As we stated in a recent blog post, we believe strongly in the potential of affiliate marketing.   We’re getting out there and letting others know how important we think this channel will become as companies continue to focus on understanding the performance of their marketing dollars. At eBay, ...

I’m happy to report that Jason Fischl has recently joined Skype as Director of Developer Relations. Among other things, he’ll be heading up the Skype Developer Program. Jason’s no newcomer to the world of VoIP. Before Skype, he was Chief Technology Officer at CounterPath, the leadi...

Hello All, We announced a few weeks ago that starting in April, the ePN payment schedule will change to the 25th of each month (unless it’s a weekend when you will be paid the following Monday). Please note that your outstanding balance will post April 15th under your eBay Partner Network acco...

For those of you reading this in an RSS reader, you can watch the video here. You can also grab the embed code if you want to use this video in your own blog. Just over a month ago, I mentioned on this blog that we were gearing up to launch Skype 3.0 Beta for Windows Mobile , and now it’s rea...

Today, Skype takes another step towards greater interoperability with the launch of the beta of Skype For SIP. * SIP is the leading voice over Internet protocol used in businesses telephony networks – there are millions of installations across the globe. According to IDC†, 438,000 IP PB...

It can be difficult to make yourself understood in an unfamiliar country, particularly when you don’t speak the language. As a result, we try to make both the Skype software and our website available in as many languages as we can. As part of this process, our translators have been hard at wor...

Jonathan Christensen is Skype’s General Manager for Audio and Video. Today marks a significant moment in the journey of Skype. Some of you may be aware of the SILK speech codec which is included as part of Skype 4.0 for Windows – it’s what enables super-wideband audio and optimizes...

Skype voicemail means that you’ll never miss a call. Your unanswered calls are sent to voicemail and you can listen to messages when you want, wherever you sign in to Skype, or using Skype To Go. To make voicemail even better, we’ve added two new features: voicemail to text and voicemail...

Our engineers have been hard at work on Skype for Windows Mobile over the last few months. Just over two months after the release of 2.5 Beta, we’re ready to share the Gold version with you. We’ve fixed a bunch of bugs, and smoothed and refined the user experience on new devices. Head o...

For those of you who are regular readers of this blog, this should come as no surprise – the gold version of Skype 4.0 for Windows is now ready to download. It’s an exciting day at Skype – and not just because we’ve also just passed the 16 million online user milestone &nda...