eBay’s Skype has selected Jingle Networks to provide directory assistance service to the VoIP provider. Skype will apparently also become an advertiser on Jingle:
In addition, Skype will be leveraging 1-800-FREE411 as a new media channel marketing Skype via audio promotions. Skype will be joining tens of thousands of businesses that have chosen 1-800-FREE411 as a powerful medium for reaching consumers in an engaging and clutter-free environment. 1-800-FREE411’s proven advertising supported business model also empowers consumers to not only get the information that they’ve requested, but also choose to respond and connect with another relevant, and perhaps more beneficial, product, service or offer.
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Related: Michael Arrington doesn’t believe Skype users have much use for traditional DA services and decries the patent waving.
Screenwerk 
June 19, 2008 at 11:53 pm
ebay directory…
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