Preview of new MSN homepage, getting socialized

Add a comment November 4th, 2009 Klaus Neumann
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MSN preview

Today Microsoft unvealed its new format for the MSN.com homepage in a public preview.
What are the most interesting changes?

  • First of all, the new MSN is lighter.  All this stuffed, bloated site is gone.
  • A new, simplified MSN butterfly logo has been introduced, trademarked on October 12.

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  • Easy pastel colors highlight the topic areas of the site.
  • A prominent Bing search bar has been embedded on top.
  • There is a local version of the site with information around your city/region (see photo below).
  • You have a number indicator how many unread mail you got in your Hotmail, right on the top.
  • Widgets for Hotmail, Windows Live, Facebook and Twitter give you fast access to your social networks, with a single mouse click.  Of course, Facebook and Twitter are accessed with their respective authentication flows (Facebook Connect and Twitter OAuth).

In my opinion, MSN is now a worthy homepage, with info you want and access to stuff you need.  What do you think?

MSN preview: local

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  1. December 7th, 2009 at 16:19 | #1
    Dawn

    I hate the preview of the new MSN homepage and it is only on my computer at work. My home computer still has the old page which I prefer. How can I change back?

  2. December 26th, 2009 at 03:04 | #2
    Danny

    I agree. I want the old, colorful homepage back. Does anyone know how?

  3. January 8th, 2010 at 17:52 | #3
    Paul

    I hate the preview of the new MSN homepage, I want the old, colorful homepage back!!

  4. January 17th, 2010 at 01:52 | #4
    Lori

    I agree. I disliked this change so much that I sent them some feedback. Why can’t we have a choice? Please give us OLD BLUE BACK!

  5. January 29th, 2010 at 21:33 | #5
    Paul

    I don’t like it at all..why change a good thing?

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