Like the Boeing 747 did with global travel in the 70s, Skype democratized global communication in the last decade. From Microsoft on its 10th birthday:
"Skype stories are as diverse as the people experiencing them – the momentous milestones, the pleasantly mundane and virtually everything in-between. A soldier stationed overseas can’t make it home for the birth of his first child, but can still watch his daughter come into the world. A couple discusses, debates and selects finalists from paint and carpet swatches. An ailing man can’t leave his hospital room but still gets to watch his son marry. A traveling mother and her child brush their teeth together before bedtime. A young couple in love eat dinner, then leave the video call running as they fall asleep hundreds of miles apart – but still together.
People have used Skype to experience births and deaths, weddings and anniversaries, the silly and the profound. Skype users have moved from using a laptop in their home to connecting from more places than ever – from the kitchen, to the top of a NASA launch platform, to the depths of the ocean."
Photo Credit of Skype on iPad
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