The digital data are cheaper to transfer than traditional phone signals, allowing VoIP services to offer lower rates for local and international calls (Hallock 2004 "What is Residential VoIP"). VoIP is a technology that converts voice information created by a telephone, an analog signal, into digital data which is then transmitted over the Internet.
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I will offer suggestions throughout this page for topics that would benefit from full ethnographic research. It is more precisely an exploration of how certain anthropologic theories and ideas may relate to the study of Skype and other related software. This is not a full ethnographical study into Skype, though some of the resources are used in an ethnographic manner. It is downloadable to computers running Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems and has versions available for many smart phones. Skype's current beta version features a premium multiple video chat (Nuttall 2010). It was constructed as a project for the Anthropology of Media class offered at the Johns Hopkins University in the fall semester of 2010.Īt the time this webpage was published-December 2010-the Skype client is free to use for Skype-to-Skype calls and has several Skype-to-Phone, national, and international calling options that require a subscription. This is an exploration into the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and video chat program Skype (visit Skype's homepage ).
Please visit our homepage at to learn more about us and to view other students' projects. This website is one of a collection of individual projects relating to a wide varity of media and media technologies created by students for the Anthropology of Media class offered at the Johns Hopkins University in the fall semester of 2010. "It's so good to see you!" What is it about a Skype video call that elicits such strong emotions from so many people? On the contrary, what is about a Skype call that makes some people feel uncomfortable? This page examines Skype through an anthropological lense in order to find answers to these questions.
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