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I like how Windows Live Messenger has a dialog showing how you can comment on people’s social updates.  (When you post a comment via Messenger, it calls an API that I worked on.) Try it today. 

I’ve written in the past about Recommendations for a Clean PC (2008) and What I installed on my home Windows 7 PC (2009.)  However, there is some fabulous new software available so below are my latest recommendations: Windows 7 – … Continue reading →

I’m really appreciating the energy of the South by Southwest conference.  I had dinner with people from four different companies and we had a great discussion about social activity and comments/likes/kudos.  It’s exciting to be around so many smart, passionate … Continue reading →

If you’d be interested in working on social features/functionality and integration between Windows Live (Messenger, Hotmail. SkyDrive, Spaces, etc.) and services like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr, please apply.  1. Go to https://careers.microsoft.com/Search.aspx 2. Set these parameters: Job Category: … Continue reading →

I was recently surprised when looking for the Windows Live profiles of some folks who I’ve met through the Activity Streams working group and the Open Web Foundation to find that they had not connected “Web Activities” like Facebook, Twitter, … Continue reading →

One of my favorite features of the latest Windows Live Messenger is the ability to have your picture change when you enter certain emoticons.  For example, you can have a picture of your smile when you smile 🙂 or have … Continue reading →

I sync my status updates between Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Windows Live and in doing so, I sometimes get asked (especially from people who only use Facebook) what all of the symbols in my status updates mean.  The two most … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I shared a list of King County Executive and Seattle Mayor candidates on Twitter.  I’m noticing that this trend of embracing social media is running further “down-ballot” with many Seattle City Council candidates also on Twitter: … Continue reading →

I was IM’ing last night with the head of Live Sino (LiveSide China) and PicturePan2 mentioned that was using WL Messenger on Blackberry.  Even though I’m a Windows Mobile user, I was intrigued as I have a bunch of friends … Continue reading →

Early this morning, the Windows Live Spaces team released an update that includes a new "What’s New Options" page where you can choose which Messenger contacts and Spaces Friends you want to show-up in your What’s New.  Details from the … Continue reading →