Skype Goes Beyond Voice and Introduces SkypeFind and Beta Version of Skype Prime

Skype today announced Skype(TM) 3.1 for Windows, introducing
SkypeFind(TM) and Skype Prime(TM) (Beta), giving people new ways to
share knowledge with one another. These new additions take Skype
beyond simple voice and video calls into new markets where access to
expertise and knowledge are essential commodities.

In less than four years, Skype has become a vibrant community of
over 171 million registered users worldwide. SkypeFind is the latest
in a series of features that give people more to do and share online.
It marks a new wave in Internet communications that goes far beyond
just talking or chatting.

Designed to be a community-generated guide, SkypeFind lets users
rate, review and log their favourite businesses no matter where they
live. Since launching in Beta three weeks ago, SkypeFind has attracted
more than 4500 listings in over 124 countries and expects these
listings to increase to over a million by the end of the year.

According to a recent report from Forrester Research, more than
one quarter of online consumers have submitted a rating or review of a
product or service or contributed to a discussion board ("Leveraging
User-Generated Content," Brian Haven, January 25, 2007).

Sten Tamkivi, general manager of eCommerce for Skype says,
"SkypeFind brings the global community to your doorstep. Skype users
love sharing knowledge with one another because it is so liberating
and empowering. SkypeFind is also so easy to use - even if you're
abroad. If you're traveling in France and you want to find a great
restaurant, just log onto Skype, click on SkypeFind and you have
recommendations you can trust, direct from the Skype community."

Also launched today is the Beta release of Skype Prime - a new
marketplace which brings together those people who have expertise or
knowledge to sell with others who are seeking advice and happy to pay
for it. Skype was built from the ground up and Skype Prime is no
exception and is in the very early stages of its lifecycle.

Currently in its beta test phase, Skype Prime is reliant on how
people and small businesses sell and share their expertise and
knowledge on Skype. User feedback has always been a fundamental part
of how Skype has evolved as a product and equally, a part of its
popularity.

Giving millions of people and small businesses the opportunity to
charge for their expertise, Skype Prime is a new direction for the
company. Skype Prime offers Skype users the chance to make money and
reach potential customers all over the world provided they are using
Skype 3.1 for Windows. It is easy to set up and you can determine your
own per minute or one-off fees. Skype Prime fees are paid using PayPal
and subject to a 30% charge by Skype for using the Skype Prime
service.

Tamkivi adds that Skype Prime "is all about making the world a
smaller place. If you are a financial advisor or astrologer, a sports
coach or a tutor and you want to sell your expertise online, Skype
Prime opens up a whole new market by letting you sell your knowledge
to Skype's global community."

Skype's popularity originates in letting people make free Skype
calls over the Internet. As the world's largest Internet
communications community, Skype is committed to giving its users the
ability to set their conversations free at home, at work and on the
move.

Skype is focused on further developing its ecosystem of more than
50 hardware partners and more than 160 Skype Certified(TM) devices to
broaden the appeal of Skype to a wider base of users who want to use
Skype away from the PC, no matter where they happen to be. This is
especially true for Skype users who want to take advantage of the
mobile Skype experience, which is already accessible to more than 5
million Skype users on over 120 different Windows Mobile(R)
Smartphones and Pocket PC devices.

About SkypeFind

SkypeFind is a new, user-generated guide that lets the Skype
community share, rate and review businesses - from car dealerships to
flower shops to hair salons to restaurants - worldwide. To add a
recommended business, simply click on the SkypeFind tab and add your
review and rating. To search for a business, simply select the country
you wish to search in, enter the type of business you are looking for
and then click on search. Should you wish to call the business you've
found, simply select the green call button and a SkypeOut(TM) call
will be immediately placed. Initially, SkypeFind will not allow for
paid-for listings.

About Skype Prime

Skype Prime is a new way for people to sell their expertise,
answers and advice anytime and anywhere to other Skype users who are
seeking this knowledge, entertainment or skill and are happy to pay
for it. Skype Prime is very straightforward to use. It consists of
Skype-to-Skype voice and video calls and includes a convenient payment
feature. People using Skype Prime to sell their knowledge or expertise
can charge for their advice once the Skype user has confirmed they
will pay the relevant fee.

About Skype

Skype is the world's fastest-growing Internet communication
offering, allowing unlimited free voice, video and instant messaging
communication between users of Skype Software. With over 171 million
registered users, Skype is available in 28 languages and is used in
almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through
its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from
landline and mobile phones, voicemail, call forwarding and
personalization including ringtones and avatars. Skype also has
relationships with a growing network of hardware and software
providers.

Skype is an eBay company (NASDAQ:EBAY). To learn more visit Skype
at www.skype.com.

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required for Skype
and all Skype Certified devices and accessories. Skype is not a
replacement for your traditional telephone service and cannot be used
for emergency calling.

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