Ten years of MSN Messenger

Ten years have gone since, Microsoft launched one of its most innovative communication services.
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Windows Live Messenger (formerly known as MSN Messenger). Throughout its many stages of evolution over the years, Windows Live Messenger (which is claimed to have 330 million users!) has become the most widely used free instant messaging service in the world. 
Here is a walk through of the evolution of  Windows Live Messengerover the 10 years.
Windows Live Messenger

Upload your presentation directly to authorSTREAM

authorSTREAM is a famous online service for sharing Powerpoint slides online.
Now authorSTREAM becomes more smarter.authorSTREAM has introduced a new desktop plugin for Office 2007.
authorSTREAM Desktop is a PowerPoint 2007 plug-in ...
  • It lets you search for images (from Bing) and videos (from YouTube) and then insert those in PowerPoint slides.
  • You can also use a URL of an Image or YouTube video and insert them directly in your slide.
  • You can upload your presentation directly to authorSTREAM without having to visit the website and share it with the world!
Here's a video of authorSTREAM Desktop at work:
Download it:  authorSTREAM Desktop

Are you a Google fan?

If you are a fan of Google Products and Services,then you can stay in touch with them through Twitter.
Here goes a big list of Google Products and Services on Twitter...............

twitter.com/Google - our central account
twitter.com/Blogger - for Blogger fans
twitter.com/GoogleCalendar - user tips & updates
twitter.com/GoogleImages - news, tips, tricks on our visual image search
twitter.com/GoogleNews - latest headlines via Google News
twitter.com/GoogleReader - from our feed reader team
twitter.com/GoogleVoice - updates & info on Google Voice*
twitter.com/iGoogle - news & notes from Google's personalized homepage
twitter.com/GoogleStudents - news of interest to students using Google
twitter.com/YouTube - for YouTube fans
twitter.com/YouTubeES - en Espanol
twitter.com/GoogleAtWork - solutions for IT and workplace productivity

Geo-related

twitter.com/SketchUp - Google SketchUp news
twitter.com/3DWH - SketchUp's 3D Warehouse
twitter.com/Modelyourtown - 3D modeling to build your favorite places
twitter.com/EarthOutreach - Earth & Maps tools for nonprofits & orgs
twitter.com/GoogleEarth - updates from the Google Earth team*
twitter.com/GoogleMaps - uses, tips, mashups
twitter.com/GoogleSkyMap -Android app for the night sky

Ads-related

twitter.com/AdSense - for online publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsHelper - looking out for AdWords questions and tech issues
twitter.com/AdWordsProSarah - Google Guide for AdWords Help Forum
twitter.com/GoogleAnalytics - insights for website effectiveness
twitter.com/GoogleAdBuilder - re building display ads
twitter.com/GoogleAffiliate - info for publishers from Google network advertisers*
twitter.com/GoogleRetail - for retail advertisers
twitter.com/GoogleTVAds - info on our digital system for more measurable TV advertising*
twitter.com/TechnologyUK - for U.K. tech advertisers
twitter.com/creativesandbox - for advertising agencies*
twitter.com/InsideAdWordsDE - for German AdWords customers
twitter.com/GoogleAgencyDE - for German ad agencies
twitter.com/AdSensePT - info for Portuguese-language publishers
twitter.com/AdWordsRussia - AdWords news & tips in Russian
twitter.com/DentroDeAdWords - Spanish updates from the Inside AdWords blog
twitter.com/AdWordsAPI - AdWords API tips

Developer & technical

twitter.com/GoogleResearch - from our research scientists
twitter.com/GoogleWMC - Google Webmaster Central
twitter.com/GoogleCode - latest updates for Google developer products
twitter.com/GoogleData - Data APIs provide a standard protocol for reading and writing web data
twitter.com/app_engine - web apps run on Google infrastructure
twitter.com/DataLiberation - our initiative for complete import/export of all data
twitter.com/GoogleMapsAPI - about using Google Maps embedded in websites
twitter.com/GoogleIO - Google's largest annual developer event

Culture, People

twitter.com/googletalks - notes from our @Google speaker series
twitter.com/googlejobs - the voice of Google recruiters

Country or Region

twitter.com/googlearabia - news from the Google Arabia Blog*
twitter.com/googledownunder - Google activities in Australia & New Zealand
twitter.com/googlebrasil - News & info for Brasil*
twitter.com/GoogleDE - Google in Germany
twitter.com/GoogleKorea - News & notes in Korean*
twitter.com/GoogleLatAm - Latin America (en Espanol)
twitter.com/GooglePolicyIt - Notes on Google policy issues in Italy 



Microsoft Office goes Online....

Microsoft will soon be announcing a web-based version of its of its Microsft Office Suite.
As rumored before, details are now surfacing that Microsoft is planning to release a suite of web based office tools for MS Office 2010.
For instance, the accompanying Word for the browser will, according to Techcrunch, “retain the same look and feel as in the desktop. The browser version still has the ’ribbon user interface,’ where you can change fonts, size, formatting, styles etc.”.
Other programs for which web versions will be rolled out are PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, as Techcrunch – which shows off a couple of screenshot – says. While having less features than their desktop counterparts, these web apps are going to be free.
So, as Google announced they’ll be competing in the OS market with Chrome (where currently MS is dominating), Microsoft is beginning to become better competition in the web apps market (where Google Apps is trying to get a hold). 
So its another Google vs Microsoft war of dominance for the next generation of web based technologies.
[Via Techmeme] Image by Techcrunch