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127700 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:49:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127700 The Estonian view, CEO Tamkivi in Tallinn in an interview published at Naked Conversations, http://redcouch.typepad.com/:
‘He told us that the number of Tallinn-based employees doubled last year to about 270, overwhelmingly technical. There has been extremely low turnover since the acquisition—perhaps 5-6 people. One problem that is emerging is that the technical talent pool in little Estonia, of 1.4 million may get tapped.’

]]> By: Ajay http://gigaom.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127699 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:45:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127699 Ebay is certainly under pressure with these developments.
Most mergers in the past have reduced value, and Ebay have yet to show any major signs of value addition inspite of so many months since it purchased Skype.

Will await your interview with Skype founder to get the latest updates.

Regards,
Ajay Sanghani
http://www.itvidya.com

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://gigaom.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127698 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:39:44 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/12/more-skypers-hit-esc-button/#comment-127698 Did you see the Share Skype blog post like last week asking for stories about how people have used Skype and eBay together? I kept checking back, not a single comment.

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