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Windows Live Messenger – more new features expected

So now that everybody is using the leaked Wave 3 Milestone 1 build, (oops we can’t talk about that) and Microsoft employees are using the latest Milestone 2 daily builds, we thought it was time to just cut to the chase and look at what we expect to see come final release (or M3 for those keeping count). As always, this may change, so just think of it as a taster of what is to come.

 

Here’s what’s showing up for the first time in these pictures.

by Chris on 04 Sep 2008, 03:45 PM with 15 comment(s)

Office Live Small Business: our interview with Michael Schultz

olsb With 450,000 domains in use with Office Live (now Office Live Small Business), its becoming clear that there is a market for a connected set of services helping small businesses to establish, maintain, and grow a web presence.  We talked with Michael Schultz, U.S. business and marketing lead for Microsoft Office Live Small Business, about small businesses and their website presence, about SEO and SEM, and some partnerships they have developed, specifically with The Search Agency and WebSite Pros.

You can listen to the Silverlight streaming version here, with chapter markers:

  1. Why change the name to Office Live Small Business?
  2. Three versions: Basics, Essentials, and Premium
  3. Most of the customers start out with Basics
  4. The value for customers with everything (domain, website building and management, SEO and SEM) all in one place
  5. Small businesses want to focus on their business more than website management
  6. Search Engine Marketing described
  7. Search Engine Optimization: Science and Art
  8. The Search Agency and three levels of help: Do It Yourself, Get some help, and Have it done for you.
  9. What's coming up?  Users want help to promote and market their business.

Interview with Michael Shultz on Office Live Small Business:

or listen to or download the mp3 8mb.


Posted Oct 10 2007, 09:36 PM by Kip Kniskern
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jamiet wrote re: Office Live Small Business: our interview with Michael Schultz
on 10-10-2007 10:50 PM

450000? My god, that is impressive. I had no idea Office Live had proved to be so successful.

Anyone know if that is 450000 new customers since Office Live was launched or were some migrated from elsewhere? Were they Microsoft customers beforehand?

I'd also like to see how they breakdown across the three versions.

-Jamie

P.S. I tried logging in using my Live ID just now and it didn't work. it said 'Unknown User ID' or something. It has worked in the past I'm pretty sure.

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