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InternetNews
September 12, 2005
Erin Joyce |
eBay to Acquire Skype For $2.6 Billion Online auction giant eBay is expanding its communications services with a $2.6 billion cash and stock deal to acquire Voice over IP darling Skype Technologies.   |
InternetNews
October 12, 2007
Larry Barrett |
Skype Co-Founder Admits Expectations Were Too High A week after eBay wrote off $1.4 billion from its purchase, Skype's co-founder and former CEO said early revenue targets were overly ambitious. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Swallows Sonorit eBay gears up for a potential challenge to its Skype service with a brainy acquisition. |
InternetNews
October 19, 2005
Paul Shread |
eBay Investors Turn Picky Investors scoff at eBay's solid results and remain skeptical about eBay's purchase of Skype... Juniper beat estimates... Intel had a disappointing sales forecast... The Nasdaq and Dow soared... Yahoo and Motorola both rose on results... etc. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2009
Christopher Saunders |
eBay Plans Skype IPO Online auction giant eBay is planning to take plans its Skype Internet telephony unit public, with an Initial Public Offer planned for the first half of 2010. |
InternetNews
January 24, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Strong Q4 Right-Sizes eBay's Year Results surpassed expectations, but eBay's CEO sees room for improvement. |
InternetNews
June 14, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Ebay Hypes Skype Integration eBay plans to integrate Skype, its $2.6 billion Voice over IP investment, into more than a dozen categories of listings. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
EBay Vendors Demand to be Skyped So why aren't eBay and Skype fully integrated yet? |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2010
Tim Beyers |
You Blew It, eBay Look where Skype is now. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2008
Tim Beyers |
Skype Has Bigger Fish to Fry eBay's Skype is introducing a $9.95-per-month global plan that will allow users to call out to any mobile or landline phone in 34 countries. |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Mike Hogan |
Skype's the Limit With better quality and features, Skype takes VoIP for your business calls to a new level. |
InternetNews
August 20, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Skype's Back But For How Long? EBay's Voice over IP company Skype is blaming last week's two-day outage on "massive restart" of user computers across the globe. |
InternetNews
March 23, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Skype Eyes Business Dollars With SIP Service Skype aims to make good on its promise to get a slice of the big business pie - and help eBay recoup on the VoIP unit's multi-billion-dollar price tag. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
eBay's Skype Dream In a long-awaited move, the online auctioneer integrates Skype into its site. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2005
David Meier |
Did eBay Overpay? The online auctioneer's bid for Skype might seem rich, but it just may pay in the long term. |
InternetNews
October 3, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Skype Sticks With GIPS Skype extends and expands its contract with Global IP Sound as it eyes the mobile market. |
InternetNews
September 1, 2009 |
eBay Sells Skype, Keeps Minority Stake The e-commerce giant finally unloads Internet phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion. |
InternetNews
November 6, 2009 |
eBay, Skype Founders Settle Fight The ownership brawl over the VoIP player's peer-to-peer technology finally draws to an end - who's left standing? |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: eBay's Skype Punt What does eBay's Skype write-off really mean for investors? What is eBay's Skype strategy? How does Skype compare to similar initiatives from competitors? These questions are answered in this video. |
InternetNews
July 31, 2009 |
EBay's Skype IPO Bungled? The e-commerce giant is trying to resolve a key licensing issue with the founders of Skype. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2005
Tim Gray |
EBay to Buy Skype? The rumored buy would make it easier for eBay users to communicate with each other. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Hold the VoIP: Skype Sale Rumors Flying Comments from parent company on last week's earnings call have kept the buzz alive over whether eBay's selling Skype. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Terrible Timing, eBay! Could eBay have played the Skype acquisition any worse? |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Means Money Investors, did eBay pay too much for Skype? I don't think so. In a few years, we may look back at it as the new economy bargain of the decade. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2005
Dave Mock |
eBay Today, eBell Tomorrow? eBay's purchase of Skype sets the standard for the role of next-generation communications. Traditional telecom companies are a dying breed, and eBay isn't buying into one of them. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Researchers: Skype, VoIP Are Hot And Risky Researchers warn that IT managers should take precautions when allowing VoIP use, specifically Skype, in the workplace. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Skype's the Limit Given CEO Meg Whitman's vocal stance on proposed pay-to-play Internet legislation, and how it would impact Skype, eBay's latest catch may prove to be its biggest. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
October 1, 2007
Larry Barrett |
eBay Unhappy Over Skype Performance, Unit's CEO Out Two years after paying $2.6 billion for the VoIP provider, eBay says goodbye to Skype's founder - and hello to more than $1.4 billion in charges. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2007
David Needle |
Whitman: eBay For 'Social Commerce' eBay CEO Meg Whitman said her company is poised to put the social in buying. |
InternetNews
February 16, 2010 |
Skype, Verizon Unveil All-You-Can-Eat Mobile App Verizon Wireless and mobile VoIP leader Skype and Verizon Wireless tell Mobile World Congress attendees that they've teamed up on a mobile application for smartphones that will be available in March. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You're Selling the Wrong Verb, eBay Media outlets are speculating that eBay's online voice chat subsidiary Skype may be sold off, based on comments that CEO John Donahoe made during last week's conference call. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Get In on the Skype IPO eBay finally found a way to unload its popular voice and video chat platform. It will take Skype public as a stand-alone company in the first half of next year. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Victoriously, MySpace Friends eBay's Skype connects with the world's most popular social network. What will it mean to investors? |
InternetNews
January 23, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Executive Shuffle at eBay CEO Meg Whitman steps aside as the online auction site delivers solid fourth-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2005
Tom Taulli |
From RadioShack: Skype Me! eBay promised synergy from its mega-deal to buy Skype, but now it looks mostly like a play for telecom. Shareholders need to wait until eBay can demonstrate how Skype fits with its larger agenda. |
InternetNews
September 29, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Skype 1.4 Rolls Out the Door While Skype execs were negotiating a blockbuster sale, its developers were hard at work. What's new? |
BusinessWeek
September 26, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
Skype: How A Startup Harnessed The Hoopla How did Skype, founded just three years ago, manage to parlay itself into being acquired by eBay? |
InternetNews
April 22, 2009
Michelle Megna |
eBay Earnings Call: Low Expectations eBay has been making news as of late, but is it enough to placate investors if earnings are down? |
InternetNews
October 6, 2009 |
AT&T Blinks; Opens 3G Network to VoIP iPhone users can now have their Skype. Will Google Voice soon follow? |
InternetNews
June 3, 2009
David Needle |
Former eBay CEO Whitman Hits the Campaign Trail Now running for governor of California, Meg Whitman stands by eBay's Skype purchase and says her experience can help turn the state around. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: eBay's Two Smokin' Barrels eBay CFO Bob Swan discusses the company's future challenges and goals. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2007
Morgan Housel |
Skype CEO Hangs Up on eBay ... Again Skype founder and former CEO Niklas Zennstrom admits that eBay overpaid for the online telephone company. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Skype Scraper eBay's online voice-chat subsidiary is back after a two-day outage. Consumers seem willing to forgive and forget. For Skype's sake, let's hope that it doesn't have to apologize too much more in the future. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Skype's Advantage Cannot Be Free Skype is a great service, and eBay's auction business is fantastic. But the marriage of the two still seems bizarre, and months later, there still doesn't seem to be a clear path for how they fit together to deliver a return on investment for eBay shareholders. |
InternetNews
October 17, 2007
Sean Gallagher |
Skype Gives MySpace Users A Voice Skype has hooked up with MySpace to provide click-and-talk voice services. But is too much, too soon? |
InternetNews
September 23, 2009 |
Skype Works to Up Its Enterprise Appeal The VoIP service opens a few new doors into the workplace, thanks to its SIP capabilities for IP-PBX systems. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Skype Buys VoIP Startup Skype beefed up its VoIP talent pool today, acquiring Sonorit Holding and its U.S. subsidiary startup Camino Networks for $27 million in stock. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Bruce Meyerson |
Skype Goes Mobile Skype's new cell phone will deliver mobile access to its service. The beleaguered carrier hopes to jump-start revenues overseas. |
InternetNews
July 18, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
EBay Profits up 50% EBay today reported second quarter profits jumped 50 percent year over year to $376 million, or $0.27 earnings per diluted share. |
