Skype Journal: “Skypito” means Skype for kids!
November 23, 2005 03:15 PMA new Skype Certified third-party software application will be announced in the next few days called Skypito. The following description if from their web site.
Skypito is the World’s first solution for safe online voice communication and chatting for kids. The Skypito application uses Skype technology. In addition to safe verbal and written communication, Skypito introduces online gaming technology with open source for third party game developers.Skypito is a free product. The project is funded by EasyBits Software AS – a Norwegian software house, creator of the World’s first operating system for children – Easybits Magic Desktop.
Thanks to my Skype Journal Sleuth in London, Anders Jacobson, for this find and heads up on the story.
Skypito is a 13 MB download. It offers a rich, fun user interface for your kids and parental controls for you. Among other things you can select who your kids can connect to on Skype. I hope they soon come out with an enterprise version for IT managers. (grin)
The hidden download page says this product is due for release on Nov 20. Maybe EasyBits is waiting to release for November 30 at Skype Night in London where they are a Gold Level Sponsor.
Skypito is worth trying out even if you don't have kids or even do not know anyone with kids. It is a supurbly put together product. Download here.
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Hi Bill, I enjoyed the article.
I have been on the forum lately, and someone recommended that I get in touch with you.
My name is Shan Wickramasinghe and I’m a Masters student at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
I’d like to just keep this email brief. In one sentence, I am trying to briefly look at the competitive playing field in the US residential market for VoIP and am ideally trying to focus on a few differentiated providers including Vonage, AT&T’s CallVantage Service and Skype. This research is being conducted for a brief research paper I am writing on VoIP. Rather than explain my ideas at this time I would like to know whether you would be able and willing to be interviewed for no longer than 20 minutes via phone. My research could clearly benefit from your insights with regard to VoIP.
I do hope that you will be able to accommodate a phone interview or perhaps just exchange some questions through email.
I do sincerely hope to hear from you!!!
Regards,
Shan Wickramasinghe
MA Global Media and Communications Candidate
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Southern California
Posted by: Shan Wickramasinghe at November 28, 2005 2:54 PM
That's a really interesting idea. I wonder why they are so focused on a teen/child market... perhaps to get them prepped for using the product when they grow up.
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Posted by: Jonathan at November 29, 2005 10:16 AM