Skype is one of those tools you can’t help but want to see thrive online. I don’t use Skype right now since I don’t really have anyone to call. The only people I ever called long distance now work in the same building I do so it is just an intercom call now.
I do, however, hear a lot of Skype calls when I listen to podcasts. Several podcasters are actually using Skype to allow the participants to talk together cheaply from around the world.
We also support Skype here at the church since several of the ministers use it to talk with missionaries and other churches without the costs that have hindered in the past.
Now Skype has created an option called SkypeCasting. This allows up to one hundred people to participate in the broadcast with a moderator controlling who can speak.
I am going to install the latest version of Skype and see if perhaps we could get a Christian tech Skypecast going.
Thanks for posting this. What about security implications when restricted countries are involved? Does Skype also include some sort of ability to encrypt the conversation?
Doh - just found this ont he Skype site - “The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption.”
Thansk again for posting this.