"Skype Sextortionist" Faces 105 Years In Prison, Allegedly Forced Women To Send Him Thousands Of Nude Photos

Karen ‘Gary’ Kazaryan is indicted with 15 counts of computer intrusion and 15 counts of aggravated identity theft for stealing women’s nude photos and blackmailing them for more.

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 82 responses

Just A Dog Skyping With Another Dog

Ah, technology: keeping us in touch with our loved ones when the dog park is just too far away.

zeekalbe123 4 months ago 157 responses

How To Break Up With Somebody Over The Internet

Because sometimes there’s no other way.

Katie Heaney 10 months ago 19 responses

Soldier Witnesses Son’s Birth Via Skype

AWWWW!

Santa Little Helper a year ago 45 responses

Casey Anthony Is Vlogging Now

America’s sweetheart bought a new computer! Cue the cries of “baby killer” mingled with the cries of “I’d tap that.”

Gavon Laessig a year ago 101 responses

The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions

Part of the MoMA’s Talk To Me exhibit, British artist David McCandless’ The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions shows the order in which we’ll let technology bother us. Very accurate stuff. (via informationisbeautiful.net) Read More ›

paul gale a year ago 21 responses

The Hierarchy Of Digital Distraction

Part of the MoMA’s Talk To Me exhibit, British artist David McCandless’ The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions shows the order in which we’ll let technology bother us. Very accurate stuff. (via informationisbeautiful.net) View Image ›

paul gale a year ago respond

Vintage Videophone Ad

No, this isn’t one of those Retro Ads for modern websites. This look at a 1968 version of Skype is an actual ad for a Western Electric Picture phone. Ah, what might have been.

Jed Oliver a year ago respond

Terminally-Ill Mother Watches Daughter’s First Dance Via Skype

Well this is both sad and heartwarming. Technology is a crazy, crazy thing. (via reddit.com) View Image ›

Jack Moore a year ago 76 responses

Microsoft Buys Skype For $8.5 Billion

Now if we can just merge Skype with the Kinect, everyone can hedge bets on if the future is Skynet or 1984. Microsoft continues its unrelenting march towards the homogenization of technology whether we like it or not. View List ›

Donna Dickens 2 years ago 10 responses

Skype Voice Mail: Pay to Play on slate.com ›

Nothing in life is free.

Slate 2 years ago respond

Couple Gets Married Via Skype on switched.com ›

How romantic?

switched 2 years ago respond

Painting Via Skype

A series of paintings by Sandro Kopp of friends and family sitting as models during skype-video chats. Fairly long chats as well. Each model sat for between 3 and 5 hours. (More Skype paintings here.) View List ›

Mathieu S. 2 years ago 32 responses

Gay Couple In Texas Get Married Via Skype

Thomas Mark Reed and Dante Karl made digital matrimony history when they became the first couple to get married over the internet (because they had to). Watch Video ›

Matt Stopera 2 years ago 36 responses

Vintage Internet Ads

Won’t it be fun to be grandmas and grandpas and see vintage ads for things like the iPhone and feel nostalgic? View Image ›

Google Reader 2 years ago 4 responses

Skype iPhone 3G App Downloaded 5 Million Times on mashable.com ›

On Sunday, Skype 2.0 was launched for the iPhone 3G, bringing a long-sought feature to the table: making calls over 3G. By now, 5 million users downloaded the application from the iTunes Store, showing just how important this feature was to users. Unfortunately, the new feature came with an unpleasant announcement; after August 2010, Skype will start charging a monthly fee for the 3G calling feature on top of whatever fee you’re already paying your mobile operator for data transfer.

TweetMeme 2 years ago respond