Yes its been a slow few days around here, so I thought I'd break the lull with some details on the new Windows Live Account site.

Account Services is an existing Passport site but as Kip mentioned in his post …

Brandon Paddock from the Desktop Search team posted about a minor update to Windows Live Search. Of note is that now Search Macros can now be created from the drop down menu that is present above search results.

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Microsoft issued an official statement today about the restructuring of the "Platforms and Services Division." In an effort to transform MSN and Windows Live into a more efficient organization, changes in leadership are being to meet their three goals.

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From the MSN Spaces homepage:

Windows Live Spaces – the future of MSN Spaces In the summer of 2006, we will unveil a more powerful version of MSN Spaces which will be called Windows Live Spaces! Stay tuned!

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It was recently announced over at ValleyWag that David Cole, head of MSN Global, was forced out of Microsoft. According to sources close to the company, it seems that Michael Rawding, Head of MSN Global Sales & Marketing worldwide …

What with BillG at Mix and the Office DevCon, and the Vista stain on the carpet, somewhat overlooked as announcements go was the first official introduction of Windows Live ID, presented at Mix by Brian Arbogast and Ken Levy. The …

As part of his presentation today at Mix '06, as expected, Brian Arbogast announced the Windows Live Developer Center. You can find it at http://msdn.com/live. We'll have more soon, as details from Mix filter out.

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Mix '06 kicks off today (Monday March 20), and Windows Live looks to be very much "in the mix". Sanaz will be presenting on gadgets, and Scott Isaacs on AJAX, of course. Brad Adams will be presenting using Live …

As Kip mentioned earlier, we're expecting a major Windows Live platform announcement to be made at Mix '06 later today. As Steve Ballmer said back in September 2005, Microsoft wants to "Win the web" and to do …

Last week saw several websites proclaiming that the Windows Live Messenger was public because of this website on MSN UK, however it still required an invite to sign in to the program. The Messenger team has now dropped the …