April, 2006

MSN adCenter: May update, June launch

adcenter.gifPresumably timed to coincide with this year's MSN Strategic Account Summit, this May MSN's adCenter will roll out a major update to the public. AdCenter is MSN's easy to use online advertising platform. AdCenter helps advertisers to strategize, plan, and …

Amazon drops Google for Windows Live Search on A9 and Alexa

WLSearch new icon.gifAmazon.com has dropped Google Search for Windows Live Search for A9 and Alexa, according to the Google Operating System blog. No official word out about this yet, but it seems to be true, as you can see:

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LiveSide OPML Updated

rss.pngJust to let everyone know, our OPML file of all the sites on our blogroll is completely up to date as of right now. Although, with the ferocity which Microsoft is launching new Windows Live services, that could all change …

Windows Live Mail Desktop gets new UI

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As the Windows Live Mail Desktop Team inches closer to the next beta stage, they've decided to reveal plans for changing the UI in the new email application.

 

Windows Live Mail Desktop will adopt the same UI coming with …

Windows Live Mail gets less Ads

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Omar Shahine talks indepth about decisions made in designing Windows Live Mail and how they are making some changes to Windows Live Mail that puts the users inboxes more about email than ads and marketing.

Starting next month we are

Windows Live Shopping Launched

wLiveShoppingBeta.gifMicrosoft has launched the Windows Live Shopping Service today. Give shopping.live.com a try!

You can also checking out Windows Live Shopping Guides and the Windows Live Shopping Tour! They've done a fantastic job introducing a neat shopping system. Using …

Windows Live graphics

WindowsLive.gifSeveral people have been asking about the graphic branding Microsoft plans to use for its Windows Live services. While everything is still in beta and subject to change, we cannot be certain how it will end up, but here's how …

Windows Live UK promotion site

WindowsLive.gifMSN UK have launched a new site to promote Windows Live over at http://www.insiderclub.co.uk. Its not quite finished yet (I'm stuck waiting at Level 3) but you can win some cool freebies, including Windows Live Messenger Phones. I've ordered …

Windows Live ID upgrade – New UI and more

WLIDLogo.pngThe rollout of Windows Live ID continues, this time with the new sign-in UI. From the Live ID blog:

Today we are rolling out a new sign-in experience for Windows Live sites like Live.com, Ideas, Mail, Expo, Favorites and

Visit to Microsoft, New Messenger Refresh Coming

WLMessenger icon.gifLiveSide Staff, minus myself, will be up in Redmond next week but I was fortunate enough to have been able to take a short trip up to Microsoft earlier this week. I was invited to meet Nick and Terri from …