@jahkamren So, once it reaches critical mass (in your world) then you might want it. It's like any social networking service from IM, to email, to facebook. If it has critical mass, it attracts much easier. Most people rely on personal critical mass, you just have to wait for that, or you can be the trend-setter in your group and tell your friends/family to get on.
@jahkamren As a college student, skype is practically the one app I KNOW is installed on everybodys computer. They only use it to videochat with their parents and significant others if its long distance, but they have it. I'm sure the usage stats drop off significantly with people a little older though. Odds are, if you graduated college before skype came out, you never really saw a need for it.
@herki Interesting observation. I'm one of those slightly older grads that never had Skype. Although, I'm interested in purchasing a Skype phone number and was hoping to use that Skype number on my mobile phone.
It's a shame that Verizon butchered this service to the point of being hardly worthwhile.
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Can anyone tell me who uses Skype in their computers?
It's cool, I agree...
But I never really found it to be something i would have to have in my computer or cell phone...
maybe its just me since i don't have anyone i know that uses Skype.. =/
@jahkamren So, once it reaches critical mass (in your world) then you might want it. It's like any social networking service from IM, to email, to facebook. If it has critical mass, it attracts much easier. Most people rely on personal critical mass, you just have to wait for that, or you can be the trend-setter in your group and tell your friends/family to get on.
@jahkamren
As a college student, skype is practically the one app I KNOW is installed on everybodys computer. They only use it to videochat with their parents and significant others if its long distance, but they have it.
I'm sure the usage stats drop off significantly with people a little older though. Odds are, if you graduated college before skype came out, you never really saw a need for it.
@jahkamren You must not have any family or friends in other countries, or the incredible value of Skype would already be obvious to you.
Secondly, the video chat features (domestically or internationally) are worth having it for.
@herki
Interesting observation. I'm one of those slightly older grads that never had Skype. Although, I'm interested in purchasing a Skype phone number and was hoping to use that Skype number on my mobile phone.
It's a shame that Verizon butchered this service to the point of being hardly worthwhile.