About Skype Journal

We love to review stuff. So our Skype Journal lab rats review hardware, software, and technical constructs (APIs, protocols, specs, etc.) related to Skype and other emerging conversation solutions. We publish product announcements, reviews, and category guides under the Skype Journal Labs brand.

If you want your product reviewed:

• Check that we'll care. Your product should be relevant to our readers/clients and novel in some way
• Check we're able to handle your product. No rackmounts, nothing needing refrigeration or that might die, please.
• Email the editor to schedule time. (editor at skypejournal com)
• Pack the product with:
  • your business card
  • tips on what to look for in your product
  • Instructions for prepaid return shipping or, if don't want them back, please say so.
  • catalog info, like correct product name, model number, suggested pricing, countries where it will be available, date available, and languages  
• Don't ship the product unless you get an OK before.
• Ship the product (or a link to a download) to:
  • Phil Wolff, 245 Lee Street 214, Oakland, CA 94610.
  • editor at skypejournal dot com.
  • Don't email software: just links and license info
• Skype or IM us to help us set it up and using it.

• We respect embargoes.
• We keep things for two to six weeks.
• If you don't arrange for prepaid shipping, we reserve the right to pass the items on to our readers, charities, or strangers on the street when we're done.
• We cannot guarantee schedules or positive reviews.
• Help us tell the story behind your product. Introduce us to your product managers, designers, software architects, your channel marketing person.

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• Application design
• Functional analysis and specification
• Proof of concept
• Prototyping
• API integration: We add Skype functionality to your existing infrastructure
• Development of your Extra for the Extras Manager in Skype 3+
• Local applications connecting to Skype and/or eBay API
• Web based solutions using Skype and/or eBay APIs

Skype Journal builds software.

We partner with spectacular professionals, like PamConsult, world class experts in Skype and eBay software development.

Contact us for your development project.  

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Stuart Henshall and Phil Wolff started blogging about Skype when it launched in 2003. Phil took off for an 18-month political campaign in 2004, but Stuart continued to blog about Skype.

Stuart started SkypeJournal.com in February 2005 and recruited Bill Campbell to join in the blogging fun. Stuart left Skype Journal in early 2006 is now marketing vice president for a digital identity startup. Bill Campbell left Skype Journal mid-2006.

Stuart Henshall

Stuart began evangelizing the potential impact of Skype just days after they launched. What began as two questions “What’s your Skype strategy?” and “What’s your presence strategy?” is typical of Stuart’s desire to help build the opportunity horizon.

He’s been an active blogger (Unbound Spiral) and analyst in the VoIP, social networking, blogs and wiki space. He has been recognised by the industry, is often a panel participant and has made presentations at major industry conferences across continents.

Stuart was senior practitioner at GBN Global Business Network where he led scenario and futures projects in telecommunications, biotechnology, and consumer products. He has facilitated powerful change programs for the top teams at Dow Corning, General Mills, Motorola and HP Labs. His broad international background also includes roles as General Manager and VP Sales and Marketing in both Consumer Products and Retail.

He has taught public and private programs, including at the Haas School of Business (UCB) and University of Auckland Executive Programs. He’s been recognized by Entovation as a Global Knowledge Innovation Leader, while his papers include “Trust in Networks,” “The COMsumer Manifesto” and a short series on emerging P2P (peer to peer) environment.

W.J. (Bill) Campbell

Bill edited and co-wrote the first Skype API Guidebook, directed to the Skype development community. As CEO of Qzoxy Software Inc he developed a presence server for managing online user status. As the inaugural member of the Skype Developer Program he continues to be one of a handful to test all new Skype products. About a third of his career was spent as a manager with the Hewlett Packard Company. Fifteen years ago, Bill founded The PTCompany which specialized in business process reengineering and project management tools. Bill is applying his interest to growing the developer community around the Skype API.

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Jim Courtney brings thirty years’ experience as a sales, marketing and business development executive with high technology enterprises.

 +1-905-812-0202

Professional networks: LinkedIn, eCademy

email: jim_courtney AT skypejournal.com

voice:
+1 (905) 812-0202
+1 (650) 488-4610

in person: Mississauga, ON Canada

Jim’s current interests are in the area of intelligent, interactive real time communications, embedding chat, presence, voice and web conferencing into Web 2.0/Voice 2.0 applications and services. His introduction to VoIP was through business development activities associated with VoIP and web conferencing software available in 1996.

Jim’s consulting includes:

• Business development: partnering strategies and execution
• Sales and marketing: leveraging distribution channels for revenues and coverage
• Product management: from concept to product/service success, bridging developer innovation and market needs
• Business plans: supporting funding search for early stage entrepreneurs

Most recently he consulted with businesses that apply Internet and associated technologies to the healthcare, automotive, telecommunications and location-based services markets.

Jim worked with product lines ranging from computerized instrumentation and PC hardware to PC software and Internet-based services. He led the successful launch of new products in geographical and vertical markets, often taking them to significant market share leadership. He also:

• participated in a successful corporate reorganization team
• developed effective business partnerships built around distribution channel and OEM models
• lead a trade organization whose goal was to generate awareness of intellectual property rights and responsibilities.

Jim holds four degrees from the University of Toronto in engineering, physics and business administration.

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We aren't accessible. Not even close. But we should be and are trying. We eventually want to state:

Skype Journal was designed to be accessible to all visitors. You'll notice clear and logical navigation tools throughout the site. Information should be easy to find. We follow popular Web accessibility guidelines promoted by industry and the disability community.

Visitors with disabilities may notice special features throughout the site that help make information available in alternative forms. In many cases, this functionality makes reading easier with text visible in large sizes and high contrasts. If you use screen reader software, you will find that photographs, charts, and illustrations are accompanied by text descriptions. The organization of each Web page is presented in a logical reading order maintained when assistive technology is used.

Help us improve accessibility. If you notice any Web site features that are difficult to use, please contact us.

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1. We don't collect any information that you don't volunteer.
2. We will be clear about what information we expose.
3. Cookies may be used to create a better user experience on this site if you opt in.
4. We will not distribute your contact information (or other personal data) to third parties without your consent unless compelled by our ISP, compelled by law, or as needed for the operation and conduct of this site (service, repair, fact checking, etc.).
5. We collect statistical data in the aggregate to understand our readership and ourselves.

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1. Accuracy. Anything that purports to be non-fiction should be true. Which means it should be accurate in fact and in context.
2. Labeling and Sourcing. If we are not certain that something is accurate, we should either not publish it, or should make that uncertainty plain by clearly stating the source of this information and its possible limits and pitfalls. To take another example of making the quality of information clear, we believe that that if unnamed sources must be used, they would be labeled in a way that sheds light on the limits and biases of the information they offer.
3. Explicit Conflicts of Interest. The content of anything that sells itself as journalism should be free of any motive other than informing its consumers. In other words, it should not be motivated, for example, by the desire to curry favor with an advertiser or to advance particular political interest. On the other hand, much of the content of this site has at least one point of view. We reserve the right to let our contributors opine, so long as author biases or conflicts are explicit and on record.
4. Accountability. The contributors to this site hold ourselves as accountable as any of the subjects we write about. We are eager to receive complaints about our work, will investigate complaints diligently, and correct mistakes of fact, context, and fairness prominently and clearly.
5. Caveat Lector. Information contained here is from sources believed to be reliable. This information is not necessarily complete.

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Skype Journal generates over 1 million page views per month from over 100 thousand unique visitors. We have a targeted audience of technology aware influencers: Skype power users, the Skype ecosystem of business, technology, and software development partners, and investors and industry analysts who follow Skype.

There are three ways to advertise on Skype Journal:

1. Traditional CPM-based advertising
2. Permanent monthly sponsorships across all Skype Journal pages
3. Editorial underwriting

CPM Advertising

Put your Google AdWords ads on Skype Journal. Text or display ads, by impression or click through, at Google's prevailing rates. Fast, simple. Skype or email Phil Wolff for help.

Skype Journal Sponsors

Skype Journal offers six premium sponsorship ad units, served in the top right area of every Skype Journal page. These sponsors are important to us and we look for products and services relevant to our targeted and influential audience. These ads are priced on a monthly basis for a permanent ad spot.

Ad Specs:

• 125 by 125 pixel size
• Preferably the company or product logo
• Will link back to the company product page
• No animations (simple ads)

Pricing for each of the six ad units is currently $3,000 per month, which translates to a very low CPM. There is a minimum term of two months, followed by a month-to-month plan where either party may terminate the relationship on 30 days notice.



If you are interested in securing a premium sponsorship on Skype Journal as an advertiser please contact us at sales @ SkypeJournal.com.

Underwriting

Reports acknowledge underwriters PBS/NPR style. So Skype Journal's reputation carries over to your brand.

Skype Journal seeks underwriters for specific writing projects. It's expensive for us to provide in-depth coverage of events like VON, ETel, Freedom to Connect, VoIP Developer Conference, and eBay Live. Send our analysts into the thick of the latest product trends, political news, and business thinking.

Skype Journal's editorial team also creates sponsored copy and content.For example, white papers, tutorials, and in-depth studies.

Contact editor@SkypeJournal.com to underwrite one or more projects.

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Skype Journal is available in several formats for syndication:

The best is our main Skype Journal Feedburner feed.

Also available: Atom, RSS 2.0, and RSD.

Please do use our feeds to:

• read our site
• help others read our site.

Please link back to posts you quote or cite.

You may not:

• republish our feed as a mirror blog without asking and getting our permission.

If you want us to ping your server when we update our feeds, just ask.

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Skype:

Phil Wolff, evanwolf

Phone:

California +1 (510) 455-4384

New York  +1 646 461 6123

UK +44 (0)20 8816 8780

Email:

Editor {at} SkypeJournal.com

Press {at} SkypeJournal.com

Tips {at} SkypeJournal.com

Advertise {at} SkypeJournal.com

Stupid {at} SkypeJournal.com

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Skype Journal
245 Lee Street 214
Oakland, CA, 94610
United States

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