3Skype.mobi

[Dave]

Got to love the support that Three.com is putting behind .mobi!

http://next.three.com/sites/mainsite.aspx?3skype.mobi

Good exposure for .mobi amongst Skype users too!

[GijsZePa]

Got to love the support that Three.com is putting behind .mobi!

http://next.three.com/sites/mainsite.aspx?3skype.mobi

Good exposure for .mobi amongst Skype users too!

mmmmm...3/5 :hmmmm2:

Martin

[Michael]

Dagersh, FANTASTIC. Great find!

For those that are unaware of Skype and THREE. Here is a snippet:



As of September 30, 2007, Skype had a cumulative number of unique user accounts of 246 million. Users may register more than once, and as a result, may have more than one account.
Skype (IPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_pronunciation_key): [skaɪp], rhymes with type) is a software (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software) program created by the entrepreneurs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur) Niklas Zennström (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niklas_Zennstr%C3%B6m) and Janus Friis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_Friis). Skype allows users to make telephone calls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoIP) from their computer to other Skype users free of charge, or to landlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlines) and cell phones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_phones) for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_messaging), file transfer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_transfer), short message service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_message_service), video conferencing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_conferencing) and its ability to circumvent firewalls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewall).
The Skype Group, acquired by eBay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay) in September 2005 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2005), has headquarters in Luxembourg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg), with offices in London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London), Tallinn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallinn), Tartu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartu), Prague (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague) [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype#_note-0) and San Jose, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose%2C_California). Skype experienced rapid growth in both popular usage and software development (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development) since the launch, both of its free and its paid services (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paid_services).




3 is a brand used for nine mobile telecommunications networks in Europe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe), Asia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia) and Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia). Hutchison Whampoa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchison_Whampoa) holds a direct or indirect, majority or minority interest in all of them.

All 3-branded networks emphasize their offering of "mobile multimedia" and provide 3G (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G) technology (WCDMA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCDMA), some also run 2G (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2G) networks). 3 is present in Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia), Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria), Denmark (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark), Hong Kong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong), Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia), Ireland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland), Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy), Sweden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden), and the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom). Hutchison Whampoa also holds a 3G-license in Norway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway). As of 22nd August 2007, registered 3 customers worldwide numbered almost 15.9 million.
3 aggressively markets new handsets and services and launches new products regularly, lately focussing on Mobile TV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_TV) related services. As with other 3G networks around the world, 3 allows video calling and fast internet access from most of its handsets.



Got to love the support that Three.com is putting behind .mobi!

http://next.three.com/sites/mainsite.aspx?3skype.mobi

Good exposure for .mobi amongst Skype users too!

[Gerry]

But wait, there's more!

Don't overlook the fact that Skype is owned by eBay:

There are 233 million registered eBay members worldwide. • 82.9 million people were active users on eBay marketplaces in Q1 2007.

And, eBay owns PayPal:

PayPal has quickly become a global leader in online payment solutions with over 30 million account members worldwide. Available in 38 countries

Okay, I am liking the odds better and better.

[newton]

Awesome news!!

[Michael]

Skype also advertises and promotes their 3SKYPE.mobi throughout their corporate SKYPE PC site....

http://www.3skypephone.com/english/mobi.html

Also, Three promotes 3SKYPE.mobi on their corporate site...

http://next.three.com/index.aspx


-Michael

[Pred]

Awesome, thanks Michael :adore:

I am officially 'Dot Mobi' :biggrin: on Digg.com

I've just Dugg the story.

Visit the bitch and 'Digg it' so we get it more airtime whores. :smile:

http://digg.com/gadgets/SKYPE_and_THREE_launch_3SKYPE_mobi

DIGG IT !!!!!



Skype also advertises and promotes their 3SKYPE.mobi throughout their corporate SKYPE PC site....

http://www.3skypephone.com/english/mobi.html

Also, Three promotes 3SKYPE.mobi on their corporate site...

http://next.three.com/index.aspx


-Michael