2006

Joe Wilcox on What Live Means

In What Live Means, Joe Wilcox of Jupiter Research is noticing a broader, bolder objective for the move from MSN to Windows Live, one that really makes sense. MSN has been a consumer oriented brand, while Windows, and now …

Live.com updated

WindowsLive.gifIt looks the Live.com site is now undergoing or has undergone another update, and though as of yet there has been no mention of this update on the Live.com Team Blog it's clear what the differences are so far on …

Introducing the newest LiveSide writer

WindowsLive.gifDarren Straight will be helping us out over here at LiveSide with our post load for awhile. Darren is really knowledgable about Microsoft and Windows Live, so I think he will be a great addition to the staff. So, let's …

The first sign of a Windows Live promotional push

WLSoon icon.gifWe all know that in order for Windows Live to succeed, Microsoft needs to make the general public more aware of what exactly Windows Live is. In the first attempt (of hopefully many) to tell the Windows Live story, Microsoft …

Chris Jones to run Windows Live Experience Program Management

In one of a number of management moves at Microsoft recently, Chris Jones has a new title: Corporate Vice President, Windows Live Experience Program Management. Jones has most recently been responsible for engineering deliverables for the Windows Vista client, …

Live ID improves multiple account support

WLIDLogo.pngIf you haven't noticed by now, Windows Live signin pages, powered by Live ID, have improved their muliple account support, now feature profile pictures as well as reordering accounts by most recently used. For those who use several accounts on …

Windows Live “Add to…” urls

To clarify, these urls can be used to enable visitors to your website to easily subscribe to your feed on Live.com, or add your site to their Live Favorites. (Right click – Copy Shortcut, then replace our site details with …

Creating CelebFavorites.com

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Some interesting bits are beginning to trickle in regarding Windows Live and developers. At trickybusiness, Richard "Tricky" Bassett blogs about creating celebfavorites.com, the demo Virtual Earth mashup that showed you some celebritie's favorite haunts. What's interesting about this …

Windows Live QnA invites go out

WLQnA new icon.jpgWindows Vista beta testers, living in the US (yes, yet another US only beta), got a little present in their inboxes tonight in the form of a Windows Live QnA invitation. Drawing on the Vista tester database is a clear …

Custom Domains goes v1

WLDomains icon.gifYet another launch for June, this time its Custom Domains, the personalised email service hosted on the Windows Live platform. Nearly all the beta users I've spoken to have been quick to praise Custom Domains, which is in stark contract …