Extending Skype

Link: Om Malik on Broadband: Rethinking Skype.

Skype has added new features like big files transfer that make a lot of sense for cross-platform communication. The company just announced a beta program for its chat software and voicemail. In other words, even as it has mimicked the telephone, the company has started to add more features to the software. However, what really rocks my world is the third party apps for Skype. Qzoxy which is one of the “presence” apps that leverages Skype as a communication channel. However, it is Jyve which has impressed me the most. A Jyve Tag is a snippet of HTML code that you can copy-paste into any web page. This snippet of code produces a live Skype Button which shows your current Skype status. This enables you to show your presence on any web page. If this button is clicked, it launches your Q-Card. Q-Card is a Internet Call centre. It allows you to collect call back info from people visiting your site.