Skype will offer free Internet phone calls to MySpace members.
Skype will offer free Internet phone calls to MySpace members.
By: Sara Smith
Oct 19, 2007 13:30 PM GMT
Launching in over 20 countries, where MySpace has localized communities, Skype will partner with MySpace to launch "MySpaceIM."The deal will enable MySpace users to link profiles, photos and to make free Internet calls with their Skype accounts. In conjunction with Skype, MySpaceIM will offer voice-calling and instant messaging to allow users to connect with friends and family around the world. Skype's VoIP service is available in 28 languages and is used in almost every country around the world and the new feature will be available globally except in Japan, China and Taiwan. MySpace users will not be required to download any additional Skype software to take advantage of the feature, which will give users more ways to easily connect with friends and family around the world. The new functionality will also tap into the personal privacy settings available on MySpace. Users who have a MySpace profile set to "private," for example, will not be able to receive Skype calls from people not on their friend�s lists. Users can also choose to allow only people on a select Skype personal contact list to call them. They can prescreen incoming callers and block any MySpaceIM with Skype call or user at any time. The partnership claims 330 million monthly active users with 110 million from MySpace and 220 million from Skype.
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