Comments on: Skype Crisis: Where was the eBay Management? http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:15:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Digital Common Sense » Lead like a lion? Or lead like an ostrich? http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-468869 Digital Common Sense » Lead like a lion? Or lead like an ostrich? Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:10:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-468869 <p>[...] I started on this post on Saturday, but being my wife’s birthday weekend, I left this sit. It seems Om was thinking along the same line and penned his piece which I hear has a lot of the hedge fund types and Wall Street sharpies questioning eBay the same [...]</p> [...] I started on this post on Saturday, but being my wife’s birthday weekend, I left this sit. It seems Om was thinking along the same line and penned his piece which I hear has a lot of the hedge fund types and Wall Street sharpies questioning eBay the same [...]

]]> By: Realtime Community | Unified Communications http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-468348 Realtime Community | Unified Communications Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:11:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-468348 <p><strong>Lead like a lion? Or lead like at ostrich?</strong></p> <p>Today my pal Andy Abramson posted thisLeading From the Back Ironically, I started on this post on Saturday, but being my wife's birthday weekend, I left this sit. It seems Om was thinking along the same line and penned his piece which I hear has a lot...</p> Lead like a lion? Or lead like at ostrich?

Today my pal Andy Abramson posted thisLeading From the Back Ironically, I started on this post on Saturday, but being my wife’s birthday weekend, I left this sit. It seems Om was thinking along the same line and penned his piece which I hear has a lot…

]]> By: Todd http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-467738 Todd Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:44:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-467738 <p>The technical explanation that they have given for what happened is nothing short of bull. I would really like to know what happened. You cannot take a fully functioning system and bring it to its knees completely for almost 2 days just because of too many logins - you can slowly allow logins again and as they build so will the stability. They have lied to us and they are covering up something bad.</p> The technical explanation that they have given for what happened is nothing short of bull. I would really like to know what happened. You cannot take a fully functioning system and bring it to its knees completely for almost 2 days just because of too many logins - you can slowly allow logins again and as they build so will the stability. They have lied to us and they are covering up something bad.

]]> By: First Windows takes down Skype, then eBay’s rep — SMB Connection http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-465692 First Windows takes down Skype, then eBay’s rep — SMB Connection Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:48:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-465692 <p>[...] GigaOM, blogger Om Malik writes:  And in this moment of crisis, eBay’s senior management was AWOL. Ebay and Skype management [...]</p> [...] GigaOM, blogger Om Malik writes:  And in this moment of crisis, eBay’s senior management was AWOL. Ebay and Skype management [...]

]]> By: jccodez http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464747 jccodez Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:15:45 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464747 <p>Skype is a separate company based in London. Ebay is the parent. Aren't there some web 2.0 fluff apps to pump, its monday, the skype story was last Thursday's news, not todays.</p> Skype is a separate company based in London. Ebay is the parent. Aren’t there some web 2.0 fluff apps to pump, its monday, the skype story was last Thursday’s news, not todays.

]]> By: Skype outage and restoring confidence : NevilleHobson.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464664 Skype outage and restoring confidence : NevilleHobson.com Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:15:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464664 <p>[...] people have accused Skype and parent eBay of insufficient communication in a time of [...]</p> [...] people have accused Skype and parent eBay of insufficient communication in a time of [...]

]]> By: » News to know: Workday; Windows Home Server; Hydrogen data centers | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464390 » News to know: Workday; Windows Home Server; Hydrogen data centers | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:18:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464390 <p>[...] GigaOm: Skype Crisis: Where was the eBay Management? [...]</p> [...] GigaOm: Skype Crisis: Where was the eBay Management? [...]

]]> By: eVxz.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464338 eVxz.com Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:49:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-464338 <p><strong>Skype Crisis: Where were the eBay Management?</strong></p> <p>It has been an interesting 30 hours for Skype, its community and its engineers. The outage that caused anxiety amongst millions who depend on Skype for communications exposed the fragility of our digital lives. And in this moment of crisis,...</p> Skype Crisis: Where were the eBay Management?

It has been an interesting 30 hours for Skype, its community and its engineers. The outage that caused anxiety amongst millions who depend on Skype for communications exposed the fragility of our digital lives. And in this moment of crisis,…

]]> By: Eric Eggertson http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463767 Eric Eggertson Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:59:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463767 <p>I have to side with some of the commenters, who don't think eBay's involvement would have been an improvement.</p> I have to side with some of the commenters, who don’t think eBay’s involvement would have been an improvement.

]]> By: eBay Quiet about Skype Outage - Is that a Problem? http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463764 eBay Quiet about Skype Outage - Is that a Problem? Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:58:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463764 <p>[...] Malik points to the silence of eBay management when their VOIP phone company’s services were down for more than 24 [...]</p> [...] Malik points to the silence of eBay management when their VOIP phone company’s services were down for more than 24 [...]

]]> By: David Mackey http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463373 David Mackey Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:22:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463373 <p>Ahhh...I think Skype communicated fine.</p> Ahhh…I think Skype communicated fine.

]]> By: Chatnoirinc http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463367 Chatnoirinc Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:20:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463367 <p>Sigh the usually media over reaction to a normal Murphy's Law event.</p> <p>A chicken little event!!!!!</p> <p>Big woop... Chill and move on.</p> Sigh the usually media over reaction to a normal Murphy’s Law event.

A chicken little event!!!!!

Big woop…
Chill and move on.

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463295 Top Posts « WordPress.com Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:58:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-463295 <p>[...] Skype Crisis: Where was the eBay Management? It has been an interesting 30 hours for Skype, its community and its engineers. The outage that caused anxiety amongst […] [...]</p> [...] Skype Crisis: Where was the eBay Management? It has been an interesting 30 hours for Skype, its community and its engineers. The outage that caused anxiety amongst […] [...]

]]> By: Tim Wheatley http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-462933 Tim Wheatley Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:29:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-462933 <p>Isn't this a bit of an over-reaction on the part of the community?</p> <p>Skype went down, wooptedoo...</p> <p>I use skype for work conference calls, to call my family back home (I'm a British guy living in the USA), all that good stuff, but I'm not stupid enough to not have a cell and a landline also.</p> <p>I just don't think it really matters what happened, it went down, it's back.</p> Isn’t this a bit of an over-reaction on the part of the community?

Skype went down, wooptedoo…

I use skype for work conference calls, to call my family back home (I’m a British guy living in the USA), all that good stuff, but I’m not stupid enough to not have a cell and a landline also.

I just don’t think it really matters what happened, it went down, it’s back.

]]> By: SteveCrow.net http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-462890 SteveCrow.net Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:09:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/08/18/skype-crisis-where-were-the-ebay-management/#comment-462890 <p><strong>Skype outage highlights their bigger issue</strong></p> <p>Bloggers around the world have been all over the recent Skype outage that lasted around 30 hours, cutting off phone a...</p> Skype outage highlights their bigger issue

Bloggers around the world have been all over the recent Skype outage that lasted around 30 hours, cutting off phone a…

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