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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Law Report - Skype in the justice system. | Aug 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Profile: How Skype connected. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Article updated and revised. | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - An Analysis of the Skype Peer-to-Peer Internet Telephony Protocol (PDF). | Feb 08, 2025 | ||
| Tagged 21st Century Technology Timeline. | Sep 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lifewire - What Is Skype and How Does It Work? | Jun 26, 2024 | ||
| Links and photo added. | Nov 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Computer - Skype Guide: History, Origin, and More. | Apr 06, 2018 | ||
| Removed media. | Sep 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Teams Meetings. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - What is Skype and How Does it Work. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Electronics - Skype vs. Vonage. | Aug 18, 2011 | ||
| Information added about Skype being the foundation of Facebook's video chat service. | Jul 22, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2011 | ||
| Number of registered users updated from "some 400 million by 2009" to "more than 600 million just five years later." | May 12, 2011 | ||
| Microsoft bought Skype in 2011. | May 10, 2011 | ||
| Article updated to reflect sale of majority stake in Skype to an outside group and also founders Zennstrom and Friis. | Nov 23, 2009 | ||
| Final editorial review. | Apr 22, 2009 | ||
| Added names of founders, details of P2P license, iPhone application, and announced IPO. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Mar 19, 2009 |
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