One of the reasons why we started LiveSide was to help to build a community around Windows Live, to share our thoughts and views with those who were interested in what Microsoft had to offer, and hear what they had …

What is Windows Live?  Well it isn’t Shopping anymore, or WiFi, but what one thing it very well may turn out to be is a developer’s platform, according to a recent article in Redmond Developer News.  Getting 3rd party developers to …

According to an article in MarketWatch, from Dow Jones, Microsoft posted a slight gain in its share of the Internet search market, posting 10.6% share in January, up from 10.5% in December.  The article, quoting analyst Bob Peck of …

Thanks to Patrick at MSBlog for pointing to Mayuk’s post on setting up Windows Mobile 6 to synch Hotmail email as the messages arrive, “pushing” your email to your phone without having to log on and retrieve it.  This often …

With the release of Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Live Search for Mobile, announced at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona last week, comes a hint of what may be a changing landscape in search in the coming months and …

Tonight brings an update to the Live.com home page, allowing for sharing of Live.com collections, which we recently posted about. By clicking on the new “Share” button on Live.com:

You can share your Live.com collections, either by email …

Karen posted on the Space Craft yesterday that there are some new themes available for your Spaces blogs – including some LeBron James ones that are part of an upcoming LeBron challenge on MSN (for those international readers who haven’t …

Really.  At some point this has just got to stop.  Someone has got to get enough Kahunas at Microsoft to figure out a branding strategy for Windows Live, stick with it, and get on with the business of building a brand …

Thanks to our tipster down-under Beau, here’s a peek at the new look for ninemsn.com.au, the MSN/PBL joint venture and one of the most popular websites in Australia (thanks to it being the default home page for Windows computers …

Spaces launched a new build last week, notably with the ability to embed videos.  But there’s quite a bit new under the hood, too.  Jason Antonelli of the Spaces team posted on his blog about some of the new …