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2. Skype - Wikipedia

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   Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström, from Sweden, and Janus Friis, from Denmark. [15] The software was created by Estonians Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, Jaan Tallinn, and Toivo Annus. [16] Friis and Annus are credited with the idea of reducing the cost of voice calls by using a P2P protocol like that of Kazaa. [17]

3. Skype security - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Skype is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system developed by Skype Technologies S.A. It is a peer-to-peer network where voice calls pass over the Internet rather than through a special-purpose network. Skype users can search for other users and send them messages. [1] Skype reports that it uses 256 bit Advanced Encryption ...

4. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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   Examples of such messaging services include: Skype, Facebook Messenger, Google Hangouts (subsequently Google Chat), Telegram, ICQ, Element, Slack, Discord, etc. Users have more options as usernames or email addresses can be used as user identifiers, besides phone numbers. Unlike the phone-based model, user accounts on a multi-device model are ...

5. Overcoming Geographical Obstacles: The Use Of Skype In A ...

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   synchronous Skype tutorials achieved a statistically higher number of substantive responses during weekly sessions and obtained a statistically higher final grade” (p. 18) than those students who did not use Skype. The unique features of Skype were also found to greatly contribute to the success of an e-learning program

6. The Impact of Utilizing Skype as a Social Tool Network ...

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   Learners who studied Skype chat performed better on the discourse aspects of English post-test than those who did not. Additionally, the finding of study revealed that students acquired writing and speaking skills in Skype chat more efficiently and effectively than in the traditional method. Keywords: Skype and Discourse Competence. 1. Introduction

7. Skype Technologies - Wikipedia

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   Skype Technologies S.A.R.L (also known as Skype Software S.A.R.L, Skype Communications S.A.R.L, Skype Inc., and Skype Limited) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, whose chief business is the manufacturing and marketing of the video chat and instant messaging computer software program Skype, and various Internet telephony services associated with it. [1]

8. ERIC - EJ919052 - How Social Media Can and Should Impact ...

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   Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v76 n7 p39-42 Mar 2011 Interactive, community-focused online tools--like Skype, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, wikis, and the educational software Blackboard--are becoming so dominant in the classroom that it's hard to imagine any professor or student making it through a week ...

9. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

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   The Skype review stresses the ease with which the product may be used for simultaneous PC-to-PC communication among up to five users. Editor’s Note: This paper serves as an introduction to reports about online community building, and reviews of online products for disabled persons, in the next ten reports in this series. JPB, Series Editor.