Comments on: Skype introducing ad-funded calls to businesses? http://tamebay.com/2008/07/skype-introducing-ad-funded-calls-to-businesses.html Tips, tricks, news and views for eBay sellers. Two PowerSellers write about eBaying. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: J.A. Watson http://tamebay.com/2008/07/skype-introducing-ad-funded-calls-to-businesses.html#comment-37637 J.A. Watson Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:11:31 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3125#comment-37637 This is yet another incredibly stupid idea from Skype, it makes me wonder who the heck is in charge there any more! With all of the different services and plans that are available now, who in the world is going to put up with listening to ANY adverts before every call? There are ways to monetize a huge user base such as Skype has, and heaven knows the bills have to be paid somehow, especially when you have already cost your current owners a write-down of several BILLION dollars, but this is not one of the ways. This is yet another incredibly stupid idea from Skype, it makes me wonder who the heck is in charge there any more! With all of the different services and plans that are available now, who in the world is going to put up with listening to ANY adverts before every call? There are ways to monetize a huge user base such as Skype has, and heaven knows the bills have to be paid somehow, especially when you have already cost your current owners a write-down of several BILLION dollars, but this is not one of the ways.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/07/skype-introducing-ad-funded-calls-to-businesses.html#comment-37634 Chris Dawson Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:02:11 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=3125#comment-37634 If I had to listen to even a five second advert every time I made a call I'd happily use the free minutes on my mobile in preference to Skype. Whilst monetising the service might be attractive imagine the uproar if BT introduced adverts on their free evenings/weekend calls? Skype have a tremendous following, but if they do something stupid they could lose users faster than they have previously gained them :-( If I had to listen to even a five second advert every time I made a call I’d happily use the free minutes on my mobile in preference to Skype. Whilst monetising the service might be attractive imagine the uproar if BT introduced adverts on their free evenings/weekend calls?

Skype have a tremendous following, but if they do something stupid they could lose users faster than they have previously gained them :-(

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