October, 2010

Ray Ozzie leaves Microsoft

In an email to employees today, CEO Steve Ballmer has announced that Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie is leaving Microsoft:

…Ray and I are announcing today Ray’s intention to step down from his role as chief software architect. He

LiveSide on WordPress

Boy this is a little nerve-wracking!  This morning we switched our blog over to WordPress, running a self-hosted site on our Windows Server.  We’ve been working behind the scenes for the last few weeks, and still have some work to …

Katy Perry iPhone App sponsored by Bing

imageDid you know Bing sponsors mobile apps (for iPhone)? Well, they do! And now, for a limited amount of time you can download “Katy Perry Revenge by Bing,” an all-new game featuring Katy Perry’s new single “Firework” for free.

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Messenger Connect is out of beta: What’s new

A pair of blog posts on Inside Windows Live today are announcing that Messenger Connect, the set of development tools that allow you to bring Windows Live Messenger functionality into your website, has gone final.

First, Jeff Kunins announced that

Who’s building the official Messenger app for WP7? (Not Microsoft!)

Microsoft has been strangely quiet about a Windows Live Messenger app for Windows Phone 7, with no mention early on, and a conspicuous absence in a blog post the other day by Windows Live Corporate VP Chris Jones.  Now …

Facebook / Bing partnership: the official announcement, and video

Just in from Microsoft, the official announcement:

Today, in partnership with Facebook, Bing announced new social search features that provide a more personal search experience based on an individual’s Facebook network. In the offline world, we know people rely on

Bing and Facebook announce new partnership: “Liked By Your Friends”

Microsoft Corporate Vice President Yusuf Mehdi, Online Services President Qi Lu, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced a new partnership, and brings “Liked By Your Facebook Friends” search results to Bing.  The new module will bring information from your …

Bing / Facebook announcements live webcast

As expected, Bing and Facebook are announcing a “new partnership” today, and although Bing hasn’t been in the habit of webcasting these bi-annual events (boo), Facebook is webcasting the announcements live (yay!).  Here’s the embedded player so you can follow …

Bing powers eTao.com website search in China

etao-logoWhile we wait for word coming from Mountain View on today’s Bing announcements, news is out today that Bing is powering web searches on a new e-commerce website in China.

ETao.com returns search results for forums, news, answers, web, and …

Rumour: Windows Live SkyDrive integration coming to Windows Phone 7?

The Office hub on Windows Phone 7 offers the ability for users to view and edit their Microsoft Office documents directly on their phone, and in addition to that, the hub also features Office SharePoint Workspace Mobile, which allow users …