The official Skype iPhone/iPod Touch app was finally launched on the App Store just a couple days ago. It was a hot topic all over the web, as it not only provides Skype users the ability to contact each other from anywhere, but it also serves as its own telephone service, even on the iPod Touch, allowing users to bypass their carrier and make low-cost local and international calls. It’s no surprise that this generated a lot of buzz. Let’s analyze.

Below, we’ve included a conversation analysis of iPhone and iPod Touch conversations between March 29th and April 1st. We can see that Skype is one of the most mentioned keywords in all of these conversations.