The big news today is that Microsoft released their Fourth Quarter Earnings Report.  Well, that report brought some interesting news from the Online Services Group.  According to the report, the Online Services Group, which includes Windows Live, lost 732 …

Today, ComScore released their new set of search engine share stats for May through June and things are looking good for Live Search.

This reported 2.9% bump in Microsoft’s search share serves as more support to the Compete.com data that …

Kommersant.com announced yesterday that MSN will be taking aim at yet another market.  This time, they are focused on Russia.  According to the article, the content for MSN Russia will be provided by Kommersant, Reuters, and the AP.  Geoff Sutton, …

The “Flair” user interface (seen above) has become a familiar sight for the users of Windows Live products and services.  It has become the standard look for any of Windows Live’s websites or applications.  Flair has been widely adopted throughout …

The last year and a half of working on LiveSide have been absolutely incredible.  I have met a lot of great people, seen a lot of cool things, and have had a blast doing it.  My experience with LiveSide has …

Up until today, the most notable absence from Virtual Earth’s catalog of 3D imagery was, without a doubt, New York City.  Fortunately, Microsoft just pushed their brand new imagery for NYC live to local.live.com.

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Making silly web videos to promote the launch of your product is all the rage at Microsoft these days, so of course the worldwide launch of Windows Live Hotmail, this week, also saw the launch of a self-described “viral” (see …

Back in February, we reported on the upcoming Live Earth concert series, sponsored by MSN, to combat global warming.  Today, they have announced the lineup of artists who will be performing as well as the venues, spread throughout the …

We reported last week that rumors were floating around about Blake Irving’s potential retirement from Microsoft.  Now, Mary Jo Foley brings us a memo from the Live team, confirming that Blake Irving, Corporate VP for Windows Live, will …

Today Microsoft is launching the “I’m Initiative,” a new charity program carried out through Windows Live Messenger, benefitting nine different organizations.  At the main site for I’m making a difference, you can learn more about the charities and how …