The use of Windows Live Messenger IM Control is getting more and more popular. Angus Logan just posted on his blog that the Dutch Microsoft ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) Team is putting it to good use. ALM describes methods to …
Microsoft, Yahoo!, the merger and Google – Search
Lots of talk about the Microsoft proposal to Yahoo. Google has made an offer to Yahoo! now too. Looks like the battle over Yahoo! and it’s services has begun. Let us take a look at Search.
| Search – December 2007 |
Microsoft buys Caligari for Virtual Earth 3D expansion
Microsoft continues to invest in Virtual Earth, especially in the area of 3D, announcing yesterday it has acquired Caligari, makers of trueSpace, a 3D modeling program. Last December, Microsoft also acquired MultiMap, a London based mapping service, and in …
Partnerships for MSN Video with MTV Networks and Sony BMG
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Virtual Earth adds new clients, shows off
Virtual Earth/Live Maps doesn’t have the user base that Google Maps does, but it is continually advancing the platform, adding terabytes of data, and signing up new customers. Today, for example, Virtual Earth signed up two significant new customers, …
Some Background reading on Microsoft + Yahoo!
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Microsoft’s blockbuster announcement (including me), but sometimes it’s difficult to sort through all the opinion to get at the facts. Here’s a list of factual information, so far:
…LiveSide mobile quick update, and more web goodness
Looks like the dns change has taken place, and you can now access LiveSide on your mobile device (using MoFuse, which takes our Feedburner rss feed and prepares it for your phone). Now available at http://m.liveside.net
And of course …
Yahoo Messenger featured on Analysts Meeting slide
Certainly there are some gems specific to Windows Live in the thought of a Yahoo! acquisition; Flickr, of course (and some Flickr users are none too happy about that), and the sheer numbers of eyeballs a combination of Mail …
The End of Live Search? Codename Rome – A new brand for a new generation of search
The Microsoft-Yahoo! deal, when and if it is finalized, will bring on many changes to branding across offerings from both companies. Some have speculated on the end of Windows Live, replacing it with the Yahoo! brand, but I don’t think …
Live in Europe, via a European blogger
Our friend Sunshine, a LiveSide member, posted about a new blog promoting Windows Live in Europe. From her blog post:
…Ever wanted to be kept more up to date with all things happening related to MSN and Windows Live in
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