August 2006

From today, the Skype for Windows 2.6 Beta is available, offering easy access to Skypecasts from the new Live tab. You can download it here. This new beta version replaces the preview that you may have tested.

The "Live tab" lists Skypecasts that are on right now, starting soon, how many participants are involved, and a quick way for you to join or listen.

Download Skype for Windows 2.6 now.

Two days ago, we had an interesting Skypecast hosted by Sree Sreenivasan and Vikas Bajaj with another candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary General. This time it was Jayantha Dhanapala, Senior Adviser to the president of Sri Lanka.

As with Shashi Tharoor, Sree and Vikas discussed the role of the UN in a changing world as well as the race for Secretary General.

If you missed the Skypecast, you can listen to it - here.

If you missed last week’s Skypecasts with Shashi Tharoor, UN Under Secretary General for Communications and distinguished author don’t worry! The Skypecast was recorded so you can listen at your leisure.

Shashi Tharoor was interviewed by SAJA Board members Sree Sreenivasan & Vikas Bajaj, about the role of the UN in a changing world and his chances in the race to find Kofi Annan successor as UN Secretary General.

As this Skypecast was recorded, you can still listen to it even if you have missed it live

Shashi Tharoor has worked for the United Nations since 1978 and has been involved in peace keeping operations across the world. Shashi Tharoor is currently running as a candidate for the United Nations Secretary General. Shashi previously worked for Kofi Annan who currently holds this post and is being backed by his native India as successor for the post.

Mr. Tharoor is also a well recognized author having written eight books, as well as numerous articles, op-eds and literary reviews and has also received several journalism and literary awards.

WABC-TV New York’s Technology Guru, Sree Sreenivasan will conduct a Skypecast with Shashi Tharoor. Sreenivasan is Dean at Columbia's School of Journalism, and also serves on the board of South Asian journalist (SAJA), which is a non-profit organization for journalists of South Asian origin.

Mr. Tharoor has previously been named by the World Economic Forum as a "Global Leader of Tomorrow" and this interview will give Skype users a chance to get answers to their most pressing questions in an exclusive Skypecast. Join the Skypecast now.

We are pleased to announced an exclusive Skypecast with Seth Godin, best selling author, entrepreneur and agent of change. Godin is the author of seven books that have been bestsellers around the world and changed the way people think about marketing, change and work.

Godin’s new book, "Small is the new big", is a collection of more than 193 riffs, rants and business ideas that have appeared in Fast Company and on his ever popular blog over the last seven years.

Michael Sippey of Typepad will interview Seth Godin giving fans and followers a chance to hear his ideas first hand. Be quick only the first 100 Skype users will have the opportunity to participate and ask questions. Be ready!

Find out more and join the Skypecast on August 22nd at 10:00 PM (GMT).

Do you want to brush up your presentation skills? Maybe it would be a good idea to join Lisa Marshall's Skypecast. Lisa is a professional presentation coach who has delivered similar programs on improving presentation skills for over 15 years.
It's a really good example of how Skypecasts can be used for education purposes. This presentation is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and will be about the "Top Ten Tips for Biomedical Presenters". It takes place on August 10th at 6 PM UK time.

For more information about this Skypecast: Top Ten Tips for Biomedical presenters

Photo attributed to kk+ on flickr.com

I'm pleased to welcome David Rivier to the Skype team, who will be looking after the Skypecasts product and community.

Before joining Skype, David worked at Knexus Group, helping global and European companies (mobile operators, banks and car manufacturers) to create and manage their online communities, online social networks and social web initiatives. He has also worked for several start-ups like 2TalkAbout and academici.

David brings a lot of online community experience to Skype, and we're looking forward to his plans for Skypecasts.

To celebrate the launch of his long-awaited book the Long Tail, Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, hosted a Skypecast to let Skype users hear all about the book and his theories on how the world is changing.

Did you miss it? Fear not, we recorded the conversation so you can listen to it.