A couple of weeks ago I signed up for three months of Skype Voicemail just for fun. Today I received the following email from Skype:

You may or may not know but last week Skype wasn’t available for a couple of days. There were a number of reasons for this and I am delighted to say that the problem is now well and truly sorted and everything is back to normal. For those of you who tried to use Skype during that time but couldn’t, we’re very sorry. For those of you who didn’t try to use Skype - well thankfully you were not affected but we want to reassure everyone that Skype is now working happily and the problem is fixed…

…As a goodwill gesture to all you faithful Skype Pro, Skype Unlimited, SkypeIn or Skype Voicemail customers, we’re adding an additional seven days to your current subscription, free of charge. And even if you didn’t miss out on using Skype last week - you can still have a week free on Skype, on the house!

I can’t speak to the rest of the globe, but here in America we have become used to being overlooked as part of the success equation. When things like this happen I like to give a thumbs up to the few businesses left that appreciate the source of their success. Very cool!