Back in June, at the same time as the initial rollout of Hotmail (which ended up taking until last week), a number of you were able to access Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail. Just as a refresher, here’s an explanation that …
Going into (a LOT of) detail on changes to Bing Maps
We told you this week about a new look for Bing Maps, which at first glance gave the maps a cleaner look, removed the white “glow” from around place names, added a “Dynamic” map type, and well, apparently a …
Yahoo! organic search results powered by Bing “as early as late August”
The Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Alliance continues to progress, and in a post on the Yahoo! Search Marketing blog, it looks like the organic (non-paid) phase of the transition is just about complete. From the blog post:
…Yahoo! organic (non-paid) search
We like comments (now you can too!)
As you may remember, last year we switched our comment system to Disqus, and we’ve been really impressed with the difference it’s made. We’re getting lots more comments than ever before, from a wider range of readers, and it’s …
How to get Twitter (or LiveSide) back in your Windows Live Profile
With Windows Live Wave 4, along with a bunch of improvements, there were a few setbacks, noticeably with the absence of Twitter as a Windows Live Profile partner. Unfortunately, due apparently to some changes in Twitter’s terms of service, Windows …
New from Live Labs: Zoom.it (bonus: new PivotViewer app)
Thanks to Steve Clayton for keeping us up on the latest Live Labs news (you can follow Live Labs on Twitter – hey they’re hiring!), as they release a new project –Zoom.it. Zoom.it is a simple way …
Even more on Bing Maps: Chris Pendleton “goes optometry” on us
We told you last night about the new Lavender look to Bing Maps, and the new Dynamic map type with clickable place names. Today, as expected (we love how Bing keeps pushing out the blog posts!!!), Chris Pendleton goes …
Bing Cashback shuttered; Bing Shopping now free to merchants
Well Bing Cashback has come and gone, the last day was July 30, but although there doesn’t seem to be much of an official announcement, the guys at Search Engine Land have noticed that Bing Shopping is now free …
More on those “pretty” new Bing road maps–the Dynamic map type
Been playing around a bit with the new Bing Maps, which have turned a nice Lavender color, and since there isn’t a blog post on the Bing Maps blog (yet), it’s been a bit of hunt and peck but we’re …
Hotmail completes rollout, makes changes
A post on the Inside Windows Live blog tonight announces that the Hotmail Wave 4 rollout is now complete, and all 350 million users in 220 countries should now be upgraded.
Hotmail has already made some changes based on …
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