Dean Giustini, a medical librarian at the University of British Columbia gives his thoughts on Windows Live Academic Search:
…(W)hat did I think of Microsoft Academic Search? Was I impressed? In short, I wasn't bowled over, but I wasn't
Academic Search reviewed
Social Networking in Windows Live Messenger
Dare Obasanjo talks about a new Social Networking tool to come to Windows Live Messenger called "Friends List". It allows you to add friends to a social network of your very own. Here's how Dare describes it:
…Australian users of
Windows Live Local for Yellowpages.com
Yellowpages.com, one of the internets biggest yellow pages list website, has chosen to use Windows Live Local / Virtual Earth as their online mapping platform for their website.
Here's what the Windows Live Local Blog says about Yellowpages.com using Virtual …
Account expiration to be extended in Windows Live Mail
Most Hotmail users who don't pay for the premium service have been hit by the 30 day expiration limit at least once, or know someone who has. Frustrating, yes. Outdated, definitely. Luckily this is changing with Live Mail, as Omar …
Expo Team Listening to Feedback
The Windows Live Expo Team has gotten a ton of feedback since launch and would like to take an opportunity to discuss how they are addressing the top issues brought to their attention. Worth checking out if you want insights …
Windows Live to get Product Search
After posting about Windows Live Academic Search last week, yet another new search product has entered our radar. This time it's Windows Live Product Search, and like its cousins Image Search and Feed Search, it too will be integrated into …
Windows Live Image Search now available in UK
Yes some good news finally for those of us living on the wrong side of the Atlantic. Today Microsoft made Windows Live Image Search available to those in the UK, exactly a month after it was first announced. Still …
Minor feed update
We've just added a few details to the LiveSide rss feed. The username of the staff member who posted the article is now shown, and their email address is included as well. So for those of you lucky enough …
LiveSide staff grows
Yesterday Brandon from MSTechToday and Longhorn Blogs joined the LiveSide staff. Describing himself as a "Technology Enthusiast for Windows Live Services and Windows Vista" we're happy to have another great addition to the team 🙂 Brandon's profile is here and …
PC World Selects Live Local as Best Online Mapping Service
PC World has rated Windows Live Local the best online mapping service – with a PCW rating of 90 (being "superior"). They describe Windows Live Local as being "Handsome design" with "unique features earned it top marks despite data glitches". …
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