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Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!

Posted Apr 28 2009, 11:39 PM by damaster with 12 comment(s)

As announced one week ago, the newly updated Windows Live Profile has been rolled out to all users now! A summary of all the changes that were part of this update include:

  • 20 new Web Activities, including Facebook, Digg, Last.fm, SmugMug and many more totalling 30 Web Activities you can add to your Profile. You can find the whole list at http://profile.live.com/WebActivities
    WebActivities
  • 3 new ways to add people to your Windows Live network, including importing contacts from Hi5, MySpace, and Tagged, in addition to the existing Facebook and LinkedIn contacts you may import from. You can start connecting with your friends on other networks using Windows Live at http://profile.live.com/connect
    Connect
  • Contact search word-wheel, improved results when you’re searching for people on Windows Live from the Windows Live Home or Profile pages, as reported earlier
    Wordwheel
  • Photos Tagged of You, you’re now able to view all the photos that have been People Tagged of you, or your friends, on Windows Live Photos on a single page linked on your Profile
    PhotosOfYou
  • A new Windows Live Profile favicon
    Favicon

For more information check out Windows Live’s official announcement. You can try it out (if you haven’t done so already) at http://profile.live.com

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CKurt wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 8:17 AM

Now if only the 'pictures of you' where in sync with the facebook 'pictures of you' ...

Not many people know that you can sync your facebook status with you windows live personal message. It would be nice to have a simple checkbox in webactivities now (instead of having to install the Windows Live Messenger Application in Facebook)

wideawakewesley wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 8:42 AM

Although I appreciate Microsoft's efforts here, it's incredibly disappointing that they don't offically support integration with Google services (e.g. Google Reader Shared Items, YouTube). I do hope that's not something to do with them being such a major competitor.

joeale wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 9:12 AM

This off topic.

http://www.vine.net/

Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new software+services application to beta testers in Seattle, Washington.

The software is a desktop client for Windows which allows you to post information to it via e-mail or SMS. The application gathers local news from 20,000 sources and displays it on a map. Like Twitter it allows you to post short updates named alerts. Vine will also integrate with Facebook and the short messaging service, Twitter, at a later date.

Microsoft's main emphasis for the application is marketing it to emergency management officials, who could use the new tool to broadcast and receive information during a disaster or other major event. According to The Seattle Times, Seattle is the first place Vine will be publicly available. The software giant plans to open the test up to other locations at a later date.

More information on Vine and how to sign up to the beta is available at the newly launched Vine site

pato_inbox wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 11:01 AM

am I the only one having problems with the last.fm web activity?

It asks for the last.fm username, it doesn't ask for any password, so when you click Add activity it displays a message asking to check login info for any mistakes

weird :\

ProfessorAsian wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 9:15 PM

How about we end network spam.

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damaster wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Tue, Apr 28 2009 11:00 PM

@ProfessorAsian: You can turn off email notifications, and restrict who can invite you to their network, by setting your communication permissions settings at profile.live.com/Communication

mcrobbiegt wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Wed, Apr 29 2009 3:57 AM

@CKurt,

How do you sync Facebook Message with Windows Live Personal message?

damaster wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Wed, Apr 29 2009 7:13 AM

@mcrobbiegt: Try adding  apps.facebook.com/windowslivemessenger to your Facebook, and tick the box that allows Windows Live personal status message to update your Facebook status message.

Seika wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Wed, Apr 29 2009 7:40 AM

They also added shortcut links in the homepage, at the right column with shortcuts to upload file, write blog post, see recent comments, etc.

ProfessorAsian wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Wed, Apr 29 2009 8:13 AM

@damaster: The thing is, I did. Seems as if I am not the only one with this issue.

channel9.msdn.com/.../457661-Make-the-Live-Messenger-Spam-Stop-Please

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mcrobbiegt wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Wed, Apr 29 2009 10:49 AM

Thanks Damaster! - that worked...

... from the comments on the Windows Live Blog, it seems that there are issues with the Facebook Web Activity...  

Does anyone else have this problem?

After following Damaster, my web messenger updates my Facebook summary but anything i do on Facebook is still not publishing on the Windows Live Profile.

Do you need to do more than just add the Facebook web activity?

damaster wrote re: Windows Live Profile (April) update is here!
on Sun, May 3 2009 8:37 AM

@ProfessorAsian: It seems to have been fixed in this recent Profile update: jamiethomson.spaces.live.com/.../cns!550F681DAD532637!10509.entry  Is it still happening to you currently?

@mcrobbiegt: Yes, I had the problem too and it seems like you will need to set your Facebook privacy settings to "My Networks and Friends" or "Everyone" (only for the specific thing you want to share) before it will feed to Windows Live. Watch LiveSide for a post soon on how to do it.

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