14 DAY TRIAL // Since immigration is becoming such an important topic in the United States, Microsoft has decided to give its users a chance to get more information on this by discussing directly with US authorities.
On Wednesday, December 11, from 3:45-4:30 PM EST / 12:45-1:30 PM PST, users will be allowed to chat with US officials, including the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the President’s Domestic Policy Advisor and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council, Cecilia Muñoz.
“As this is a conversation between the American public and the White House, we are inviting people to send in questions about immigration reform using Skype Video Messaging for the Vice President and Mrs. Muñoz to answer. They will also speak with a select group of questioners via live Skype Video Calls, as well as field other inquiries via social media,” the Skype team said in a blog post.
“Through this event, Skype and Bing aim to expand access to public figures like Vice President Biden and Mrs. Muñoz to a broad, diverse audience that cuts across ideological, cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We seek to create a robust dialogue that reflects all of America and show how policy decisions impact peoples’ lives.”
In addition to the video chat, the discussion will also be available online at Bing.com/whitehouse and users are inviting to talk about immigration on Twitter with the #AskTheWhiteHouse hashtag.
Microsoft has teamed up with several well-known figures in the United States lately in an attempt to bring more users on Skype, as the VoIP client is now playing a key role in its long-term strategy.
Skype is deeply integrated into Windows 8.1 and is also available on a number of other platforms, including Windows Phone and tablets running Windows RT 8.1. At the same time, Redmond has also praised to improve Skype in China, where it has often been accused for helping the government track user conversations.
