Microsoft Launches Blogs
Since Ensight is being sold I’ve been considering setting up a personal blog. MSN Spaces integrates into MSN Messenger (new version out tonight) so that you can communicate more easily with all of your friends - online and offline.
Here’s an interview with the team
Here’s a demo of MSN Spaces
Here’s the main site
These links may not be live until later tonight as this isn’t officially launched yet.
This really seems like a very good way to do this. Some of the versatility is viewable in some of the current staff blogs:
Scott Isaacs (web experience architect)
Mike Torres (program manager on web experience)
Michael Connolly (group program manager on web experience)
Dare Obansajo (program manager on backend)
Jay Fluegel (program manager on web experience)
Will this work? This will likely become the largest blogging service. In 24 hours. Guaranteed.
[All thanks to Scoble for these links / tips ]
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10 opinions for Microsoft Launches Blogs
shanest
Dec 1, 2004 at 8:42 pm
Blogging is one market that I didn’t want to see Microsoft completely take over. Should have expected it though, that’s what Microsoft does.
Jeremy C. Wright
Dec 1, 2004 at 8:45 pm
Watch the demo.
I’m not saying Microsoft should dominate, but as soon as it becomes an MSN property it’s REALLY HARD for Microsoft not to have 20-50 million users.
A few notes about this launch:
- valid HTML (not XHTML)
- designed to work “properly” in all browsers
- integrates into MSN Messenger (so you can see new photos and posts by your friends)
- VERY customizable interface
- VERY easy sharing of photos
Air Force Two
Dec 1, 2004 at 8:59 pm
MSN Spaces and Microsoft’s domination.
Jeremy C. Wright has a good article about Microsoft’s newly introduced blogging service, MSN Spaces.
Frankly, I’m not too thrilled by it.
It just represents Microsoft’s attitude toward electronics: go into every market that we’re not already i…
shanest
Dec 1, 2004 at 9:02 pm
I just trackbacked to this and threw together my own thoughts on this in a rather quick, flow-of-thought manner. The integration with Messenger and even Hotmail will be a huge help and will also get more people to sign up for those services after signing up for their own Space. It’s really a win-win for Microsoft, but it’s a bit of a lose-lose for everyone else; the blogosphere will get a good bit more homogeneous with this launch.
Ritesh Maheshwari
Dec 1, 2004 at 10:08 pm
I am new and haven’t learned trackbacking as yet (is it possible with blogger.com?). Anyways, thanks for the news - here’s my http://riteshm.blogspot.com
jkOnTheRun
Dec 1, 2004 at 10:11 pm
Microsoft’s blogging service going live
Microsoft’s blogging service, MSN Spaces, is going live as we speak.
Gautam
Dec 2, 2004 at 4:09 am
Hey Jeremy
Here are the first few forays by HP developers into Blogging
http://devresource.hp.com/blogs/index.jsp
regards
Gautam
SmartWombat Blog
Dec 3, 2004 at 7:01 am
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