Word: skyping
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...Hear Me Now? Skype, the Internet-based video-phone service, has a new version for Mac with improved voice and video. Download it here...
...maintain that "healthy way" remains to be seen. Although the state-run newspaper Thanh Nien reported that Ministry of Information and Communication deputy minister Do Quy Doan will contact Google and Yahoo! about their cooperation, representatives from both companies have said they have yet to be contacted. Google, Microsoft, Skype and Yahoo have all been under fire recently for complying with the Chinese government to filter out content pertaining to controversial subjects in the country such as Falun Gong and Chinese occupation of Tibet...
Whitman, a.k.a. Blondie, her eBay nickname, had an impressive 10-year run, but when eBay's slowdown began, she tried to buy her way out of the problem, acquiring companies like PayPal, Skype, Shopping.com and StubHub to generate growth. Many were profitable but distracting, as problems like lack of trust and shoddy search technology continued to ail the auction site, the main revenue driver. "Meg was reluctant to expand things like customer service because it would eat into eBay's margins," says Jeffrey Lindsay, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein...
That's where Donahoe's tough love comes in. First, he's acquiring companies like Bill Me Later, a payment system, and Danish classified-ad sites that have synergy with eBay's brand. He's also re-evaluating whether to spin off Skype, the voice-over-IP phone-system acquisition that was Whitman's biggest mistake, not to mention a $1.4 billion write-off. eBay overpaid for a company that doesn't directly benefit the core business. Donahoe also launched a new search platform to better catalog the 120 million live listings...
...people, while another 40,000 will commute. Because cars will be banned in Masdar, all commuters must walk, ride bicycles, or use public transportation to enter the city. The panel began 20 minutes late due to technological problems. The panelists tried to include an architect in the presentation using Skype, but he could only occasionally be heard. During the question-and-answer session that followed, Sharett lauded University President Drew G. Faust for her commitment to the environment. Harvard’s eco-conscious plans for its new campus in Allston include a voluntary cap on greenhouse gas emissions well...