Head to Wired News for a quick preview of Skype 3, then follow their link to download it.  The majority of the improvements are focused around conferencing and IRC like public chatting.
“Windows-based VoIP users rejoice! An open Beta of Skype 3 began today, and you can download and install the client freely at the address below. Features new to the revised client include public chatrooms, click-to-call and Skypecasts.”

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