What is Paypal?
PayPal provides us with the convenience of sending money to just about anyone with an email id! We do not need to know any other personal details of the recipient. It is great for settling small accounts with friends - for example our share of last weekend's get together.
Those who shop or bid online at auction sites know the usefulness of Paypal all the better. It is extremely important for anyone who sells merchandise at any auction site. They must have a Paypal account since it is the most widely accepted payment system as of now.
What is Skype?
Ever wanter to do free PC-to-PC voice call. How about audio and video conferencing - all FREE! Answer to our wishes is Skype. It is a peer-to-peer internet telephony network. One can make calls to a real telephone or a cell phone as well. The usual bells and whistles associated with a messaging system like chat and file sharing are also present. Skype has a very user friendly interface.
Combined Convenience
Now we can send money with just a click of a button right from Skype! Imagine this: while we are chatting or talking with a friend named Mary, she tells us that we owe her $50 from last night's dinner. One click and voila - money sent! There is no need to log into Paypal for sending the money.
As an introductory promotion Skype is offering the following:
- Free Skype calls to landlines and cell phones to the first 40,000 people who send money. You get the FREE minutes only once. Your 100 free Skype credits should appear in your Skype account within 2 business days.
- A chance to win a netgear Wi-Fi phone - a $199.99 value.
- You may enter to win the WiFi phone up to five times.
- 200 people will win the latest Netgear WiFi phone package.
- Available while supplies last.
- Winners’ names will be drawn randomly.
- Promotion ends May 25.
- The prize drawing will be held on June 18, 2007; winner will be notified by June 20, 2007.
The Sweepstakes has already begun on May 14, 2007, and ends 11:59:59 pm PT on June 22, 2007 (the "Promotion Period"). Detailed official rules are available here.