In the past we've mentioned Messenger Plus a few times. It's an add-on for Windows Live Messenger (WLM) that adds all kinds of features and extras. There are millions of people who use WLM yet don't know that Messenger Plus exists, so we thought we'd take some time today to explain the benefits of the add-on and all that it offers.
This morning, one of the contacts on my Windows Live Messenger list appeared to be on-line and sent me a link that looked like this: [myusername].historyshotz.com.
Remember ICQ, some of you may still use it today but back in the mid 90's it was one of the first instant messengers to really take-off and become popular. Shortly after, AOL's Instant Messenger became a hit followed by others developed by Microsoft and Yahoo. Eventually we saw clients introduced that supported multiple protocols like Pidgin, Trillian, Digsby, and Adium.
In what turned out to be a simple coincidence, over the weekend, Windows Live Messenger users reported that they were unable to send YouTube links to their contacts. The screenshot below from I Started Something shows that when a user tried to send any type of link with "youtube.com" in it, the message failed to be delivered.
The last time we mentioned Microsoft's I'm initiative was just a couple of weeks ago when they announced that they had already raised $1.3 million dollars in a year. While impressive, reader "Iain Purdie" noted that this initiative is only available in the United States.
In March 2007 Microsoft decided to give users even more of an incentive for using their Windows Live Messenger service. They started an initiative called I'm where part of the ad revenue would be shared from one of ten charities that you could pick from.
Many people waited in anticipation for the new version of Messenger Plus 4.5 which has been six months in the making.
Yesterday Microsoft invited only 5,000 testers to try out Windows Live Messenger version 9 in beta which will eventually replace Windows Live Messenger 8.5. We were actually invited to be one of those testers and as luck would have it, you'll be able to try it too. The download has been leaked, and Softpedia has it available.
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In about 11 hours Microsoft will be launching their Windows Live Wave 2, which is a collection of applications offered at no cost. You can download the new installer now even though the "wave" of updated programs won't be released until later today.
This is just an F.Y.I. If you use a version of Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger other than the most recent Live Messenger version 8.1 on Windows XP or Vista, you're going to be forced to upgrade within the next few weeks.
It's true, Meebo has launched a file transfer feature! Meebo is known as one of the best web-based instant messaging services available whose users exchange over 100 million instant messages each day.
It looks like Microsoft is pulling a Google and offering their most popular apps in a unified package. Well, it's not exactly like the Google Pack because Microsoft is only including their own homegrown programs, whereas Google also includes some third-party software (such as Norton and Skype).
Back in May, we wrote about Microsoft’s latest way of getting involved and giving back to important organizations globally with their “I’m Making a Difference” campaign.
Use Windows Live Messenger? Now you’ll receive your updates for Messenger via Windows Updates. You may have noticed the Windows Update icon in your taskbar today. Click on it, and you’ll see the update for Messenger 8.5 beta. This is the first time that Microsoft has taken this route to distribute updates for Messenger.
The latest version of Windows Live Messenger has been leaked. Version 8.5 was leaked by Messenger Addictos, a site dedicated to covering Windows Live Messenger. As the name suggests, the site is in Spanish, and the version that was leaked is also in Spanish. If you want to give it a try there is a way to get it in English.
Some of you have probably noticed this logo next to some of your contacts names on Windows Live Messenger. It’s Microsoft's latest way of getting involved and giving back to important organizations globally. Anybody who uses Windows Live Messenger has the opportunity to participate, and it costs nothing to get involved.
Several days ago, a YouTube video showed what the Xbox 360 Spring update was supposed to look like. At the time, it was unclear whether it was legit or not because Microsoft hadn’t made any official announcements. It turns out it was correct, and come Spring, there will be a lot of improvements.
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 is out of beta and ready for you to download. Consider this the "next generation" messenger that's suitable for Windows Vista. This version of messenger is available in 8 new languages like Romanian, Thai, and Ukrainian, just to name a few. Here are some changes that you'll probably notice:
