<s>
Skype	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
based	O
around	O
calling	O
(	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
)	O
,	O
messaging	O
(	O
including	O
instant	O
,	O
voice	O
and	O
text	O
messaging	O
(	O
SMS	O
)	O
)	O
,	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
file	O
and	O
screen	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
partial	O
list	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
to	O
other	O
users	O
in	O
their	O
contact	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messages	O
sent	O
to	O
offline	O
users	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
servers	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
delivered	O
to	O
their	O
recipients	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
come	O
online	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chat	B-Protocol
history	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
message	O
status	O
will	O
be	O
synchronized	O
across	O
all	O
user	O
devices	O
supported	O
by	O
Skype	B-Application
whenever	O
the	O
user	O
signs	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
Skype	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Skype	B-Application
allows	O
sending	O
SMS	O
messages	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
receive	O
SMS	O
messages	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
so	O
users	O
need	O
a	O
different	O
way	O
to	O
receive	O
responses	O
to	O
the	O
messages	O
they	O
send	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
cause	O
of	O
angst	O
among	O
user	O
who	O
purchase	O
Skype	B-Application
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
will	O
not	O
refund	O
any	O
purchases	O
even	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
discover	O
this	O
missing	O
feature	O
only	O
after	O
purchasing	O
multi-year	O
contracts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
than	O
in	O
user	O
complaints	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Skype	I-Application
forums	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
mention	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
or	O
Skype	B-Application
websites	O
that	O
when	O
they	O
say	O
"	O
Send	O
SMS	O
messages	O
,	O
"	O
that	O
is	O
just	O
what	O
they	O
mean	O
:	O
users	O
can	O
send	O
but	O
they	O
cannot	O
receive	O
SMS	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
keeps	O
user	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
history	O
on	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
cloud	O
for	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
cannot	O
control	O
how	O
long	O
their	O
chat	B-Protocol
histories	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
servers	O
but	O
can	O
configure	O
that	O
option	O
individually	O
for	O
every	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
user	O
signs	O
into	O
Skype	B-Application
on	O
a	O
new	O
device	O
the	O
conversation	O
history	O
is	O
synced	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
cloud	O
and	O
stored	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
remove	O
or	O
edit	O
individual	O
messages	O
during	O
one	O
hour	O
after	O
sending	O
;	O
this	O
affects	O
messages	O
already	O
received	O
by	O
chat	B-Protocol
interlocutors	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
not	O
delivered	O
to	O
them	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
delete	O
all	O
saved	O
conversation	O
histories	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
send	O
about	O
254	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
that	O
are	O
displayed	O
either	O
statically	O
or	O
animated	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
user	O
's	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
hidden	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
241	O
flags	O
and	O
63	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
special	O
occasions	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
introduces	O
featured	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
that	O
are	O
later	O
either	O
left	O
as	O
standard	O
(	O
anger	O
)	O
,	O
left	O
as	O
hidden	O
(	O
mooning	O
)	O
or	O
removed	O
(	O
captain	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
users	O
can	O
call	O
landline	O
and	O
mobile	O
phone	O
numbers	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
SkypeOut	O
)	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
or	O
a	O
calling	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
purchase	O
a	O
Skype	B-Application
Number	O
(	O
previously	O
called	O
SkypeIn	O
and	O
Online	O
Number	O
)	O
that	O
lets	O
contacts	O
call	O
their	O
Skype	B-Application
client	O
from	O
a	O
landline	O
or	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
call	O
landline	O
or	O
mobile	O
phones	O
from	O
Skype	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
branded	O
as	O
SkypeOut	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
term	O
has	O
been	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Calls	O
to	O
mobiles	O
and	O
landlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
users	O
can	O
call	O
phone	O
numbers	O
,	O
including	O
landline	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
fee	O
using	O
prepaid	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
or	O
a	O
subscription	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
0.03	O
connection	O
fee	O
for	O
each	O
call	O
that	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
landline	O
or	O
mobile	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
180	O
days	O
of	O
inactivity	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
balance	O
is	O
deactivated	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
reactivated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
pricing	O
structure	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
launched	O
Skype	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
a	O
prepaid	O
unlimited	O
call	O
subscription	O
for	O
calls	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
inside	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
's	O
unlimited	O
calling	O
offers	O
unlimited	O
calls	O
to	O
anyone	O
,	O
on	O
any	O
phone	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
one-time	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
new	O
calling	O
subscription	O
plans	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
n't	O
require	O
the	O
calls	O
to	O
start	O
from	O
a	O
certain	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
offers	O
several	O
monthly	O
plans	O
that	O
it	O
calls	O
unlimited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
limits	O
these	O
subscriptions	O
to	O
10,000	O
minutes	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
6	O
hours	O
per	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
50	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
per	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
limits	O
is	O
exceeded	O
,	O
any	O
additional	O
calls	O
are	O
billed	O
at	O
regular	O
rates	O
and	O
connection	O
fees	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
Skype	B-Application
To	O
Go	O
number	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
reach	O
international	O
phones	O
numbers	O
dialled	O
from	O
any	O
landline	O
or	O
mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
local	O
number	O
(	O
the	O
user	O
chooses	O
the	O
area	O
code	O
)	O
that	O
then	O
connects	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
to	O
the	O
number	O
in	O
another	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calls	O
to	O
most	O
toll-free	O
numbers	O
in	O
Australia	O
( +61	O
1800	O
)	O
,	O
Austria	O
( +43	O
800	O
)	O
,	O
Estonia	O
( +372	O
800	O
)	O
France	O
( +33	O
800	O
,	O
+33	O
801	O
,	O
+33	O
803	O
,	O
+33	O
805	O
,	O
+33	O
806	O
,	O
+33	O
808	O
,	O
+33	O
809	O
)	O
,	O
Germany	O
( +49	O
800	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
( +31	O
800	O
)	O
,	O
Poland	O
( +48	O
800	O
)	O
,	O
Spain	O
( +34	O
900	O
)	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
( +886	O
801	O
,	O
+886	O
811	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
( +44	O
500	O
,	O
+44	O
800	O
,	O
+44	O
808	O
)	O
,	O
United	O
Nations	O
( +888	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
( +1	O
800	O
,	O
+1	O
822	O
,	O
+1	O
833	O
,	O
+1	O
844	O
,	O
+1	O
855	O
,	O
+1	O
866	O
,	O
+1	O
877	O
,	O
+1	O
888	O
)	O
are	O
free	O
for	O
all	O
Skype	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
also	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
calling	O
emergency	O
numbers	O
such	O
as	O
1-1-2	O
in	O
Europe	O
or	O
911	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
do	O
support	O
this	O
service	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
caller	O
ID	O
for	O
outgoing	O
calls	O
to	O
telephone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
Number	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
Online	O
Number	O
and	O
until	O
2010	O
named	O
SkypeIn	O
)	O
allows	O
a	O
Skype	B-Application
user	O
to	O
receive	O
calls	O
to	O
their	O
Skype	B-Application
client	O
(	O
on	O
whatever	O
device	O
)	O
dialed	O
from	O
mobiles	O
or	O
landlines	O
to	O
a	O
Skype-provided	O
phone	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Callers	O
in	O
London	O
could	O
then	O
make	O
a	O
local	O
call	O
to	O
reach	O
that	O
user	O
(	O
who	O
answers	O
on	O
Skype	B-Application
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
offers	O
numbers	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Chile	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Estonia	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Hungary	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Republic	O
of	O
Korea	O
,	O
Malta	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
Poland	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Russia	O
some	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
SIP	O
operators	O
,	O
provide	O
direct	O
numbers	O
,	O
redirecting	O
calls	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
Premium	O
originally	O
bundled	O
together	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
features	O
including	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
a	O
calling	O
subscription	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
make	O
group	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
screen	O
share	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
other	O
people	O
(	O
person-to-person	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
are	O
free	O
)	O
,	O
improved	O
customer	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
ads	O
from	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Premium	O
product	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2014	O
when	O
group	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
and	O
screen	O
sharing	O
were	O
made	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
Voicemail	O
(	O
now	O
called	O
Voice	O
messaging	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
allows	O
callers	O
to	O
leave	O
voicemail	O
messages	O
for	O
Skype	B-Application
users	O
who	O
are	O
indisposed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
2.0	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
DirectX	O
9.0	O
or	O
above	O
required	O
)	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
supports	O
video	B-Application
calling	I-Application
for	O
Skype-to-Skype	O
calls	O
between	O
two	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
3.6	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Skype	B-Application
5.3	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Mac	B-Device
supports	O
720p	O
high-definition	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
5.8	O
and	O
later	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Skype	B-Application
5.5	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
support	O
1080p	O
high-definition	O
video	O
with	O
the	O
Logitech	O
C920	O
webcam	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
use	O
of	O
H.264	B-Application
video	B-Application
codec	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
VP8	B-Algorithm
found	O
in	O
past	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
3.0.0	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
allows	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPad	O
and	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
users	O
to	O
call	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
Skype	B-Application
5	O
supports	O
group	O
video	B-Application
calls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
added	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
blur	O
the	O
background	O
using	O
A.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
services	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
clients	O
can	O
send	O
SMS	O
text	O
messages	O
to	O
mobile	O
phone	O
numbers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
generic	O
,	O
pre-defined	O
number	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
sender	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
the	O
message	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
appear	O
coming	O
from	O
a	O
verified	O
mobile	O
number	O
,	O
allowing	O
recipients	O
to	O
reply	O
,	O
or	O
else	O
show	O
the	O
first	O
11	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
username	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
users	O
cannot	O
receive	O
SMS	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
continuing	O
series	O
of	O
requests	O
and	O
complaints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costs	O
are	O
generally	O
lower	O
than	O
standard	O
SMS	O
charges	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
UK	O
rate	O
per	O
SMS	O
message	O
including	O
VAT	O
is	O
6.4p	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
standard	O
rates	O
of	O
10p	O
or	O
12p	O
;	O
for	O
international	O
SMS	O
costs	O
will	O
be	O
significantly	O
cheaper	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
WiFi	O
(	O
previously	O
called	O
Skype	B-Application
Access	O
)	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
per-minute	O
charge	O
for	O
Internet	O
access	O
at	O
commercial	O
wireless	O
hotspots	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
Credit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
lists	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
participating	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
replaced	O
an	O
earlier	O
feature	O
Skype	B-Application
Zones	O
Beta	O
which	O
provided	O
subscription-based	O
access	O
at	O
wireless	O
hotspots	O
operated	O
by	O
Boingo	O
and	O
The	O
Cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
discontinue	O
its	O
Skype	B-Application
Wi-Fi	O
service	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
Click	O
to	O
Call	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
Web	O
Toolbar	O
)	O
recognizes	O
phone	O
and	O
Skype	B-Application
Numbers	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
numbers	O
on	O
web	O
pages	O
are	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
icon	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
clicked	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
number	O
using	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
or	O
right-clicked	O
to	O
provide	O
further	O
options	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
the	O
number	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
's	O
list	O
of	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	O
,	O
Skype	B-Application
can	O
be	O
run	O
directly	O
from	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
without	O
being	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
installation	O
on	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
"	O
Skype	B-Application
Interviews	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
shared	O
code	O
editing	O
system	O
for	O
those	O
wishing	O
to	O
run	O
job	O
interviews	O
for	O
programming	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
supports	O
group	O
text	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
with	O
an	O
interface	O
similar	O
to	O
IRC	B-Protocol
with	O
up	O
to	O
150	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
used	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
message	O
view	O
style	O
format	O
as	O
Adium	B-Protocol
,	O
though	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
filename	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Message	O
view	O
styles	O
made	O
for	O
Adium	B-Protocol
could	O
be	O
installed	O
for	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
even	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
renamed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
cosmetic	O
bugs	O
,	O
but	O
ignoring	O
those	O
,	O
Adium	B-Protocol
styles	O
worked	O
without	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
starting	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
2.7.0.49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Skype	B-Application
4	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Not	O
Available	O
"	O
status	O
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
status	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Skype	B-Application
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Skype	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
including	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
broadcast	O
a	O
status	O
of	O
"	O
Not	O
Available	O
"	O
after	O
a	O
configured	O
idle	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
Skype	B-Application
4	O
no	O
longer	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
edit	O
this	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Skype	B-Application
5	O
,	O
the	O
edit	O
setting	O
no	O
longer	O
exists	O
in	O
the	O
config.xml	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
5	O
and	O
above	O
display	O
other	O
users	O
 '	O
"	O
Not	O
Available	O
"	O
status	O
as	O
"	O
Away	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
let	O
users	O
set	O
their	O
presence	O
indicator	O
to	O
"	O
SkypeMe	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
one	O
's	O
status	O
to	O
SkypeMe	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
hidden	O
from	O
being	O
selectable	O
starting	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
version	O
4	O
and	O
removed	O
completely	O
in	O
version	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skypecasting	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skypecasts	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
chat	B-Protocol
windows	O
to	O
share	O
text	O
information	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
URL	O
)	O
with	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Application
Prime	O
was	O
a	O
beta	O
feature	O
in	O
Skype	B-Application
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SkypeFind	O
was	O
a	O
community-generated	O
directory	O
of	O
business	O
reviews	O
in	O
Skype	B-Application
3.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
Skype	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
4.x	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
Skype	B-Application
versions	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
Skype	B-Application
directory	O
for	O
random	O
people	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
effectively	O
discontinued	O
since	O
Skype	B-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
current	O
Skype	B-Application
releases	O
you	O
can	O
only	O
add	O
contacts	O
for	O
which	O
you	O
know	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
pieces	O
of	O
information	O
:	O
e-mail	O
address	O
,	O
phone	O
number	O
,	O
full	O
name	O
,	O
or	O
Skype	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
