10 years of Skype: your stories | Technology | theguardian.com
Have been using skype myself since 2005....first to keep in contact with parents, chat messages with friends in other countries (before facebook, googlechat!), then for kids with grandparents, meant could have a great relationship with them, when meet in person seems like afetr a few days break instead of a few months...
Favourite skype moment - watching live rugby matches with my father another country...
most unusual usage - live video feed from LEGO mindstorms robot being controlled remotely...