Why Will You Work Here?

We’ve been doing some work on bringing you a better LiveSide (and helping to defray some of the expenses – this is a labor of love to be sure!).  As part of that, we’ve signed up for some new ads …

By Nick in News
March 7th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

Windows Live Search Gadget

There’s a new gadget in town according to the Live Search Team blog, one that allows you to search using Live Search. The gadget sits nicely in your sidebar and once you’ve put your search into it, just hit …

By kip in News
March 7th, 2007 at 8:30 am

Confirmed: Blake Irving to leave Microsoft by late summer

Blake Irving closing the Yahoo dealWe reported last week that rumors were floating around about Blake Irving’s potential retirement from Microsoft.  Now, Mary Jo Foley brings us a memo from the Live team, confirming that Blake Irving, Corporate VP for Windows Live, will …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
March 6th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

OneCare places last in AV comparison

In a report released February 28 and reported by Computerworld, Austrian researcher Andreas Cleminti from AV Comparatives rated Windows Live OneCare dead last out of 17 anti-virus programs, the only program in the comparison to receive no certification from Cleminti.…

By Nick in News
March 4th, 2007 at 1:57 pm

Blake Irving to resign?

We haven’t heard much chatter on this but Mary-Jo Foley is reporting that Blake Irving is to resign. Whether he was ousted or is leaving for personal reasons is unknown, and unsurprisingly there is no comment from Microsoft yet.…

By Chris in News
March 3rd, 2007 at 8:39 am

MSN Wifi Hotspots launches

As if by magic Windows Live Hotspot Locator has become MSN Wifi Hotspots. My original thoughts on the branding switch still apply; it might be frustrating for those who want to see Windows Live become a “super-brand” like Google but there …

By Chris in News
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:55 am

Reuters News Alerts to be sent through Windows Live Messenger

Today Microsoft and Reuters announced a deal which will bring Reuters News Alerts direct to consumers’ desktops through Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger).

Windows Live Messenger customers who are keen to keep up-to-date with breaking news can sign up …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 1st, 2007 at 7:23 pm

I’m making a difference

Today Microsoft is launching the “I’m Initiative,” a new charity program carried out through Windows Live Messenger, benefitting nine different organizations.  At the main site for I’m making a difference, you can learn more about the charities and how …

By Harrison Hoffman in News
March 1st, 2007 at 7:44 am

Soapbox Gadget For Vista

The Soapbox Team Blog have posted about a new gadget created by ToddOs that will allow you to browse videos on MSN Soapbox.

“This gadget allows you to easily search Soapbox Videos. Search results are displayed 9 thumbnails at a time, organized

By kip in Developer
February 28th, 2007 at 10:03 pm

Windows Live Product Search & Upload gets update

Whilst unlikely to attract quite the same attention and controversy as the Windows Live Shopping switch to MSN, the marketplace team announced on their blog an update to two of their other products: Windows Live Product Search and its …

By Chris in News
February 27th, 2007 at 7:05 am