The ultimate chat room

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A week has already passed and the New Year wishes are still being exchanged. Time spins and weaves its magic unfolding new trends and fashions purging the old. This New Year the next best thing consists of five letters — S.K.Y.P.E.

Communication has been the buzz word for years now. Trans-continental businesses, families spread across the globe and friends hitch-hiking across the country are commonplace. At a time when there exist innumerable sources of information and varied options for interaction, an individual is spoilt for choices. Phones gave way to cell phones that are now getting replaced by ‘smart phones’. Facbook made it selective. Twitter brought micro-blogging to the scene and in between all these, came Skype, which scores as the ultimate communicator for more than just its video conferencing ability.
Its navigation and ease of operation trumps other interactive sites. Furthermore, Skype lets you communicate in real time. Add to that the option of calling a cell from your computer or vice versa, you begin to grasp the implications. So much that Tutor Vista conducts interviews on skype. This 5-million user network has a strong following. Its costs-close-to-nothing calling facility makes it a favourite among teens who can’t make lengthy calls on limited pre-paid currency. Exchanging songs, movies and even projects and assignments give Skype an added zing and the fact that it takes nearly less than half the time to do so when compared to social networking sites makes it all the more appealing.
The biggest success of Skype is in the fact that its services are taken for granted. It truly shows the genius behind the plan. From calling services, to typing while talking to file transfers —the sheer simplicity of it all masks the ingenuity. It has quietly become mainstream such that it does not need any mention. It is the start of an era that will define the way we connect. Talking was never so easy and relocating halfway across the world does not necessarily mean five years of AWOL. This year, we welcome prosperity, happiness and more holidays with not just Facebook and Twitter but with our glasses raised to the computer screen grinning at our half-drunk-happy-high school friend on Skype.