Skype has unveiled a new app ‘Skype Qik’ that will allow its users to send short video messages (42 seconds long) to stay “connected between calls.”
This new service looks to boost Microsoft in catching up to rivals in the fast-growing mobile messaging space. It takes some features from Twitter’s Vine which allows six-second videos and the ephemeral messaging service Snapchat. With Qik, the messages disappear in two weeks, while Snapchats are gone after being viewed.
The Qik app is available for phones using Apple’s iOS, the Google Android platform and Microsoft’s own Windows Phone.
