As there are only about 54 hours left of this year, let's take a look at what were the top events for Skype in 2006, as covered in this blog. This is a completely personal selection by myself, focusing on products and other buzz, I'm sure others would have made a different one.

### January

[Announcing a whole bunch of stuff at CES... including the NETGEAR WiFi phone](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/01/launching_a_whole_bunch_of_stu.html)

[Skype 2.0 for Windows gold release with video.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/01/skype_for_windows_20_with_vide.html) It hasn't even been a year of Skype video. (The first ever public beta of Skype for Windows with video came out on December 1 2005.)

[5 million people online.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/01/5_million_online_skypers.html) (We're on track to hit 9 million soon now.)

### February

[Skype and FON start working together.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/02/skype_invests_in_fon_to_increa.html)

[SkypeWeb.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/02/skypeweb_is_now_available.html)

SkypeIn in [Japan](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/02/skypein_japan.html) and [Brazil](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/01/skypein_numbers_in_brazil_now.html) and a [party to celebrate the Brazil launch.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/02/the_skypein_launch_party_in_br.html).

[Estonians win 3 gold medals in winter olympics.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/02/congratulations_kiku_and_andru.html)

### March

[The user story videos.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/03/five_skype_user_story_videos_n.html)

### April

[SkypeIn Australia.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/04/gday_to_aussies_go_get_some_au.html)

[100 million registered users.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/04/skype_hits_100_million_users_c.html) And a [picnic](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/04/the_100_million_picnic.html) to celebrate.

### May

[The high-end Dell XPS systems come pre-loaded with Skype.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/you_can_preload_the_new_dell_x.html)

[Netgear starts taking wifi phone pre-orders.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/the_netgear_skype_wifi_phone_n.html)

[Skypecasts.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/early_preview_of_skypecasts.html)

[Skype 2.5 for Windows beta with shared groups, SMS, new emoticons.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/skype_for_windows_25_beta_sms.html)

[Buy Skype Credit at Sainsbury's in the UK.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/buy_skype_credit_at_sainsburys.html)

[Free SkypeOut calls in North America.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/free_calls_to_all_landlines_an.html)

[Tuk to the Road -- two British girls drove a Thai tuk-tuk from Bangkok to Brighton](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/tuk_to_the_road_two_girls_thre.html), using Skype to stay in touch with the world.

[Your Account page got a facelift.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/the_new_my_account_page.html)

[Lech Wałęsa is on Skype.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/05/lech_wasa_is_on_skype.html)

### June

[Skype](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/skype_is_in_vegas_baby.html) [at](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/ebay_live_2006_skype_buttons_i.html) [eBay](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/ebay_live_2006_skype_product_a.html) [Live!](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/ebay_live_2006_pins_and_ribbon.html) [in](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/ebay_live_2006_firsttime_skype.html) Las Vegas.

[Skype 1.3 for Linux beta.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/skype_for_linux_13_beta.html)

[Buggy old version of Skype for Mac with video leaked.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/skype_for_mac_with_video_comin.html)

[Heartbeat.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/06/introducing_heartbeat.html)

### July

[Skype 1.5 beta for Mac and video preview.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/07/skype_for_mac_15_beta_and_vide.html)

[The Skype tram.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/07/catch_a_free_ride_on_the_skype.html)

### August

[Sony Mylo.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/08/sony_mylo_available_soon_with.html)

[Skypecast questions and answers with Shashi Tharoor, UN Undersecretary General.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/08/q_and_a_with_shashi_tharoor_un_1.html)

[Skype's third birthday.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/08/happy_third_birthday_skype_sen.html) [Birthday card competition results.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/09/skype_3rd_birthday_card_compet.html)

[Cordless phones from Netgear and Philips.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/08/standalone_cordless_phones_fro.html)

### September

[Free SkypeOut in France.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/09/free_unlimited_calls_to_all_la.html)

["Freedom of Communication" in Poland with Niklas, Lech Wałęsa.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/09/freedom_of_communication_in_po.html)

### October

[New office in Tallinn.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/10/new_skype_tallinn_office_prolo.html) It has [cats](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/10/marvin_the_office_kitten.html).

[Skype Gear.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/10/the_skype_gear_blog_and_the_ac_1.html)

[MiniCards from MOO.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/10/free_minicards_for_the_fastest.html)

["Talk for Britain" -- free SkypeOut calls in the UK.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/10/talk_for_britain_and_indeed_th.html)

### November

[Skype 3.0 Beta for Windows.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/11/introducing_skype_30_beta_for.html)

[Skype 2.5 Beta for Mac.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/11/skype_for_mac_beta_with_sms_an.html)

[The WiFi phone package with FON.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/11/the_skype_wifi_phone_package.html)

[The U.S. President gets a Skype phone.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/11/the_us_president_gets_a_skype.html)

### December

[Expanding to Prague in 2007.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/skype_is_expanding_engineering.html)

[Skype 2.2 Beta for Windows Mobile.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/skype_22_beta_for_windows_mobi.html)

[Skype Unlimited plan for North America in 2007.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/skype_unlimited_for_north_amer.html)

[Skype 3.0 for Windows final version.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/skype_30_for_windows_now_offic.html)

[The management changes.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/the_management_changes.html)

[The iPhone is a Skype phone.](http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2006/12/the_iphone_is_a_skype_phone.html)

### So...

It was an incredible year for Skype as a company, and for everyone working here. Just counting the posts above takes a while, let alone all the work behind all these products and campaigns.

If you're interested in the latest figures and financials for Skype, we report them as usual as part of eBay Inc's quarterly and annual reports. Q4 2006 earnings will be [posted](http://investor.ebay.com/) on January 24, 2007.

A happy year's end to everyone. See you in 2007.

I won't post my own predictions for the next year. I'd like to hear from you instead. What do you think will Skype come up with in 2007? Or, what SHOULD we come up with?