With another step into the unknown, I’m currently testing Skype. It has potential beyond normal podcasting because it’s in real time with real people from around the world. Skypecasts will continue for a while to build strength and see where we might go. It wasn’t started as a dating service but, it seems it has become a viable one for some according to today’s article in the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. Skype will remain about art for me although, I would be open to a date if the opportunity arose.

The software routes calls over the data network, substituting voice for e-mail. Web mail services such as Google, MSN and Yahoo also allow customers to make Net phone calls, but Skype has kept a few steps ahead of its competitors by being one of the first to offer this for free. Skype also lets users put money in an account and call land-line phones and cellphones.

Link: With Skype, you can date now, meet later: South Florida Sun-Sentinel.