Communication – skype
Skype, a global Internet Communication company,allows people everywhere to make free unlimited,superior quality voice calls via its innovative peer-to-peer software Since its launch in August 2003, Skype has been downloaded more than 163 million times in 225 countries and territories. Fifty-four million people are registered to use Skype’s free services, with over 3 million simultaneous users on the network at any one time Skype adds about 150000 users a say.
In October 2005, EBay acquired Skype for approximately $2.6 billion,anticipating that Skype will streamline and improve communications between buyers and sellers as it is integrated into the eBay marketplace.Buyers will gain an easy way to talk to sellers quickly and get
The information they need ,and sellers can more easily build relationships. The auction company hopes the acquisition willstrengthen its global marketplace and payments platform,while opening several new lines of business and creating significant new opportunities for the company.