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Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use

As you may have noted, LiveSide recently added the Windows Live Translator tool (tell us what you think). 

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We actually use quite a list of Windows Live products at LiveSide, some we've been using for quite a while. So here's our list, along with some notes on how the products are used, and some non Windows Live products we can't seem to do without.

On the site:

Some more we're toying with:

  • Messenger IM Control: easy technically to implement, a little harder to dedicate the time to chat - we're thinking about this.
  • Windows Live Events: Should we have a LiveSide birthday party? (2 years in January).
  • Windows Live Calendar: Added a Calendar, but not much on it yet.

Managing LiveSide:

  • Windows Live Mail: For managing multiple Hotmail accounts so we can keep track of your tips and feedback.
  • Windows Live Writer: Using it to write this blog post.
  • Live Search Maps collections: 200 of our closest friends are on LiveSide Stickers Around the World!

Other tools we find useful:

  • Feedburner: manages our rss feed, provides statistical information on our rss readership.  Also manages rss ads, a nice bonus.
  • Google Analytics: website traffic information - we're still waiting for a Gatineau invitation.
  • Community Server: We wish it was easier to maintain, and the featureset is overkill, but it has served us well.
  • Federated Media ads: We don't make much money running LiveSide, but we seem to be keeping up with the bills.
  • Nick of NB Development: our CS guru, simply not possible for us to run on CS without some help, and Nick has been great.
  • 1and1.com:  After tipping over a few times last year, we moved to 1and1, on Windows Server 2003 and a dedicated box, and haven't had a problem since.

Comments

paulstorm wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 8:04 PM

I decree thee shall have a Birthday party @ CES 2008!!!  :-)

If so, I'm THERE! :)

joeale wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 8:18 PM

Great updates.

Jesper wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 9:24 PM

I am all for the birthday party; unfortunately I can't make the CES 2008, but how about Convergence?

BV2312 wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 9:33 PM

i want a party too!! but in the UK :>

TheVMaster wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 9:48 PM

I want a party too....the Netherlands maybe? :)

ScottIsAFool wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-15-2007 11:55 PM

I'm all for a party in the UK ;) Shame it's not summer though, could have had it on Bournemouth beach :D (Yes, I'm lazy and it would have been very convenient for me :D)

BRC wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-16-2007 11:08 AM

That's an interesting list.  Can you explain what would be required for you to host Liveside on a Windows Live service?  I'm looking into a blog account and my first choice was Live Spaces, but I had to abandon it because the customisation was too limited, and I'll probably go with Wordpress.

I really hope Spaces starts to offer a more pro-level blogging experience rather than the sort of social networking + blog type thing they have now.

Hosting normal webpages, wikis, and web forums, would be a huge addition as well.

BV2312 wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-16-2007 10:36 PM

@ScottIsAFool  I'm sure it is, i think it should be in the midlands so everyone could come to me :>

ScottIsAFool wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-17-2007 1:54 AM

Where in the midlands? Would have to coincide with a Coventry home match ;)

BV2312 wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-18-2007 12:06 AM

@ScottIsAFool LOL

ScottIsAFool wrote re: Windows Live on LiveSide: what we use
on 11-18-2007 1:48 AM

Well I'd have to get my priorities in order :D

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