Today, The Space Craft (the official Spaces team blog), is merging with us here on the Windows Live team blog. Welcome, Space Craft readers! Here’s what Rob Dolin had to say about it, over on the Space Craft today:
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I’m both excited and a bit nostalgic to be writing this blog entry letting our users know that The Space Craft (the official Spaces Team blog), is merging with the Windows Live team blog.
In some ways, this is a formalization of changes that started years ago as the team that built MSN Spaces expanded and partnered with other teams to help build Windows Live web services including Home, Profile, Photos, Events, Groups, and of course Spaces.
For Spaces fans, here’s a quick history of our service:
- MSN Spaces launched in fall/winter 2004-2005 with support for blogs, photos, and lists. It was also integrated with MSN Messenger so that when a friend posted new content, a green star ("gleam") would show next to that person’s name.
- In January 2006, support was added for searching Spaces, people, and blogs with the help of the (then MSN) Search team. (I joined the Spaces team in March of 2006.)
- In summer 2006, we added friend lists, and a host of other modules, redesigned the Spaces home page, and re-branded as Windows Live Spaces. In some ways, this was the launch of Windows Live 1.0.
- A bit over a year later in fall 2007, we launched Windows Live Events and a revised Spaces home page that included What’s New with your network and big improvements in our photo sharing experience. This broad release might be deemed Windows Live 2.0.
- As we embarked on planning for “Windows Live 3.0,” we expanded our team’s mission to include not just Spaces but also the friend/network experience, profiles, “What’s new,” permissions, groups, and Windows Live Writer.
- Most recently, starting with the web release in December 2008, we shipped a bunch of new services, including:
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Windows Live team blog, it is a fantastic resource for everything that is happening on Windows Live and is available at: http://WindowsLiveWire.spaces.live.com/. There is also an RSS feed and you can use Windows Live Alerts to subscribe via email, IM, or SMS.
- Twitter – You can also “follow” WindowsLive on Twitter at http://twitter.com/WindowsLive or TXT “follow WindowsLive” to 40404 in the USA, 21212 in Canada, or +44 7624 801423 in other locales.
- Facebook – You can become a fan of Windows Live Messenger and also add the Windows Live Messenger Facebook application.
Whether you view the blog on the web, follow Windows Live on Twitter, or any combination, I hope you’ll take a minute to connect with the Windows Live team. In addition, many of our team members including Chris, Eric, Joe, Michelle, and me will be continuing to blog about our work on Spaces and the rest of the Windows Live web services on Windows Live team blog. See you there.
Thanks much—
- Rob Dolin
Program Manager, Windows Live team
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I love live spaces
This is Windows live http://snurl.com/g1gfe It does not shame to you?
@Marcellino Madrigal – Thanks for letting us know. Did you report this to Microsoft using the "Report Abuse" button at the bottom of Spaces? This is the fastest way to get something done about a site that clearly violates our Terms of Use. Once you report it there, Microsoft will investigate and can shut down the offending site.Thanks again -Windows Live team
I have been getting a lot of private messages that are versions of the Nigerian scams. However reporting abuse is way too complicated. You should just be able to forward the message and MS would have enough to zap them. Because it is so complicated, I doubt most people want to take the time and effort.
One never stops wondering if Windows Live Personalized Experienced is heading to be deadware. Nothing is happening in that department and that worries me since I use it extensivelyRegards
A very crafty name "space crafts"!
@Marcelino Madrigal- Am with you 100%! it is very shameful, i have 42 of such people when i logged in tonight wanting to add me to their network..NOT LIKELY!@Windows Live team- I personally have clicked on the \’\'report abuse\’\’ button, more times than i can count! Gone to the extremes have writting on these peoples personal notes, the words \’naff off\’ and \’if i wanted to view this obscenerty i would go join Sexintheuk or adultfriendfinder… and more, even copy & pasting the T&C of not just livespace but the net police (\’underage porn)\’ onto a blog in my own spaces blogs, for some women who goes by the name of Dolly to then write on my notes that i should \’ignore\’ such people!! …Sorry but i have children here!!!Many are leaving livespace, deleting their profiles, since you did the updates because of this \’trash\’ that never was on here so openly and so freely if at all has it is today!..Have even mentioned it in a group that i am a member of i was so naffed off with it all.Gurentee when i log in tomorrow if not by the time i have clicked \’home\’ above i will have such porn has is in the link below wanting to add me to their network yet again. So err how many hours out of our day do we put aside just so we can click the \’report abuse\’ button and fill in the box with each profile detail??…i personally got naffed off with doing it!@ Rob- WOW, you dont realize just how much livespace has changed or moved on untill you read the changes. Keep up the good work of improvements but please do something about this porn!!
I cannot sign into my MSN.
@Tom: Completely agree with you.
@SweetSunnySide, Tom, and Marcelino,I agree with you that the "Report Abuse" process is way too complicated. This is something we are definitely working to simplify and make easier in the future. In the meantime, the Report Abuse button is still the best tool for getting this sort of thing dealt with.We appreciate your feedback on this,- Antonia, Windows Live team
I agree! Simplify as in KISS.j
Congrats on the merger ,With a bit of luck your combined efforts will get the windows live services working correctly. Any ideas as to why windows live mail loses contacts a great deal and then suddenly adds them back please ?@sweetsunnyside … thats the whole idea of the "no " button, when people send you a request thats unwanted …The same as in reality , Simply ignore them or politely turn them down. OR maybe we should petition for WLS to be renamed Windows Live Churches ( multi faith of course ) ;o)The report procedure is far to complex,but then again its micro$oft …Nothings easy, have you ever rang customer support ? lol.
cool
NO!! I miss the old blog, it looked so cool :\’(
Aha – The Small Print! Noticed it last night, but look – there\’s someone below who didn\’t read it…especially the emboldned bit;-)
pure and simply everytime i try to access my list of friends i get a message saying to come back in a minute this so called minute has now turned into 3 hours now i am a patient goffy woffy but im going slightly insane now!!!!!!
I can\’t sign into my msn account after downloading the latest msn. There\’s always error codes and forbid me to sign in. I used other ppl account and theirs can be signed in. I did try to solve the error codes but failed. why is it so?
its now 4 hrs and its still not responding to say im unhappy is an understatement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is taking the *beep* now my sons is working fine same pc but mine is still not helppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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@ those with error codes, i had the same, i deleted EVERYTHING to do with windows live from my add & remove programmes, …and re-downloaded, when re-downloaded i right clicked BEFORE opening the download on \’open containing folder\’ and deleted all files that had windows live on them, then clicked run, and continued with download Had no problems since. Hope this helps.@Windows live- Making the \’report abuse\’ procedure more easyier would certainly help in reporting such people, and of course their network of people also, has it seems to have a knock on effect!- You add 1 to your network who seems/looks decent, to then find a week + later that persons network is overflowing with the filth.@DARK ASSASSIN . I was brought up on respect, i have seen it all before, i do not need it literally thrown in my face, has dont others who come to livespace to chill out !.. Whilst you are correct in saying \’click on the no button\’ it makes no difference. I am hoping that one day my children when old enough come to use livespaces, and i have a space they can look back on of their childhood… There is a place for this such porn, those places you pay via a credit card to droole away till you can take no more, Livespace is not the place!!, It seems people given more storage for photos and videos have TTP from windows generosity!!! If the porn doesn\’t stop i will be adding livespace onto the parent controls in the future to protect my own children.!
i really need help someone with error code 8100030d?
How about making Windows Live Home as customizable as Live Experiences is? As an example, I\’m stuck with msnbc entertainment news & fox sports on Live Home. I have no interest in those links & have removed them on my Live Experiences pages. But it does NOT seem to be possible to eliminate them from either Live Home or from Live Spaces! Every time I check the page, just seeing them annoys me.
I\’m glad to see the teams consolidating onto one blog. Makes it easier to get all my sources. I really hope the next wave brings in more features that we\’ve been waiting for. Though I wish there were more minor updates, instead of waiting for a whole wave to crash in.
omg i need help now someone please help me
Look at this post about the merge by LiveSide:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/czpxXTNI7XM/spaces-team-shuts-down-their-blog-eh-what.aspx@Layla: this isn\’t the place to ask for help. See the help links on the Spaces pages?
someone help me please!
@Layla – This is not the greatest place to go for help, but there are instructions for fixing error 8100030d here: http://messenger-support.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8B3F39C76A8B853F!13937.entry.
why do you not have a help site with useful info on it, I have a virus on the very rubbish 2009 version and you have failed to deal with it, how can we reinstall on older and better version that the 2009 version
Why the hell can\’t I set a password to open Windows Live to protect my private email from being apparent to my children? I don\’t want to set different users. I just want the whole Windows Live thing to be password protected. What\’s the use of having password protection on Mail and Messenger if these are now freely open for others to see?
hello there would you tell me how to get on linek to show my art work because my friends like to see it on tag and planteyofish and face book plwould you tell me how to do so pla and thank you from brenda k lee from guelph, ontario
hi, cant get connected to msn, windows live , it says temporarily unavalable , been like this for weeks ,, PLEASE HELP
Hi .. The recent changes that you guys have made to Spaces live had made it more difficult to navigate the blog sites. After I press on the photos and I am taken to the album and photos site, I cannot get back to the blog site from there. There is no hyperlink that takes you back to your blog. It is really really really really annoying!!! You would think that it would be easy to navigate through a blog site, but it is not.