Topic: Skype
They say email can’t replace face-to-face communication. Tell that to the rich, though. People with a household income of $250,000 and up are more likely to use the Web to…
Earlier this year Skype launched the ability for brands to show ads during users’ calls. The idea was that marketers could run these Conversation Ads as conversation starters. Not everyone was…
Specs Age 52 New gig Svp, digital media, Meredith Old gig Chief revenue officer, Gilt City You spent many years in magazine sales before jumping to the digital media and startup world a few…
Microsoft may or may not be dropping upwards of $1 billion to promote its latest operating system Windows 8, and now the company’s announcing that 30 brands have agreed to…
It's a familiar gripe: Technology makes communication more efficient, but less personal. Now, Skype is looking to leverage consumer anxiety about alienation with a $12 million campaign that frames its…
Specs Who Judah Friedlander Age 42 Accomplishments Stars as Frank Rossitano on NBC's 30 Rock; author of How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion; trucker hat…
With Netflix busy fighting its months-long battle against bad publicity, the time is ripe for a new video streaming service to knock the former giant from its perch. At least…
As the group messaging market heats up, Skype announced yesterday that it is buying GroupMe, a popular smartphone app that allows users to send texts and make conference calls with…
Soon, you could be able to watch your favorite shows with a friend — even if they're across the country. Thanks to a “strategic partnership” between Comcast and Skype, the…
Skype, the Internet phone company which Microsoft just bought for an eye-popping $8.5 billion, has never been a creative advertiser. From the beginning, its main challenge was to explain to…
