Archive: Posts Tagged ‘community’

Messenger Plus!: Moving on to new pastures

Messenger Plus! February 18th, 2010

Messenger Plus! creator Patchou (Cyril Paciullo) has announced that everything concerning the recent move over to Yuna Software has been settled. Software development is back on track, the plannings for Messenger Plus! Live 5 are running, and Patchou is going to be the leader in Yuna’s new Montreal office.

Google Buzz wants to become a social network

Networking February 11th, 2010

With presenting a new product (well, a Gmail extension) on Tuesday evening (9 February 2010), Google has started a little revolution, most reporters and bloggers agree. Google Buzz is the name of the new service, integrated into Gmail and going with the social community trend.

MS Talk: Audio Interview With Marcus Schmidt

Microsoft November 22nd, 2009

Over the past one and a half years, Microsoft has engaged in social media. This has helped to get in touch with us as customers and created a positive buzz around Windows and Windows Live. Social communities like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube play an important role in this.

The days are numbered for Messenger 2008

Messenger September 20th, 2009

In this post:

End of Life reached
What people think
Technical reasons
Get Messenger 2009
In case of problems

End of Life reached

Starting September 15, 2009, users are required to have the latest version of Messenger installed on their computer in order to sign in and continue using the Messenger service. To download the latest version of Messenger, go to the [...]

Windows Live and You: “Making my views known on behalf of the ‘little everyday user’” (Technogran)

Windows Live and You August 21st, 2009

Talking about Windows Live always means talking about its users—the tech-savvy ones as well as the “normal” users. Today I am talking with Technogran, a ‘geeky grandma trying desperately to keep up with it all’, as she describes herself. She lives in the UK and likes Windows Live very much.
mynetx: Technogran, it is [...]

Windows Live and You: “Windows Live services help me keep in touch” (Lance Manasse)

Windows Live and You August 12th, 2009

After a longer break, the summer edition of the series “Windows Live and You” is finally back. Today I will be talking with Lance Manasse, who lives in the United Kingdom and is also known by his nickname “Salem”.
mynetx: Please tell me a bit about yourself. Is your life directly or indirectly involved [...]

Fighting SPIM

Messenger July 17th, 2009

Have you ever received an instant message that prompts you to click on a mysterious link? Or been asked to share your IM account information, only to have it used to spam all of your friends?
Messaging spam, sometimes called SPIM, is a type of spam targeting users of instant messaging (IM) services. SPIM [...]

Windows Live and You: “Hmm, I wonder if I can do this better” (Frans–Willem Hardijzer)

Windows Live and You July 1st, 2009

This is the first interview in the Windows Live and You summer edition. I’m sure that my conversation with Frans-Willem Hardijzer, who developed the Messenger add-on StuffPlug, and is also known as “The Blasphemer”, will be especially interesting for you.
mynetx: I find it great that you got some minutes to talk with me about [...]

Windows Live and You: “Development of Messenger has been phenomenal” (Sean Bradford, Neowin)

Windows Live and You June 5th, 2009

Ever wanted to meet an unofficial Microsoft Evangelist? Sean Bradford is one of them, and he has some interesting points on Messenger and the other Windows Live products.
mynetx: Wonderful that you take some minutes to talk with me about Windows Live and You.
Please tell me a bit about yourself. Is your life directly or [...]

Windows Live and You: “Messenger is like the phone: I just use it” (Kip Kniskern)

Windows Live and You May 29th, 2009

What’s the site where you get Windows Live news first? — Probably your answer is “LiveSide”, and that has its reason. I had an interesting discussion with Kip Kniskern, who is one of the authors at LiveSide.net.
mynetx: Please tell me a bit about yourself. Is your life directly or indirectly involved with [...]