Windows Live Messenger Developer Blog

It’s been about a month and half since we released Messenger Library 2.0 . We’re happy to report that Messenger Library 2.5 (WLML 2.5) is now available. WLML 2.5 is fully backwardly compatible with WLML 2.0 and WLML 1.0. Those older versions of the library...

We launched the Windows Live Presence API and Windows Live Messenger IM Control back in November 2007 . Since then, a growing number of sites like Daum in Korea, and applications like the Windows Live Messenger Facebook application have steadily increased...

For developers that are using Script# to develop their applications with the Windows Live Messenger Library , we're pleased to report that the latest version (0.5.1.0 - released yesterday), has an updated metadata assembly containing our new V2.0 APIs...

xat , in its own words is, "a fun social networking site with the coolest online chat box." Essentially, they let you embed a chat gadget into your web site that enables your users to chat about a particular topic. We're featuring them here today because...

I am pleased to announce our first major upgrade to the Messenger Facebook application . Through development of the application, we have made improvements to our controls based on our experiences implementing the Facebook application, as we have blogged...

We recently shipped version 2 of the Windows Live Messenger Library . In it, we added a number of features to make your life as a developer easier. We'll be showcasing a few of these in this blog post and its corresponding sample. Our sample itself is...

As you know, we continue to showcase compelling applications built on top of the Windows Live Messenger Library . Today, ninemsn , a news and media destination in Australia, announced their Dolly Messenger application built on version 2 of the Messenger...

We are happy to announce that Windows Live Messenger Library 2.0 (WLML 2.0) is available immediately. We encourage everyone to try it out. WLML 2.0 is backward compatible with WLML 1.0. In addition, the V1.0 API continues to be available with no changes...

We are happy to report that we have addressed an issue where users showed offline in the IM Control and Presence API even when they were online. This happened if the user was signed in with the Messenger client for an extended period. If you...

Line Rider recently released a new version of their popular game which incorporates the use of the Windows Live Messenger Library. For the uninitiated, Line Rider is a Silverlight-based game that involves drawing one or more lines/tracks on which a boy...

The IM Control enables you to embed a Messenger chat experience into your web site or blog. When people visit your web site, they are able to send you instant messages when you're online. When they send these messages, they are prompted to provide a display...

If you've developed an application with the Messenger Library, you're probably aware that when you are testing your application locally, in the past you've had to go through the trouble of providing a hosts entry with a valid domain name and then using...

Just recently, we added two new markets to the IM Control and Messenger Library. The languages that we added, namely Hebrew and Arabic, are unique in that they are the first right-to-left languages we have supported. For developers that have handled globalization...

Coca-Cola and Panini in partnership with UEFA have recently developed a new web site for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Check it out at http://www.euro2008album.com/ . Their site uses the Windows Live Messenger Library as an integral part...

The Messenger Library gives developers several value-added features above and beyond the Windows Live Messenger client. One of them is Custom Presence. With custom presence, your site can place its own presence properties on signed-in users. This allows...

We are pleased to announce Windows Live Messenger for Facebook. This new Facebook application allows you to easily contact your Facebook friends using Messenger! Try it out here . Using the Windows Live Messenger for Facebook application you can: ...

We've posted the JavaScript and C# (Script#) code samples from Mix08 on Codeplex . Take a look and let us know what other types of samples you'd like to see! http://www.codeplex.com/messenger Keiji, Nikhil, and Steve

Several great introductory tutorials have been posted over on the developer blog at LiveSide which walks you through the basics of using the Messenger Library. If you're interested in getting it up and running quickly, I encourage you to check the articles...

If you weren't able to make it to MIX last week, you missed a couple of great presentations by Angus Logan and Keiji Kanazawa which delved into some of the cool work that we and others within Windows Live are delivering. Luckily, all of the sessions are...

Welcome to the new Messenger Developer blog. In this blog, we intend to feature blog topics written by members of the product team behind the various Messenger APIs . Our focus will be on keeping you informed about our latest developments, coding tips...