Everyone goes gaga over the (questionable) story of Mark Zuckerberg and "his" creation of Facebook.* But where are all the twitters about Skype? Facebook allows us to keep in touch and catch up with old friends who you probably stopped talking to for good reason, but Skype allows to actually call and see any of our friends and family anywhere in the world, as long as they have internet access...for free.
Skype allows me to see my best friends every day while studying abroad. It connects families. And it has the ability to text and call landlines for practically nothing. When my brother studied abroad he had to use a calling card to call home once every couple weeks. I had a forty minute conversation with three of my best friends yesterday. And even though we're 3639 miles apart, I was able to see their faces and basically hang out with them. I would have liked to see Mark Zuckerberg do that.
Bring on the praise for the Estonian creators of Skype!
Snaps to Ahiti Heinla, Jaan Tallinn, and Priit Kasesalu for their initial development and to Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennstrom for creating it.
*It is still highly discussed and argued if Zuckerberg is the actual creator of Facebook. It is speculated that he stole the idea from his colleagues at Harvard.
Skype allows me to see my best friends every day while studying abroad. It connects families. And it has the ability to text and call landlines for practically nothing. When my brother studied abroad he had to use a calling card to call home once every couple weeks. I had a forty minute conversation with three of my best friends yesterday. And even though we're 3639 miles apart, I was able to see their faces and basically hang out with them. I would have liked to see Mark Zuckerberg do that.
Bring on the praise for the Estonian creators of Skype!
Snaps to Ahiti Heinla, Jaan Tallinn, and Priit Kasesalu for their initial development and to Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennstrom for creating it.
*It is still highly discussed and argued if Zuckerberg is the actual creator of Facebook. It is speculated that he stole the idea from his colleagues at Harvard.
