Daniel Feies : MSN Messenger

Windows Live Messenger Beta - Released

dfeies — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:03:00 GMT

Get all the details on the official Windows Live Messenger blog:

http://spaces.msn.com/members/MessengerSays

MSN Developer Center is Live

dfeies — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:49:00 GMT

The MSN Developer Center is live. Here you can find out how to develop applications for:

Also the new MSN Messenger API is now documented on MSDN here.

MSN Messenger Activity Helper Bot

dfeies — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:36:00 GMT

The MSN Messenger Activity Helper Bot has been launched yesterday at the PDC. To use the bot add imapps@msn.com to your buddy list, start a conversation with the bot and type “menu” in the conversation window. This bot will give you information about the MSN Messenger Activity SDK, the contest, PDC, and other related materials.

MSN Messenger Activity API

dfeies — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:45:00 GMT

MSN Activity API

On 9/12/2005 Microsoft will officially release the MSN Activity API at PDC during this session: COM301 - MSN Messenger: Extending MSN Messenger with Multi-Person Instant Messaging Applications.

This is not the SDK for MSN Messenger Server or for the MSN Messenger application itself. Here is an overview of the MSN Activity API as described in the SDK's help file:

MSN® Messenger Activity API allows developers to build applications that take advantage of the multiuser communication functionality provided by MSN Messenger. Developers can design applications using this simplified connection model.

The application in the Activity window is a Web page that interacts with MSN Messenger through the application programming interface that is defined in this software development kit. Your Web page can provide any functionality that can be present in a normal Web page.

You start an Activity from either the Games or Activities button that appears on the toolbar of the Conversation window in MSN Messenger version 7.0 (and later).

Download the SDK from http://msdn.microsoft.com/msn/messenger (direct link here).

If you have any coding questions or general info about the new API go to the Official Messenger APIs General Forum.

Along with the release of the SDK Microsoft also announces a contest for activities developers. There will be prizes :). Get all the details here: http://activity.msn.com.

MSN Messenger Car

dfeies — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:47:00 GMT

A few days ago I found on a blog a picture of a car with MSN Messenger stickers on it. I posted the picture on my MSN Space and in a short time the mystery was solved. Thanks to all who contributed (especially Saras).

The picture was taken in Israel by Netanel Jacobsson who used to work for ICQ/AOL and now is working at Maxthon. So if you live in Israel you can buy a Chevrolet Aveo and get a discount if you agree to apply a few MSN stickers. Go to www.chevrolet.msn.co.il and try it yourself.

MSN Messenger PMs on Their Favorite Features

dfeies — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:57:00 GMT

Leah is a PM in the MSN Messenger and she's talking about her favorite features: PSM, Large Thumbnails and Video Conversation. Check out her blog, I know you'll like it.

Vlada is also a PM and she's talking about Video Conversation.

MSN Messenger Gotcha Competition

dfeies — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:47:00 GMT

Gotcha is a promotion launched by MSN Messenger and Logitech in some European countries and it has four very funny webcam gotcha moments. US people can't participate but it's worth checking it out.

Passport Renaming - Changing the email address associated with an MSN Space or MSN Messenger account

dfeies — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:00:00 GMT

If you want to change your email address associated with a Passport account then read Dare Obasanjo's post about Passport Renaming - Changing the email address associated with an MSN Space or MSN Messenger account.

MSN Messenger on Wikipedia

dfeies — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:37:00 GMT

Little blog has a post about Hotmail on Wikipedia - it's very interesting. But more interesting for me was a link to the MSN Messenger on Wikipedia article. It contains lots of useful links and facts about MSN Messenger, add-ons and competition.