From Phone to Environment
From the people of brought you Kazaa, a new p2p phone service:
Skype. The p2p model differs from the central-server model of other Voice Over IP offerings such as Vonage. According to a
Technology Review article, Skype is used more like Instant Messenger.
“Skype can change the way people think about communications,” says Jeff Kagan, an independent telecommunications analyst. “Skype is the Napster of the phone system.”
As
Foe Romeo observes, after using Skype for a while, the p2p and free nature of the software encourages different uses than standard phone connections:
We leave Skype running in the background when Matt's online in Helsinki and I'm in London. It's an easy, casual way to keep someone present when they're not. You hear the rhythms of their typing, occasional laughs or sighs or mutterings, and you can break into conversation when you feel like it. You can have conversational spurts, rather than one big download. It's casual, background conversation rather than a focused IM exchange or time-pressured telephone call.
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Posted by johndan at November 23, 2003 08:35 PM
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