So at 1 a.m. this morning I was talking to one of my friends and vendors, Jennifer Speaker of CompuCoach back in Chicago. I was about to get into bed after a long day at the office (Boy, it felt good to accomplish every task on my to-do list!) when I heard the Skype chat feature beeping on my phone. It was Jen and I was helping her test her Skype headset for a Virtual Assistants conference we're both speaking at this weekend.
As I was talking about how much I loved my dual Skype phone and how much money it has saved me she says, "You know you're a celebrity back home! Everyone always knows you!" "No they don't, " I laughed. "Seriously, and if you don't believe me, take a look at this email I'm about to send you."
The subject line said, "THIS is why you're famous." She revealed in the body of the mail that she found the following content on one of the pages on the Skype's website.
"So, if you have a Chicago-based SkypeIn number, but you’re living somewhere in the suburbs of Paris, your Chicago area friends - or anyone! - can just dial your SkypeIn number, and your Skype on the other side of the world starts ringing... and your friends are only paying whatever their phone company charges them for making a phone call to Chicago."
I laughed so hard when I saw that. While it could be me, there are billions of people on this planet. My reply to her via email was, "Then I sure hope Skype hires me to be their spokesperson like William Shatner was for Priceline.com!" Heck, I'll lie across a piano like a lounge singer, do jumping jacks - whatever they want. Skype, if you're reading this, I can totally be your Bill Shatner - it would be a real treat!
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