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People Like to Talk!

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Whether you’re a road warrior building business relationships, a parent catching up with the family’s day, a grandparent watching your grandchildren grow, or whether you’re simply keeping in touch with business colleagues and family members spread around the world, talk builds relationships and understanding through conversations. The challenge has always been the cost of bringing people together for a conversation when geographically separated.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

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    http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/01/06/international-long-distance-slumps-while-skype-soars/

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    http://www.telegeography.com/press/press-releases/2012/01/09/international-call-traffic-growth-slows-as-skypes-volumes-soar/index.html

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videophone#AT.26T_Picturephone

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© 2015 Jim Courtney

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Courtney, J. (2015). People Like to Talk!. In: Experience Skype to the Max. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0656-0_1

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