11.09.06
Skype 3 Beta
OooOOooOoo…. a beta version of Skype 3.0 was made available from today. Apart from a shiny new interface there are quite a few new changes and features. One of the most interesting new features is ability to host and/or join live skypecast calls. These are basically like public conference calls which anyone can join and either just listen in or actively participate. There are calls for all varieties of topics, such as basic language lessons (”low-level speaking english” :-)), music broadcasts (some guy streaming mp3s through his microphone… :-\), politics (hoohah for the democrats), and technology (trying to help some bulgarian guy learn how to program PHP). The number of listed chats has been growing all day (as more people download the new beta? or perhaps it’s just the timezone differences around the world…) so once this gets more popular I’m sure there will be some worthwhile conversations to join!