This is absolutely a fantastic tutorial on Skype which goes beyond functionality and looks at applicability by Community of Practice expert John David Smith.
You probably already know that Skype is a great tool – especially for community leaders. If you are a technology steward, it’s not only a great tool but it’s also a handy example for illustrating some of the use and integration issues that we have to deal with and be able to talk about.
Smith's provisional placing of Skype tools on the digital landscape
Reference:
- Skype as a community platform | Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities | John David Smith | 14 March 2010
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Kristina Schneider is organizational learning and performance technologist, merging instructional and systems technology with knowledge, project and operations management. 
Her book Edublogging: a qualitative study of training and development bloggers investigates the value of edublogging as a form of self-directed learning and its potential contribution to communities of practice.
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How to Use Skype as a Community Platform by @smithjd http://bit.ly/aO9Ubc
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