I use Skype for Business. Kind of.

Perhaps it's Bay Area arrogance, but it still surprises me whenever I run into to someone who asks me - with a straight face - what Skype is. I don't use Skype because it's cheap; I use it because it's productive. It's my core IM service and, because I have clients who use it, increasingly I use it for video. SightSpeed probably delivers better quality in this regard but as these are peer-to-peer applications, I use what people ask me to.

This said, I don't use SkypeIn and I don't use any of the endless options for Skype Mobile. And hence my point for today. While I am an above average Skype user, I sense I take advantage of a lot fewer partner services then they would like. And there are plenty, as was brought to my attention by a response to a Jeff Pulver challenge last week. Have a look at all these Partners .

So get on Skype for Business. And have a second (or first) look at all that you can do with it. You'll still be one of the first, in the big picture. Just don't use it for conference calls.