We just announced @ dev.live.com Windows Live have partnered with the top SNs around the world to provide consumers a safe way to invite their friends from Windows Live to << insert social network >> and vice-verser.
Inviting my Facebook friends to Windows Live
Inviting my Windows Live friends to Facebook
NOTE: you only enter your WLID credentials into login.live.com
Inviting my WL friends to Bebo
---
UPDATE on related blog posts
lots of coverage on TechMeme Liveside BLORGE AppScout eWeek Joe Wilcox Bink.nu Mary Jo Foley Betanews Mashable Mobility Site (GREAT SCREENSHOTS) Social Times Geek News Central Chris Saad PCWorld blog PCWorld ReadWriteWeb The Real McRea, The Social Web, CNet, GigaOM, DigitalDaily
PingBack from http://msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/2008/03/25/announcement-two-way-contact-apis-with-the-top-social-networks-and-windows-live-invite-to-wl-from-facebook-invite-to-bebo-or-facebook-from-windows-live-safely/
Just tried it with Facebook, but it doesn't work with my custom domain email address. This means it won't work for all Office Live Mail accounts, all Hotmail accounts that are hosted for universities (i.e. the live@edu program) and all email accounts on Live Admin center. Too bad... Maybe you can talk them into changing that?
Best,
David
The windows live team just posted a nice announcement regarding Windows Live API a Social networks. We
Huge announcement from John Richards, Director of Windows Live Platform. Read the full post here , but
How about making the Contacts folder in Vista work with Live Contacts, Live Mail and tight integration with Live Messenger, Windows Calendar and Outlook?
We've just announced this - exciting stuff - here is the announcement from Angus Logan: "We just announced
Today sees another a huge step forward for the social networking world by enabling sharing of contacts and friends lists BETWEEN different social networks - yet in a safe and secure way that firmly gives users the choice of how to use and control their
Astăzi am anunțat o nouă inițiativă, numită Invite2messenger , prin care utilizatorii rețelelor sociale
Windows Live Dev : Microsoft Partners with Top Social Networks to Put Users at the Center of their Data
Také máte několik seznamů svých známých na různých místech? Já také, a proto jsem s nadšením přivítala
First, congrats on this launch.
Second, it was good to meet and hear from you directly at the Microsoft Technology Summit.
Third, why invent a NEW contact schema when vcard is a widely supported standard and the basis for the hcard microformat? And have you considered using OAuth instead of/as well as the Windows Live Delegated Auth API?
Would love to see this implementation improve and to take advantage of some of the increasingly popular grassroots technologies (protocols/technologies) taking off now!
davidacoder - I also asked the same question the first time I used it (my WLID is an Office Live WLID).
The delegation framework FB and all the other sites are using does work with every WLID. The issue you are running into is UX issues where instead of calling out Windows Live Contacts they have just shown the 2 biggest domains we have (hotmail / live).
I've provided this feedback to FB and our internal team and hope the implementation will be updated to accept more domains.
thx