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The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	eBay's Talk Is Cheap The auction site's Skype VoIP service is allowing its users to make free stateside calls to landline and mobile phones. That's good news for eBay -- and bad news for telcos in general, and Vonage in particular. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Yahoo! Answers the Call The Internet giant prepares to launch a VoIP product through its instant-messenger service. Whether this move will bring in additional revenue for Yahoo! and help its messenger service gain more users remains to be seen.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bon Voyage, Vonage The VoIP leader files to go public, but the company's current financials don't look too appealing. It's important for Vonage to enter the market at a reasonable price, especially now that it faces greater risk from the Grandbaby Bells. Let's hope that Vonage isn't making the call too late.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Anders Bylund	Terrible Timing, eBay! Could eBay have played the Skype acquisition any worse?
InternetNews April 11, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Skype Buys VoIP Startup Skype beefed up its VoIP talent pool today, acquiring Sonorit Holding and its U.S. subsidiary startup Camino Networks for $27 million in stock.
PC World January 22, 2007 Dan Tynan	Sick of High Phone Bills? I Hear You Voice-over-IP phone services can save you big bucks if you choose carefully.
InternetNews June 15, 2005 Jim Wagner	Yahoo Buys Into VoIP Yahoo acquired VoIP provider Dialpad Communications to bolster its computer-to-computer telephony service.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Rick Munarriz	Will Skype Kill Vonage? eBay's new baby may make the VoIP movement a little nervous. Skype is viral. The more it spreads, the more powerful it becomes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Skype's the Limit News Corp. to pay $3 billion for an online freebie? Phone companies may see Vonage as a low-priced competitor, but Internet phone service Skype is an all-out threat. But is the company overvalued?
PC Magazine December 29, 2005 Davis D. Janowski	Skype 2.0 beta Get free video calling, a streamlined interface, and more with Skype's new beta.
InternetNews June 20, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Will Windows Live Messenger Kill Skype? Microsoft Windows Live Messenger came out of beta today to join the voice-enabled IM landscape already strewn with AOL, Yahoo and Google. But Skype isn't worried.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Skype's the Limit Given CEO Meg Whitman's vocal stance on proposed pay-to-play Internet legislation, and how it would impact Skype, eBay's latest catch may prove to be its biggest. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You're Selling the Wrong Verb, eBay Media outlets are speculating that eBay's online voice chat subsidiary Skype may be sold off, based on comments that CEO John Donahoe made during last week's conference call.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2006 Alyce Lomax	eBay's Skype Dream In a long-awaited move, the online auctioneer integrates Skype into its site.
Entrepreneur January 2006 Mike Hogan	Skype's the Limit With better quality and features, Skype takes VoIP for your business calls to a new level.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Vonage On Hold The VoIP giant gets an unlikely "hold" rating from a lead underwriter. Until Vonage officially cuts its price to $19.99 and presents a clear path to profitability at a lower price point, there may be some more unwelcome static in this connection.
InternetNews August 17, 2005 Jim Wagner	Yahoo Shoots Down VoIP Speculation The Internet giant refutes a report that it is planning to roll out a Skype-like service within two weeks.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Seth Jayson	eBay's Partial Failure eBay hits shareholders with an impairment charge of $900 million for its Skype purchase, more than a third of the original cash and stock price.
PC World July 2005 Steve Bass	Cheap and Easy Internet Phone Calls Why sign up for a complex service when you can just test the online waters?... Tool of The Month: Exterminate Stubborn Files...
InternetNews April 26, 2006 Michael Hickins	Yahoo Sounds Voice With AT&T Yahoo and AT&T's VoIP deal increases telephony choices for users and strengthens Yahoo's hand with online advertisers.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Yahoo! and eBay Start Smooching Two Internet bellwethers team up in a "best of breed" partnership that explores new advertising avenues. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 24, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Vonage IPO Hits Market Turbulence Vonage hopes to raise $531M to help fund expansion and pay off debts.
PC Magazine September 13, 2004 Craig Ellison	Skype 1.0 If you've been waiting to try Internet telephony, wait no longer. Skype is worth trying out--especially since it's free.
InternetNews March 22, 2006 Michael Hickins	Yahoo Phones Into Crowded VoIP Space The company breaks into a crowded field, but eyes wider horizons in enterprise adoption.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Worst Stock for 2007: Vonage Investors, when Vonage rings, don't answer. Ask for it to call back in a few years, when it will be either a viable business or a creepy call from beyond the grave.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Microsoft Makes the Call With Microsoft's interest apparent, it's clear VoIP is going increasingly mainstream.
AskMen.com Jim Bauer	Choosing The Right VoIP Provider Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP for short, was introduced in the mid-'90s as a way to make phone calls over the Internet.
InternetNews December 13, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Skype Offers Unlimited Calling Plan Cheap rates and discount products are on the table for SkypeOut subscribers.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Andy Reinhardt	Net Phone Calls, Free -- And Clear Skype's radical peer-to-peer technology turns a PC equipped with a microphone, speakers, and broadband connection into a telephone. More than 12 million Web surfers have downloaded the free software and registered as users since the program appeared 14 months ago.
InternetNews April 14, 2009 Christopher Saunders	eBay Plans Skype IPO Online auction giant eBay is planning to take plans its Skype Internet telephony unit public, with an Initial Public Offer planned for the first half of 2010.
InternetNews March 9, 2006 David Miller	Yahoo, Siemens Team on VoIP People using Siemens's Gigaset cordless telephones will soon be able to make free phone calls using Yahoo Messenger with Voice, the companies announced Wednesday.
InternetNews July 29, 2005 Erin Joyce	Skype Sets Video Beta Launch Video calling service by VoIP darling goes to public beta next month and will be free when commercially released.
PC Magazine November 28, 2007 Rick Broida	VoIP Services: Who Are You Calling Cheap? Tired of paying big bucks for phone service? It's time to consider a voice over IP (VoIP) telco. You'll get a feature-packed calling plan and save hundreds of dollars -annually over traditional landline service.
PC Magazine September 27, 2006 Davis D. Janowski	Free Video Calls Video-phone calls are a cool way to connect with people in your life who are far away. We evaluate these four chat clients with video capabilities: SightSpeed 5.0, Skype 2.5, Windows Live Messenger 8, and Yahoo! Messenger 8.0.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Vonage's Biggest Call Yet If the VoIP giant is looking to go public, it's timing couldn't be any better. If the company does officially file, it will be interesting to see what its finances look like -- and where it sees itself in the future.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Tom Taulli	Vonage: Ring and Ka-Ching Vonage is the brand leader in VoIP. But what's the long-term play on the company? Investors, take note.
InternetNews September 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Skype Puts VoIP on PDAs Internet telephony provider Skype Technologies has released a final version of its peer-to-peer VoIP software for Wi-Fi-enabled Pocket PC devices.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Can You Yahoo! Me Later? The Internet giant is the latest company to get into voice-over-Internet protocol. This is one of those public betas favored by Internet giants like Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft
Entrepreneur June 2007 Mike Hogan	Twice as Nice Netgear's handset lets you take both VoIP and traditional calls.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Anders Bylund	eBay Is $2 Billion Richer! eBay waves a tearful goodbye to Skype and pockets a cool $2 billion. Can you figure out why?
The Motley Fool June 17, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Microbay? eBaysoft? Buy It Now? Microsoft has a lot to gain if eBay is willing to sell off any of its moving parts.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Skype Victoriously, MySpace Friends eBay's Skype connects with the world's most popular social network. What will it mean to investors?
InternetNews May 3, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Audio Blogging With Skype By The Hundreds With a nod to the popularity of podcasts and social-networking, VoIP darling Skype today unveiled Skypecasts, a service allowing up to 100 users to hold real-time moderated calls on topics.
InternetNews May 16, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Skype Suspends Calling Charges Skype users making calls to regular phones will be free in the U.S. and Canada for the next year.
InternetNews May 18, 2005 Tim Gray	Yahoo Adds Teeth to Messenger Internet portal Yahoo says it will scrap the walkie-talkie style technology used on its PC-to-PC voice communications in favor of a new beta version that boasts a steady connection.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Tom Taulli	From RadioShack: Skype Me! eBay promised synergy from its mega-deal to buy Skype, but now it looks mostly like a play for telecom. Shareholders need to wait until eBay can demonstrate how Skype fits with its larger agenda.
InternetNews December 12, 2005 Jim Wagner	Microsoft, MCI Dial up VoIP Partnership Not to be outdone in the voice over IP features race, Microsoft is giving its instant messaging users the ability to dial into phones from their PC.
InternetNews May 26, 2006 David Miller	Is 'Ya-bay' Gunning for Google? Yahoo and eBay's agreement to share core technologies in a deal unveiled Thursday has delighted analysts and investors, who say the joint venture will bring big benefits to both companies.
PC World June 19, 2006 Aoife M. McEvoy	First Look: AIM Phoneline and Skype 2.5 The new features in both of these Internet calling services work as advertised, but are they worthwhile?
InternetNews September 15, 2005 Tim Gray	eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move.