Skype Launches the World’s First Non-Stop Nomad
May 8th, 2008 (9:00am) Jenneth Orantia 3 Comments
In a bid to prove how robust and versatile Skype is, the company has embarked on a unique experiment that has a writer using Skype-enabled gadgets to stay in touch with the office, update her blog and keep in touch with friends and followers while traveling across 15 countries. The catch is that she has to remain in perpetual motion for the entire 33-day journey - even while she’s sleeping and eating!
The 26-year-old writer, Rebecca Campbell, is quoted in the press release:
I’m really excited about the trip but I am sure it will be hard to keep moving. The great thing is I have a whole online community to rely on who can guide me to make the right decisions on what I eat and how I keep moving in any of the 15 countries I will be in. I am sure I’ll need a holiday afterwards! Travelling can be a bit lonely but with Skype, I know I can stay in touch with my friends and family for free or very little and that’s very reassuring.
Rebecca’s blog can be found here, where she posts photos and travel tips, and bemoans the difficulty of finding Internet connections while constantly on the move.You also reach her via Skype (username: theskypenomad) and Twitter.
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Thomas | www.toile-filante.com says: May 8th, 2008 2:20pm
I want this job too. ;)
Jenneth Orantia says: May 8th, 2008 4:16pm
Me too! She’s based in Sydney like me, so I was a bit disappointed that Skype’s PR didn’t pick me instead :P
Jim Wolff says: May 9th, 2008 1:18am
Don’t mean to blow my own trumpet, but last year I travelled from the tip of Patagonia to the north of Brazil, studying online for a Masters in E-Learning (Edinburgh Uni, Scotland), running an alternate reality game (ARG) with players around the world, and developing a start-up (soon to launch) which will help millions around the world access online work.
It’s easier to be a global digital nomad than we think!