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The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Answers the Call The Internet giant prepares to launch a VoIP product through its instant-messenger service. Whether this move will bring in additional revenue for Yahoo! and help its messenger service gain more users remains to be seen.   |
InternetNews
December 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft, MCI Dial up VoIP Partnership Not to be outdone in the voice over IP features race, Microsoft is giving its instant messaging users the ability to dial into phones from their PC. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2006
David Miller |
Yahoo, Siemens Team on VoIP People using Siemens's Gigaset cordless telephones will soon be able to make free phone calls using Yahoo Messenger with Voice, the companies announced Wednesday. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
eBay's Killer App? Until now, nobody's found a surefire formula for making VoIP a regular part of the Internet experience. Will eBay and Skype provide the necessary synergy to make it go? Investors, take note. |
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. |
InternetNews
June 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Will Windows Live Messenger Kill Skype? Microsoft Windows Live Messenger came out of beta today to join the voice-enabled IM landscape already strewn with AOL, Yahoo and Google. But Skype isn't worried. |
InternetNews
December 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Skype 2.0 Beta in The Air Free voice-over-Internet provider Skype is joining the pack with a videophone offering to compete with the likes of AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft's MSN Messenger. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Now, You're Google-Talking on IM New Google Talk service combines Instant Messenger and Voice over Internet Protocol. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Microsoft Makes the Call With Microsoft's interest apparent, it's clear VoIP is going increasingly mainstream. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Festoon Plugs Skype Into Google Talk Santa Cruz Networks released Festoon Unity, a free plug-in to let Skype users engage in VoIP and video calls with users of Google Talk. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Buys Into VoIP Yahoo acquired VoIP provider Dialpad Communications to bolster its computer-to-computer telephony service. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Plugs In Given the highly competitive instant messaging field, it's easy to see why investors might have disregarded Yahoo!'s ability to benefit from IMs. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Mike Hogan |
Gaga for Google? Google Talk is neither the best VoIP phone service, nor the best IM service. But casual users will find it a convenient blend of both mediums |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Can You Yahoo! Me Later? The Internet giant is the latest company to get into voice-over-Internet protocol. This is one of those public betas favored by Internet giants like Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Phones Home The electronics giant calls for free VoIP. But given the company's restructuring efforts, and the anti-piracy shenanigans that may have eroded their customers' trust, this VoIP effort might end up overshadowed by larger concerns. |
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
May 16, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
eBay's Talk Is Cheap The auction site's Skype VoIP service is allowing its users to make free stateside calls to landline and mobile phones. That's good news for eBay -- and bad news for telcos in general, and Vonage in particular. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Rick Munarriz |
Will Skype Kill Vonage? eBay's new baby may make the VoIP movement a little nervous. Skype is viral. The more it spreads, the more powerful it becomes. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2005
Shruti Basavaraj |
Aiming for the Top in IMs Yahoo! and Google are finding ways to jazz up the world of instant messaging, boosting ad revenue. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
Dennis LaMantia |
Long-Distance Logic Creigh A. Bogart and other CCIM members are using VoIP programs like Skype and Web-based applications such as Google Voice to supplement their landlines and cell phones. In the process, they're saving time and money. |
Search Engine Watch
August 24, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
New Google Talk Offers Instant Messaging & Voice Chat As widely expected, Google waded into the instant messaging space with the debut of Google Talk, an IM client that also offers the ability to make voice calls between computers. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bon Voyage, Vonage The VoIP leader files to go public, but the company's current financials don't look too appealing. It's important for Vonage to enter the market at a reasonable price, especially now that it faces greater risk from the Grandbaby Bells. Let's hope that Vonage isn't making the call too late. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Google, eBay Make Nice on Text Ads, Click-to-Call Looking to shore up their position against Microsoft and Yahoo in the fiercely competitive market for Internet advertising services, Google and eBay struck a multi-year deal to work together on text-based and click-to-call advertising. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Yeah, Baby! Roll out the double-decker bus. Yahoo! Messenger's coming to England. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Must Die It's great that Microsoft and Yahoo! now offer interoperability between their voice-chat platforms. It's a pretty bold move, even if it's not entirely unexpected. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Free Calls From AIM AOL offers free phone numbers and voicemail aimed at instant messaging users. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Chatterboxes and video game boxes were passing ships that were fit to be featured this past week: Tickle Me Xbox... If Your AIM is True... |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
IBM Makes AIM Play Nice Big Blue's Sametime corporate IM program brings AIM and rival services together. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Acquires VoIP Company Microsoft has acquired San Francisco based Teleo, a developer of VoIP, PSTN termination and click to call functionality. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2007
Davis D. Janowski |
Raketu Get IP voice calling, streamed video content (even works over dial-up), all your IM clients, and more under one roof. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
AOL Aims for More AOL's new AIM Triton is meant to capitalize on some of the hottest trends around -- features like video chat, VoIP, and sms text messaging will be prominent. The company's efforts to make AIM more relevant than ever are not lost on any investors. |
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
September 7, 2005
Erin Joyce |
AOL Closing in on Video VoIP Launch AOL is about two weeks away from moving its VoIP calling service into wider public use. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Report: Users Pulling Plug on Landlines Traditional telephony may be dialing a wrong number as users flock to VoIP and other Internet-based services. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Microsoft's Still Searching Today, Microsoft unveiled an upgrade to its MSN search capabilities, as well as a preview of search functions to come. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2005
Tom Taulli |
8x8 Gets the Money Call The VoIP enabler strikes a big deal with BellSouth. But how big? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Google Reinvents Another Wheel The search giant's new instant messaging widget is no great achievement. Yet. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Yahoo Phones Into Crowded VoIP Space The company breaks into a crowded field, but eyes wider horizons in enterprise adoption. |
PC Magazine
August 24, 2005
Cade Metz |
Google Talk (Beta) Google goes for clean, simple, and effective in its first chat/VoIP client. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
AOL: Talk of the Town AOL's trying to jazz up its chat client -- for good reason. |
InternetNews
March 27, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Lycos Sniffing Out VoIP, And Then Some Lycos has joined the burgeoning free voice-over-IP fray by offering the service to its users. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google? Disastrous? As Time Warner and Google appeared to be heading toward a significant financial relationship yesterday, corporate raider and dissident investor Carl Icahn issued a stern warning about the proposed pairing. Investors, take note. |
PC Magazine
December 29, 2005
Davis D. Janowski |
Skype 2.0 beta Get free video calling, a streamlined interface, and more with Skype's new beta. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
AIM's Open Arms America Online opens AIM up to more tinkering. Given that AOL's old-school Internet service has been under fire as times have changed, Time Warner investors are likely relieved to see AOL responding to recent trends. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Madonna Meets Skype Warner's music label hooks up with eBay's hot chat service, but the move may make more sense than cents. Let's face it -- folks who may be too cheap to pay for conventional phone service are also likely to be too cheap to pay for high-end wireless phones with digital download capability. |
InternetNews
September 20, 2005
Erin Joyce |
Not All Hype About eBay-Skype The good news is that the big eBay-Skype deal isn't the only buzz-worthy topic at this year's VON show. But it still dominates. |
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. |
Wired
December 2005
Kevin Kelleher |
Who's Afraid of Google? Everyone. It seems no one is safe: Google is doing Wi-Fi; Google is searching inside books; Google has a plan for ecommerce. |
