Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Profile’

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: “Send myself through Messenger” (Frank Mänz, Microsoft Germany)

Windows Live and You May 13th, 2009

Today I’m presenting you someone with a special relation to Windows Live. I had the privilege to talk with Frank Mänz, Product Manager of the Windows Live Online Services Group in Germany about his personal experiences and opinion regarding Windows Live.
mynetx: Nice that you are taking some time to talk with me about “Windows Live [...]

Windows Live und Du: „Mich selbst per Messenger verschicken“ (Frank Mänz, Microsoft Deutschland)

Windows Live und Du May 11th, 2009

Heute stelle ich euch jemand mit einem besonderen Bezug zu Windows Live vor. Ich hatte das Vorrecht, mit Frank Mänz, Produkt-Manager der Windows Live Online Services Group Germany, über seine persönlichen Erfahrungen und seine Meinung zu Windows Live zu sprechen.
mynetx: Schön, dass du dir ein wenig Zeit nimmst um mit mir über „Windows Live und [...]

Windows Live Profile Updates: Facebook, Last.fm and more!

Web Services April 28th, 2009

Since yesterday, the list of Web Activity providers available for integration into your Windows Live Profile has been extended. Major providers have been added, some of them had been announced back in January. Here are some of the most interesting updated bits:

Facebook is now a Web Activity provider (Add to Windows Live Profile).
This will reflect [...]

Messenger in Hotmail: You got it now?

Hotmail April 21st, 2009

According to the most recent announcements, Messenger in Windows Live Hotmail is now available for customers in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the US. If you are living in one of these countries, you will now be able to chat with your Messenger contacts directly from your Hotmail inbox. The Hotmail team [...]

New IM networks on Windows Live: Will it stay just a wish?

Messenger April 2nd, 2009

Dear readers,
Adding support for additional instant messaging networks has always been on a high place on the wish list for Windows Live Messenger. People were excited when they have to know that Microsoft and Yahoo would cooperate to allow using the networks in both company’s clients, back in 2005. People were even more excited when [...]

New IM networks for Windows Live

Messenger April 1st, 2009

In an internal message to developers, the Windows Live team has announced the long-awaited integration of several instant messaging networks to work together with Windows Live. Among these networks to be added are ICQ and Skype as well as AIM, Facebook Chat and Google Talk.
“We are currently aiming to achieve full integrative support for widely [...]

Live Wave 3 rollout: Official start announcement

Windows Live December 2nd, 2008

As you see already in my previous posts, Windows Live Wave 3 is rolling out. Now we get the official announcement that it happens…
Today we’ve started releasing the first set of updates to our web services, and these will continue to roll out globally over the next 24 hours – including a new version [...]

Live Wave 3: the next round will start soon (UPDATE)

Windows Live November 25th, 2008

As various hints indicate, the phase 3 of the Windows Live Services Wave 3 update will start between December 5th and December 12th, 2008.
Update: Numerous sources confirm that the Web Services (not the Clients) will roll out from December 1st until December 8th, 2008.
What does this Wave 3 phase 3 feature?
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Windows Live Wave 3 – Preview to the new features

Windows Live November 13th, 2008

Microsoft has announced details on the future, the new, Windows Live, and I am bringing them to you like I promised.
Over the coming weeks, the next generation of Windows Live will become available at www.windowslive.com. The new Windows Live experience is enhanced by Microsoft partners with feeds from third-party sites that help you stay [...]