Do you Skype? What's that mean? Once or twice, or is it a tool that you can't live without? Once you have Skyped.... How long does it take you to really get it? To adopt it and change your work practices? Does it remain a tool for you or has it become your new language of communications? What it the impact of "presence" on your calling patterns? Are you talking more or less? How do you feel about time on Skype?

So, I smiled twice today when I saw Richard's post as he commented that too many in Telecom really don't know the enemy for they don't use Skype. It is certainly consistent with my experience. While we can run a rapid immersion, some elements can't be thought about deeply until you get there. At Von I remember one introduction where the speaker asked for a show of hands for: "How many have tried Skype?". I remember 50-60% of the audience raising their hands. Now this is only a VoIP conference. Apparently even there, 40% or more haven't spent the time to look. However go beyond the VON audience and I'm sure the penetration and knowledge is even worse. Everyone from Microsoft to Plaxo needs a strategy for Skype.