Skype Goes Video
Skype has just announced a new fun feature for their subscribers - the ability to share video content with friends and family worldwide. By joining forces with independent video sharing sites likes DailyMotion and Metacafe and using Skype™ 3.5 for Windows, users can now download videos and add them to their Skype ‘mood.’ Users also have the option to share their video content in Skype online chats and can also take pictures while still making a video call, giving them more options than ever.
“People thrive on sharing stuff with one another,” said Carter Adamson, general manager, desktop products for Skype, in a recent press release. A little over a year ago, we had 100 million registered users worldwide and we’ve more than doubled in size in the space of twelve months. This is because we continue to develop Skype and come up with amusing things to do. User-generated and licensed video content are incredibly popular. Working with Dailymotion and Metacafe means everyone can try out downloading their favourite clip and putting it in their online profile. Video content is a great conversation starter because people love talking about video clips and especially the ones that are personal to them.”
“Video mood messages provide members of the vibrant Skype community a great way to express themselves by tapping into the original and entertaining videos available on Metacafe, including those in our Producer Rewards program that pays video creators for their best work,” said Erick Hachenburg, CEO of Metacafe. “Online video has become so popular over the past couple of years in large part because it’s fun to find something entertaining and forward it to a friend who’s likely to enjoy it. Videos placed into Skype mood messages make this process even easier.”
“With this partnership, the online global community is really coming together to create a new experience in video sharing,” said Benjamin Bejbaum, CEO and cofounder of Dailymotion. “From now on, Skype users will have access to more than 3 million videos, including premium content and exclusive artwork from our MotionMakers.”