April 21, 2008 12:00 PM PDT
Webware 100 winner: Skype
Skype is a text, voice, and video-chatting platform that works using your Internet connection. Skype has branched off from a desktop software solution to work in mobile phones and household phones that just need a Wi-Fi or Internet connection to run. Like instant-messaging clients, Skype gives users a buddy list instead of a set of phone numbers.
Over the years, Skype has also introduced a number of new features. One of the more interesting ones is SkypeOut, a service that lets Skype users call outside numbers, both long distance and international. There's also SkypePrime, a service that lets users create their own pay-by-the-minute lines for expert advice or consulting services.
Winner: Skype (Skype.com)
Category: Communication
- Winners in this category:
- AIM
- Gmail
- iChat
- meebo
- Microsoft Windows Live Messenger
- ooVoo
- Pidgin
- Skype
- Windows Live Hotmail
- Yahoo Mail
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