Lots of folks are taking up with Skype these days, which makes this interview on CNN via Skype all the more interesting to me. Big media is using it to interview big culture (WIRED), about a man who tries to disappear from the grid. So much to discuss in this story!

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/09/01/dcl.off.the.grid.intv.cnn

In other Skype news, eBay is selling (did you know eBay owned Skype?). eBay somehow thought people would want to sell and buy using Skype, forgetting that auctions are still a bit unnatural for we Americans. We are a bit embarrassed to barter FTF, and besides, Skype doesn’t let us impulse buy. It forces us to slow down and consider what we’re doing.