Chatting Around the World

Communication is changing with the rest of the world. There are so many ways to get information from one place to another without spending any money or having it take hours or days. Many people do not even have a land line in their home to talk on the telephone anymore. People are always on the go and have cell phones that can do what their home phones do and so much more. Skype is a newer version of communication that is also replacing home phones. It is a software application that allows users to make voice over calls over the internet (1). People can call, video call, and instant message each other for free and from anywhere in the world (2). My husband and I were able to use Skype this past year when our friends went to Germany for an internship. At least once a week, we would hop on at the same time and chat using our microphones and internet. It is amazing that they could be on the other side of the world and be talking with us clearly. It cost us nothing and we could make the chat from the privacy of our own home. Skype is accessible to anyone, so sign up www.skype.com and start talking with the world.
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skype
2. http://www.skype.com/