Messenger 9, GTalk integration, Messenger API, new client for Mac OS X – news unveiled at Georgia Tech presentation (whew)

In a presentation to the Georgia Institute of Technology’s IEEE Student Branch yesterday, Microsoft employee and Georgia Tech (edit: graduate former student – Jenks went to work for MS before graduating) Andrew Jenks had some surprises in store. “It wasn’t …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 31st, 2007 at 3:00 am

Windows Live Developer Event In The UK

If you’re in the UK and interested in developing using the Windows Live Platform, then Microsoft are going to be hosting a developer event next Tuesday (6th November) at their Reading HQ.

From the event page:

Overview:

Windows

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By kip in Developer
October 31st, 2007 at 2:55 am

Yes, the Live Search and Live Search Traffic gadgets are gone: security concerns cited

We’ve received some tips and comments about the Live Search Traffic gadget for Vista being removed from Windows Live Gallery when it updated last week, and indeed it is gone, along with the Live Search gadget.  In an email to Donavon West, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 30th, 2007 at 1:35 pm

adCenter Gatineau beta launches: Microsoft website analytics

While not strictly a Windows Live product, website analysis is an important tool that has been missing from Microsoft’s toolkit.  That changed today, as Microsoft’s new addition to its adCenter suite of advertiser and website owner tools, code named Gatineau, …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 30th, 2007 at 11:15 am

What’s the status of MSN Groups? Are indications of its demise “a hoax”?

Hmm I seem to have created a bit of a stir over at MSN Groups.  When I posted this week on the Spaces worldwide numbers, I mentioned Windows Live Groups, and it was picked up at Managers Helping Managers, …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
October 27th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

“10 Reasons to Love the New Live Search Maps” says Steve

Live Search Maps Program Manager Steve Lombardi posted yesterday on 10 cool new features of the new “Gemini” release – we’ve covered some of them here at LiveSide in varying degrees, but there are at least a couple of new …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 27th, 2007 at 3:37 pm

Windows Live Gallery gets update – Adds Microsoft Points for micropayments

Today sees the update of Windows Live Gallery, the online site where users can personalise their Windows Live experience. From a user’s perspective the update adds the new Wave 2 UI, as well as a new area showcasing gadgets …

By Chris in News
October 26th, 2007 at 9:05 am

Microsoft SharedView Beta 2 now available

Microsoft SharedView, while not technically a Windows Live program, is available on www.get.live.com under “more betas”, and it seems to be falling in the cracks between Office and Windows Live.

SharedView allows you to collaborate on documents etc with up …

By Kip Kniskern in News
October 26th, 2007 at 1:19 am

Is Live Search coming to Facebook?

Hot on the heels of today’s Microsoft buys a share of Facebook announcement comes some speculation from Search Engine Land, that Live Search may soon make an appearance inside of Facebook.  The speculation, from Greg Sterling:

During this afternoon’s

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By Kip Kniskern in News
October 25th, 2007 at 1:20 pm

Overview: Professional Windows Live Programming

Wrox is about to release a book by Jon Arking titled “Professional Windows Live Programming”. As a Microsoft MVP, I was fortunate to get a pre-release copy.

The book does a good job highlighting the many services that makeup Windows …

By Donavon in Developer
October 25th, 2007 at 8:55 am
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