Microsoft rebranded their Translator service from Windows Live to Live Search, after being under live search umbrella for a long time. Here’s a screenshot of the service after the rebrand, fitted with the Live Search header.
The new service also has a new URL too, now located at microsofttranslator.com .Although the old site i.e http://www.windowslivetranslator.com runs with the old Windows Live Branding.
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Windows Live Video Messages Site has gone live now.The site is available at http://videomessages.live.com/Portal/default.aspx .Though the service will be public on 9th September.It is currently in Private Tech preview and is available for press.
Windows Live Video Messages will allow you to send video Messages and bridge distances to connect anytime with friends and family.You will also be able to use body languages, express yourself, show & tell, share life and bring everyone closer than ever.You can also send and receive video messages using a webcam and the exclusive Microsoft LifeCam Video Messages Gadget.
The service requires Windows Live Sign in and currently the user is taken to a page which shows
Visit Windows Live Video Messages here
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Microsoft in a unexpected statement announced that the Platforms & Services Division (PSD) will be split into two groups: Windows/Windows Live and Online Services, with both groups reporting directly to CEO Steve Ballmer. Microsoft also announced that PSD President Kevin Johnson will be leaving the company.
“Kevin has built a supremely talented organization and laid the foundation for the future success of Windows and our Online Services Business. This new structure will give us more agility and focus in two very competitive arenas,” Ballmer said. “It has been a pleasure to work with Kevin, and we wish him well in the future.”
Effective immediately, senior vice presidents Steven Sinofsky, Jon DeVaan and Bill Veghte will report directly to Ballmer to lead Windows/Windows Live. The Windows organization recently announced strong annual sales, with more than 180 million copies of Windows Vista sold globally, and it has driven more than 100 million installs of its Windows Live suite. The organization’s innovation pipeline includes a new version of Windows Internet Explorer, the next version of Windows and the next generation of the Windows Live product suite.
In the Online Services Business, Microsoft will create a new senior lead position and will conduct a search that will span internal and external candidates. In the meantime, Senior Vice President Satya Nadella will continue to lead Microsoft’s search, MSN and ad platform engineering efforts. Microsoft recently announced a strategy to redefine search through innovations in the user experience and business models. As an example, the company’s cashback search program, announced in May, is already generating strong momentum among online shoppers and advertisers.
In addition, Senior Vice President Brian McAndrews will continue to lead the Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Group (APS). APS has great momentum, having signed more than 100 new publisher deals in the past year. McAndrews will continue to focus on the display advertising opportunity for Microsoft, driving execution and integration of advertising assets, including recent acquisitions such as Massive Inc., Navic Networks, ScreenTonic SA and YaData Ltd.
Windows Live has brought many new features in their SkyDrive ,the ultimate File and Folder hosting service.The new features includes :-
You can visit SkyDrive at skydrive.live.com
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Microsoft Corp. today announced it will offer ad-funded cash rebates to customers who find and purchase their favorite products through a new program called Microsoft Live Search cashback. Key partners including eBay, Barnes & Noble.com, Overstock.com, Sears, Zappos.com, and WPP joined Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at advance08, Microsoft’s annual advertising customer event, to announce their participation in the new program.
The complete Live Search cashback product portfolio includes more than 10 million product offers from more than 700 merchants, including more than 13 of the top 40 U.S. retailers. The company also announced it has delivered a new Live Search travel destination, Live Search Farecast, making it easy for searchers to find the best travel deals on the Web.
During his keynote address, Gates outlined three areas of focus for the company’s broad search vision:
Today’s announcements of Live Search cashback and Live Search Farecast signify that commerce queries will be the first of the four tasks on which the company will focus. As part of this “Commercial Search” strategy, Microsoft aims to make Live Search the premier search engine for the growing category of search queries that help consumers conduct research and purchase goods or services, and which are critical to merchants aiming to drive online sales of their products.
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