Skype is one of the most popular tools for small businesses that need to communicate with remote workers, clients or others via video and voice chat. But the service experienced a global outage earlier this week, delaying some small business communications.
In addition, Web.com and other small business service providers also made headlines this week. Read on for more in this week’s Small Business Trends news and information roundup.
Technology Trends
Skype Experiences Global Outage; Service Restored After Three Hour Delay
Skype, Microsoft’s phone, chat and video conferencing service, experienced an outage this morning across parts of North and South America, the U.K., Europe and eastern Asia. But the platforms management team reported the Skype outage resolved within hours. An official announcement on Skype’s website confirmed reports.
