Skype buys out Qik

Skype Buys Out Qik (Video Sharing Mobile Platform)

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Today, Skype announced that it has bought Qik which is a video sharing mobile platform. Nik Steven (Vice President and General Manager for Consumer) wrote on the official Skype Blog.

“I’m happy to confirm that we’ve completed the acquisition of Qik. The transfer of shares and funds between the shareholders of Qik and Skype was completed today and Qik is now under the ownership of Skype. We’re very excited about this move, and look forward to working together with the Qik team to make our mobile video products even better.”

Qik is video capture mobile software which allows you to capture videos and share them simultaneously. With Qik, you can interact with your friends real-time and share your location with them. You can also sync it with your Facebook, share it on Twitter and upload it to YouTube directly. It also supports video blogging.

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