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Hosting videos using Windows Azure and Silverlight: step by step (we need this!)

As you may have noticed, we’ve been working hard on getting LiveSide.net ready for the year to come, including moving to a new web host, working on the themes, adding Disqus comments, and hopefully generally cleaning up our act. Last summer we were...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 11:08 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: Soapbox, Silverlight, Azure
Soapbox video recovery: not so bad

Lately all of our favorite services seem to be crapping out on us. We told you about the upcoming demise of MSN Soapbox, where we have a number of videos hosted. Users have until August 31, 2009 to head to video.msn.com, log in, and download...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2009 11:55 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: LiveSide, Soapbox
Oh snap. MSN to discontinue Soapbox (we’re screwed)

Here’s one from the “saw this coming from a mile away” department. After “scaling back” the user uploaded video service last month , today an email confirmed that the other shoe has dropped, and that MSN Soapbox will be closing...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 12:03 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox, Featured, MSN Video
Soapbox To Become A Forum For Bloggers And Citizen Journalists?

In the coming months, Microsoft plans to significantly scale back Soapbox, the user generated video site hosted on MSN Video . In an interview on Tuesday, Microsoft Vice President Erik Jorgensen said Soapbox is one of the areas that Microsoft is pulling...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2009 12:40 PM by Sunshine

Filed under: Soapbox
More on Wave 3: Windows Live Writer to support YouTube, Events and Photo Albums

Having told you about what's coming in Messenger , Mail , Movie Maker and Photo Gallery , it's now time to cover the next one in the series: Windows Live Writer. Let us start off with a screenshot for you: We've noticed on the right pane that...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2008 1:52 AM by damaster

Filed under: Windows Live, Soapbox, Events, Movie Maker, Wave 3, Writer
MSN Soapbox now part of MSN Video (beta)

A number of changes to MSN Soapbox just occured, most notably that Soapbox is no longer a stand-alone site, but has become a tab at http://next.video.msn.com . The old url for Soapbox, Soapbox.msn.com, now resolves to show the "Soapbox User Videos"...

Published Sat, Sep 09 2007 6:43 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox
MSN Soapbox reopens to public with copyright content filtering

Today sees MSN Soapbox return to a public beta after having closed back in March . The reason given for the closure was that Microsoft needed time to deliver a technological solution to resolve the piracy issues that have plagued other user-generated...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2007 9:00 PM by Chris

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox, MSN Entertainment
New Soapbox and MSN Video launched

As we posted earlier, a new relaunched MSN Soapbox has been announced , and is available for trial for those who are in the Soapbox beta. In addition, a new version of MSN Videos, at next.video.msn.com has launched as well, and is available for anyone...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2007 7:11 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox, MSN Entertainment
Soapbox Update

A post on the Soapbox Team Blog has alerted users that a change is coming as the Soapbox site goes down for a couple of hours whilst they make some changes to both the front end and the back end of the service. " We have taken all of your feedback into...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2007 1:11 AM by ScottIsAFool

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox, MSN Entertainment
MSN Soapbox closed to new users amid piracy concerns

ZDNet News is reporting that MSN Soapbox is being closed to new users for up to 2 months as Microsoft sorts out piracy issues. ZDNet quotes Adam Sohn, a director in Microsoft's online-services group, as saying that no new subscribers will be accepted...

Published Fri, Mar 03 2007 5:38 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox, MSN Entertainment
MSN Soapbox is now public beta

MSN Soapbox has been in an invite only state for a few months now, but today sees it enter its public beta phase, so no more waiting to get in and see what the fuss is about. For those who are unfamiliar with Soapbox and want to send your favourite links...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2007 12:31 AM by ScottIsAFool

Filed under: MSN, Soapbox
Windows Live @ CES

As lots of technology bloggers are going to CES, we thought we’d level the playing field a bit for those who aren’t. With journalists from the big press organisations in attendance, CES provides the perfect opportunity for Windows Live to raise brand...

Published Sat, Jan 01 2007 6:32 PM by Chris

Filed under: Windows Live, Mail Desktop, Messenger, Hotmail, OneCare, Search, Soapbox, CES 2007, G2
Soapbox and Messenger Integration

Today the MSN Soapbox Team have launched a new activity feature that will alow you to watch Soapbox videos on Windows Live Messenger in real-time with your friends. Which is much nicer than just sending them a link! This is how it works: If at any time...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2006 4:22 PM by Darren Straight

Filed under: Windows Live, MSN, Messenger, Soapbox
MSN Soapbox gadget for Live.com and Windows Live Spaces

The Windows Live Gallery got a minor update yesterday, and at the same time a new MSN Soapbox gadget was uploaded. Make your statement on Soapbox on MSN Video – whether it’s silly, crazy or serious, it’s yours. Upload your creation to Soapbox and share...

Published Thu, Dec 12 2006 3:51 PM by Chris

Filed under: Windows Live, Spaces, Soapbox, Gadgets
MSN Soapbox: Messenger and Mobile integration coming soon

NewTeeVee , a new site for GigaOM run by Om Malik, posts a review of MSN Soapbox that offers some insights into where the beta service is heading. First, according to the piece, Soapbox is slated to come out of beta in March. NewTeeVee talked to Rob Bennett...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2006 6:45 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: Windows Live, MSN, Soapbox

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