Skype

“I talk to cohosts and guests over Skype and we each record ourselves separately.”

“I mostly do interviews and things over Skype, though they have other sites they use sometimes now.”

“I spend a lot of time in meetings via Skype.”

“The MacBook is also my writing tool of choice in my job as a journalist, although, apart from the need to run Skype and a few other bits of software, I could happily get away with a Chromebook or any laptop that can run a modern browser.”

“If my guest isn't in my office I use Skype with the video turned off.”

“Today I had to open Skype, which has been emotionally taxing.”

“I primarily use Skype, but I loathe it deeply.”

“When I meet with writing coaching clients that don't live in LA, I use Skype.”

“Skype (which I hate, but I use it frequently because I'm asked to) for interviews and virtual appearances.”

“Skype is of course useful for interviews and casting conversations.”

“We have a Whisperroom that is good for recording, and also regularly gets used for people's Skype meetings, phone calls, and the occasional nap.”

“Sometimes when I'm doing interviews via Skype or on the phone I use Quicktime's audio recording function to make a record of the conversation.”

“Skype for meetings and international calls and to stay in touch with my long-distance boyfriend/creative partner when he's antipodal.”

“Skype comes in handy for chatting with my editor and catching up with mobile/performance friends who are doing awesome, innovative work that our team can learn from.”

“I'm fortunate enough to work alone so I'm only on Skype or any other IM for a scheduled call.”

“For interviewing I'll either give them a call, email questions over using my Yahoo address (which everyone seems to laugh at), or Skype.”

“The bulk of our conversation happens in Skype.”

“Skype is almost always open so that I can speak with my colleagues in California and Brazil - we're working on getting a FlourishCam installed so that I'm virtually in the LA office at all times.”

“Major creative decisions are generally resolved in long, heated Skype calls.”

“I have a Logitech mic headset for Skyping (I tried Bluetooth headsets but the sound quality was never good enough).”

“I use Skype quite a bit in place of phone calls with my regular collaborators.”

“Our company meetings are all held using Skype or Jabber chat.”

“Lastly, I also use Skype, but hope that someday I could use a command-line VoIP app instead.”

“I do a lot of Skype.”

“We have daily stand-up meetings on Gimme Bar, and Skype is pretty essential for this.”

“I use it heavily during the day writing emails and keeping track of pending issues and often doing video Skype calls.”

“I also have a Logitech headset/mic plugged into my machine for Skype -- usually conference calls or overseas interviews/press.”

“Since we've got a kid who's less than two months old at home, his grandparents are obsessive about wanting to see him every day, and now that's much easier than the pain of wrestling with Skype or something.”

“Skype receives a lot of use from me, partially because AT&T has no signal in my house, and partially because my boyfriend, Matt Biddulph, lives in Berlin - so keeping in touch via video between our frequent international travel excursions is great.”

“I prefer it to Skype because the computer never goes to sleep when the video is on.”