The latest ComScore US internet search results are out, and Microsoft sites still come in a distant third to Google and Yahoo.  Although US searches on the internet grew by 4% in May from April, the Microsoft share of those …

Jacky Mok, another Product Manager for Windows Live in Toronto, has posted some information on the upcoming @live addresses, which he says will be available “in the fall”, along with “a rich family of products” around the same time.…

Beta testers running the 8.5 beta version of Messenger were alerted to an update today – for the first time via Windows Update.  While the update doesn’t actually make any changes to Messenger, seems like we should expect some changes …

From Farhan Thawar, the Live Search Program Manager from Toronto, comes this little gem, currently running “in theatres” (in Canada?).

Windows Live Gallery recently awarded Silver Tier medals to some top developers, looking to recognize them for their frequent contributions, and to begin to develop a system of reputation that will make it easier to choose gadgets on Gallery.  Gadgets from these developers now …

Catherine Heller, Windows Live Technical Evangelist, interviews Group Program Manager Koji Kato and Architect Danny Thorpe of the Windows Live Platform team on Channel 9.  They discuss internet software, Windows Live “components”, customization plans, support for multiple browsers, the Windows …

From our friend Picturepan2 comes news of a Windows Live photography contest in Asia, Project Shutter.  Windows Live users in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, and Mainland China above the age of 21 are eligible to enter.  Prizes include HP Pavilion …

There’s a new project brewing in Microsoft Live Labs, Windows Live PhotoZoom.  This alpha project from Ray Ozzie’s Concept Development Team is Silverlight based and allows seamless zoom controls on consumer photos in a web based application. PhotoZoom also makes use of the Photosynth / Seadragon technology developed …

Do a search in Live.com or MSN.com, and as of today, if you type in an address you should get an inline interactive map as the first answer, according to the Virtual Earth / Live Maps blog.

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Farwan Thawar, a Product Manager for Live Search in Toronto, has posted a nice 3 part interview with Blake Irving, Corporate Vice President of Windows Live Platform.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

In the interview, Irving talks about …