Skype grew into one of the most widely used video calling and messaging apps of the 2000s and 2010s, and its short notification sounds became part of everyday online communication for millions of users. As the app faded from daily use, clips of its alerts began circulating on soundboards and in video edits as nostalgic shorthand for an incoming message or contact. The received contact chime in particular is now reused to recreate that moment of someone reaching out, especially in throwback edits and comedy sketches about online friendships.