I quoted Clay Shirky on that quite a bit already, but I think his idea that tech first needs to become boring in order to make a real impact on society is straight on, still.
It seems that Skype finally reached that point of being a boring commodity as it has made its way into mainstream news coverage for a couple of months now. Even the most conservative news shows on TV invite guests via Skype these days and the verb “skypen – to skype” has also found its place in the German language when someone talks about making video calls.
