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Video: Daily Debrief: Windows Live, social wallflower no longer

 
Perhaps influenced by prominent social-networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, Microsoft will begin integrating features such as a news feed and profiles into its Windows Live applications. On this Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Ina Fried discuss the company's motivation to join the party and the potential to infuriate long-time users with these newfangled features. (link)

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