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Das Nutzerverzeichnis von Skype, dem zu Ebay gehörenden Dienstleister für Internettelefonie und Instant Messaging, ist voller Personen mit den Namen ehemaliger NS-Funktionäre. Darauf weist der deutsche Journalist und Blogger Christoph Wesemann in einem Blogeintrag vom 9. Oktober hin.

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Scott was previously with Motorola where he spent 5 years on the top management team of the $25B Mobile Devices Business. Most recently, he was Corporate Vice-President of Global Product & Experience Invention, where he led product strategy, innovation, intellectual property, design, user interfaces, consumer experiences (music, video, imaging, productivity and mobile internet), partnerships, product marketing, and customer care. Previously, Scott was General Manager of South Asia where he built the region with the highest margins. He joined Motorola in 2002 as Chief Strategy Officer of the Personal Communications Sector, where he architected the turnaround strategy that doubled market share and revenues between 2002 and 2007.

"Innovation has always been a hallmark of Skype, and I want to innovate not only with the products we bring to market, but also with how we bring them to market," said Silverman. "Scott has an outstanding track record and will be able to help us apply best practices in staying ever more customer-focused and nimble, even while becoming larger."

Skype is the leader in online communications, revolutionizing the way people communicate through free and easy voice and video calling. The company has grown significantly since it was founded in 2003, and was acquired by eBay Inc. in September 2005. Today, the company has more than 309 million registered users around the world. In Q1 2008, Skype posted total revenues of $126 million, an increase of 61 percent over the prior year, while delivering a fifth consecutive quarter of profitability. Skype announced that since the company was launched in 2003, people around the world have talked to one another for more than 100 billion minutes using free Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls.

"I believe in Skype not only because I've been a user since the early days, but also because I'm convinced the opportunities ahead for Skype are tremendous given how the world is changing," said Durchslag. "Skype combines superior multimedia communications technology with making the world a better place by cost-effectively connecting consumers on a global scale, as well as enabling smaller businesses to grow without the unnecessary fuel consumption, costs and carbon pollution generated by needless travel. It is truly a privilege to join the Skype team and help to build a great company."

At Motorola, Scott led an 800 person global organization with sites across the U.S., Europe and Asia. He championed delivering simple, rich consumer experiences and building high tier co-created multimedia devices through partnerships he forged with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Kodak. Prior to Motorola, Scott was involved in Grand Central, a Silicon Valley enterprise software startup funded by Benchmark Capital, and he was one of the early thought leaders on web services as a Managing Director at The Chasm Group. Scott started his career at McKinsey & Company where he served American and Asian technology clients for eight years in their New York and Greater China offices. Scott was elected a partner in only four years and launched or led several international locations. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Quelle: skype.com

Skype has recruited Australian writer Rebecca Campbell as 'The Nomad', to embark on a 33 day round-the-world trip across 15 countries including China, Australia, the US (including the state of Alaska), Italy and Estonia. The twist is that she must remain in perpetual motion for her entire journey - always moving, even when she's sleeping.

She will also need to use as many forms of transport as possible to complete her journey, from planes, trains and automobiles to hot air balloons, dog sleds and bumboats.

The Nomad will share her trip live on the internet as she travels, using a variety of Skype-enabled gadgets from 3 Skypephone to the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. Her blog will include the latest queue-jumping tips, how to keep moving when waiting to board an aircraft or when stuck in a traffic jam.

The web community will also be able to share her journey on her blog www.skype.com/go/nomad or her Facebook or MySpace pages. They will also be able to get in touch with Rebecca on Skype (Skypename: 'theskypenomad') and give her inside information on the countries she is visiting.

"This is a great way to show people how easy it is to use Skype wherever they happen to be," said Malthe Sigurdsson, Skype's creative director. "Our Nomad has to keep moving for a long time. The only downtime she will have is when she's on a flight or some form of transport that keeps her moving."

"I'm really excited about the trip but I'm sure it will be hard to keep moving," said Rebecca Campbell, The Skype Nomad. "The great thing is I have a whole online community to rely on who can guide me to make the right decisions on what I eat and how I keep moving in any of the 15 countries I'll be in. I am sure I'll need a holiday afterwards! Travelling can be a bit lonely but with Skype, I know I can stay in touch with my friends and family for free or very little and that's very reassuring."

Skype is known for having registered over 309 million users without using any traditional advertising. Skype Nomad continues the idea of using more innovative communications to demonstrate its unique product. Nomad will be the world's longest product demonstration.

For this challenge, Skype has teamed up with international disability and development charity Motivation, which works in low-income countries to enhance the quality of life of people with mobility disabilities. Skype will be making a donation to the charity and in addition further donations can be made via

www.justgiving.com/Skypenomad

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