Move aside Facebook and Google: Microsoft is eyeing up Skype

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Today the rumours floating around are that Microsoft are close to clinching the acquisition of Skype! With a price tag in the ballpark of $7 – $8.5 billion it would be the biggest acquisition the Redmond company has ever undertaken.

Facebook was reportedly offering between $3 and $4 billion to get their hands on this VoIP giant! However, it would seem Microsoft have snuck in to steal the deal. They appear to be the most likely ones to walk away ‘one VoIP service richer’. In order to do so they have bid a whopping great figure, too whopping perhaps?

We are all watching perched on the edge of our chairs. What do you think about Microsoft’s potential purchase?

Social Gaming

My intrigue on this topic flows from the fact that I am not a social gamer.  I have never played on Farmville or any other social media game, so their popularity baffles me.

I once had a conversation with someone who was so concerned with the growth of her crops and the feeding of her cows (in this virtual world) that she continuously called her boyfriend who worked form home to feed and water whatever needed feeding and watering – a little crazy?  Apparently not.

Last year, social games, one of the most popular forms of social application, generated over $500 million in revenue — the majority of which came from social games on Facebook, reported Mashable.  This is a huge figure and clearly demonstrates the worth of social gaming.

So is it only me who is a bit of a social gaming nobody?  Or am I the only one who is a little clueless here?