Niklas Zennström and Skype (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781448895274)

In 2003, Swedish businessman Niklas Zennström sent out an email message to his friends, asking them to take a look at a new Web site called Skype.com. With that message, he launched one of the most popular Internet services of the early twenty-first century. Skype revolutionized the way that people communicated by offering free and low-cost phone calls to anywhere in the world through the Internet. In the years since Zennström sent that e-mail message, more than six hundred million people worldwide have become Skype users. This informational text is aligned to content areas in social science and technology, providing readers with a compelling look at the technological world of Internet start-ups and Zennström's cutting-edge business savvy. The insightful narrative includes sidebars on some of the company's innovations, a biographical fact sheet on Zennström, and a fact sheet that profiles the company's achievements. A timeline provides students with a succinct overview of Zenntröm's life and Skype's history.

Author: Jason Porterfield
ISBN-10: 1448895278
ISBN-13: 9781448895274
Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2013
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2013 pg. 45
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2014