Skype on MySpace /:(

By Vivek | October 17th, 2007 at 04:45 am ET         

Not a surprising deal, but definitely one that does not make sense as of now. Especially when the mover behind the deal is News Corp/MySpace and not Skype, as we might have expected. News Corp./MySpace today announced partnership with Skype that will bring Skype calling and instant-messaging features to MySpace users. According to WSJ, from November, MySpace users will be able to call people through instant message.

Since Skype does not have any web based look alike for the downloadable instant messaging client, it remains to be seen what form the integration takes. Will it be a simple click to call integration or would it be similar to what Jangl and Jaxtr are offering on other social networking platforms? Integration with Skype Instant messaging part seems out of scope for sure.

As always, depth of the integration into the user profiles would impact the uptake. While taking about MySpace, another factor that needs to be considered is spam accounts. Will this deal result in more fake/spam calls to unsuspecting Skype users that has seen an uptick in the past few days? Eitherway, let’s wait for more details to emerge.