Mobiles In Africa: A Trailer

The African continent and how the African people use their mobile phones is of great interest to me. I have written about the numbers and usage patterns before as well as the outreach opportunity the mobile phone represents. Additionally, a video/trailer has been released that interested me and I thought I’d share it:

Skype To Be Spun Off, Makes Plans for IPO

A huge shock in the Internet telephony world today, as Skype parent company eBay has announced plans to spin Skype off into it’s own separate company. Additionally, Skype will be taken public with an Initial Public Offering in 2010. As their blog states: “Skype is a great stand-alone business with strong fundamentals and accelerating momentum,”…