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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

Apr 27, 2006 9:30 PM
Topic: eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts

Host: Skype and eBay Staff
Date: Thursday 05/18
Time: 09:00 to 10:00 PT
Location: Workshop Board

Description: Skypecasts are large, hosted calls on Skype. Let your opinion be heard on subjects close to your heart in groups of up to 100 people participating from anywhere in the world. All for free, of course. You can create your own Skypecast today, or find one to join, by visiting the Skypecasts directory at Link. Or, join Skype and eBay Staff to walk through the Skypecasts concept. We’ll discuss how to create, host, and find Skypecasts and how you can use this exciting new product to meet others with similar interests.

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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:22 AM
Welcome eBay users

My name is Dan Houghton, and I’m the Product Manager for Skypecasts – a new way to have conversations with people across the world who share your interests. My colleagues Eric, Helen and I will be hosting this workshop and we’re looking forward to your questions and comments.

This workshop is an introduction to how to participate in and host your own Skypecasts. It requires basic understanding of what Skype is. We’ll cover:

  • What are Skypecasts?
  • Examples of Skypecasts
  • Finding a Skypecast
  • Participating in a Skypecast
  • Creating a Skypecast
  • Promoting your Skypecast
  • Hosting your Skypecast


Thanks again for joining! Let’s get started.

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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:26 AM
What are Skypecasts?

Skypecasts are a new way to have voice discussions with people across the world who share your interests. Skypecasts are live, moderated conversations allowing groups of up to 100 people. Skypecasts are perfect when you need the richness of a live discussion with real people, at a specific time.

Skypecasts launched as a preview product on 3rd May. We wanted to introduce the product as early as possible to gather feedback from Skype and eBay users. This means that there are many exciting features and improvements to come.

You can try Skypecasts now, by visiting the new Skypecasts directory. Skype 2.0 or later for Mac or Windows is required, Skype 2.5 for Windows is recommended for the best experience.
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:26 AM
Examples of Skypecasts

Why not voice-enable your eBay Group or Community Discussion Board, with a live Skypecast event? Some example topics are:

  • How to track and improve your sales with Ebay Express
  • Ask a panel of Powersellers about effective auction listings
  • Techniques for "Green Ear Treatment" on vintage Barbie dolls
  • Exciting live announcement for eBay Motors community
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:27 AM
Finding a Skypecast

Browse the Skypecasts directory to find a Skypecast you want to join:


You can browse Skypecasts taking place right now, or ones coming up, and search by keyword for subjects that interest you.
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:28 AM
Participating in a Skypecast

To join a Skypecast, you’ll need to sign in using your Skype name and password, and then agree to the Community Guidelines. Your Skype software will place a call into the Skypecast and a control window will pop-up showing a list of all the participants and the host.



Ok, so you’re in the Skypecast, now what? As in a normal conversation you’re free to chime in whenever appropriate or you can simply listen in to the discussion. In larger discussions, the host can mute individual participants, to help control the discussion.

Follow the on-screen instructions to request the microphone, if you want to speak. Once you’ve requested the microphone the icon next to your name will change from green to orange and begin to flash.



You can also chat by text with the host and other participants, add contacts, and read profiles.

To leave the Skypecast, click the red hang-up button in the main Skype window, and close the control window.
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:28 AM
Creating a Skypecast

If you can’t find a Skypecast on a topic that interests you, why not host your own? It’s free, and you can host as many as you like.

The first step is to visit the Skypecasts directory, and create a listing for your Skypecast:



You can choose to start your Skypecast right now, or up to two weeks in the future. Your Skypecast will then appear in the directory for anyone to discover and join:



Don’t forget to come back to the directory to host your Skypecast at the time you chose.
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:30 AM
Promoting your Skypecast

When you create your Skypecast, you can schedule it up to two weeks in advance, to allow plenty of time to build up an audience.

Skype will promote your Skypecast in the directory. Here are other ways you can promote your Skypecast:

  • Invite your friends by sending them a link to your Skypecast listing via chat or email.
  • Publish listings on your Typepad blog using the Skypecast Widget.
  • Coming soon: integrate Skypecasts into your website using our simple HTML snippets, or RSS and JSON feeds.
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:31 AM
Hosting your Skypecast

As the host of the Skypecast, you control the discussion – who can speak, and who can participate. You’re the MC.

When your Skypecast is due to start:

  • Find the Skypecast on the Your Skypecasts page (you'll need to sign in with your Skype name and password).
  • Join your Skypecast, just like a normal participant.
  • Your Skype software will place a call into the Skypecast and a control window will pop-up:

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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 17, 2006 9:39 AM
We posted content early to allow you to read through the information. We'll be opening the workshop Thursday, May 18 at 09:00 a.m. PT for questions and comments.

FYI: During the last half of the workshop, we'll do a Skypecast whereby members can experiment with the features and speak with staff and other community members.

Stay tuned....

Deirdre
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 18, 2006 8:58 AM
Welcome and thanks for joining us today!

We love workshops to be interactive, so please feel free to ask your questions that directly relate to this topic.

Added note: If you click on the "Watch this discussion" link, you will receive an email each time someone posts to the workshop.

Stop Watching: If at any time you no longer want to receive updates on a thread you are watching, just click on the link titled "Stop Watching Thread" found in the specific thread being watched. Also you can remove any watched thread by clicking on the "Watched Discussions" link located in the log in bar and deleting the watched thread.

If you're new to the discussion boards, please be sure to check out the board tutorial:

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Deirdre
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 18, 2006 9:05 AM
Hi Skype team!
One question we've heard from the community is whether Skypecasts can be kept private.

Thanks,
Michele, Skype Marketing
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 18, 2006 9:11 AM
At this time Skypecasts are open to for everyone to participate, but we think it could also be cool to have private Skypecasts as well...for example if someone wanted to host a class with a group of students
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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 18, 2006 9:22 AM
Here's another question we get from the Skypecasts forum


Hello,

Testing skypecast recently, I missed the possibility to send out text messages to all visitors at one time. I could message only one by one. Or did I overlook something?

Regards,
Martina


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eBay Workshop: Bring Internet Conversations to Life with Skypecasts-May 18

May 18, 2006 9:27 AM
It's not possible to automatically start a group chat with Skypecasts today, but we do plan to offer this feature soon. A host should be able to send everyone in the Skypecast a chat or URL, and participants should be able to easily chat with each other
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