Windows Live Gets Web 2.0 Makeover

Microsoft's New Photo Sharing Service: Live Photos
readwriteweb.com 11/13/2008 — Microsoft today announced a new photo sharing product, Microsoft Live Photos , which integrates very nicely with Microsoft's Windows Live Photo Gallery desktop photo application, and is yet another product in the long list of Windows Live services ...

First impressions: Windows Live Home tries social networking
arstechnica.com 11/13/2008 — Microsoft has announced a revamp to Windows Live Home, and has outlined its strategy for tackling social networking. Ars played with the update scheduled to be rolled out by year's end. Read More...

Windows Live Wave 3: Microsoft’s kinder and simpler consumer services strategy?
blogs.zdnet.com 11/13/2008 — Microsoft is taking the official wraps off Windows Live Wave 3, its consumer-focused set of services which will be phased in over the next several months. The goal of this rollout is to simplify Windows Live -- an admirable, formidable and seemingly ...

Aequitas Technologies iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame Released
digitalpictureframereview.com 11/13/2008 — Aequitas Technologies has released the iGala Wireless Digital Picture Frame, which features an 8" 800x600 touchscreen display, 1GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi and connections with Gmail, Microsoft Windows Live FrameIt and Flickr.

Microsoft Beats Yahoo and Google to Social Inbox 2.0
bits.blogs.nytimes.com 11/13/2008 — Microsoft's upgrade to Windows Live will blend e-mail and social networking to put it ahead of rivals.

Windows Live Making Big Social Leap — WebProNews Feed

New Profiles Turn Windows Live Into a Social Networking Service — ReadWriteWeb

Windows Live Makeover Looks Like a Lackluster Version of FriendFeed — Webmonkey

Windows Live Gets Web 2.0 Makeover — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs

Microsoft Live Morphs Into Social Network -- But Don't Call It That — Wired: Epicenter

Microsoft gives Windows Live launch a Web 2.0 scrub-up — The Register 11/13/2008
Wants to sync with customers' digital lives Microsoft is giving its Windows Live services a social networking makeover in the hope of being a contender in the ulcerative Web 2.0 world.…

Is Microsoft Biting Its Own Hand with Windows Live? — Today @ PC World 11/13/2008
Microsoft will add Facebook-like features to Windows Live over the next few months. How will Microsoft business partner feel about this?

Microsoft unveils new Windows Live with social networking emphasis — Technology 11/13/2008
Microsoft revealed the cornerstone of its new online services strategy Wednesday, a suite of applications that the software giant hopes will form the hub of online life and help it compete with social-networking sites like Facebook.

Video: Daily Debrief: Windows Live, social wallflower no longer — CNET News.com 11/13/2008
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 ...

Microsoft improves Games for Windows Live, still has work to do — CNET News.com 11/13/2008
Microsoft updates Games for Windows Live