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 Screenshot of Windows Live People in Windows Live Hotmail. |
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| Developed by | Microsoft |
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| Type | Address Book |
| Website | http://people.live.com |
Windows Live People, also referred to as Windows Live Contacts, is part of Microsoft's Windows Live services. It integrates tightly with Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live Mail and Windows Live Profile to provide users access to their contact's profiles and information. It allows a user to share different information with different groups of people.
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Features
Real-time Updates
Windows Live People allows real-time updates to contact's information. Suppose one of the user's contacts just moved and has a new home address. When that contact enters their new information in Windows Live People, the user's contact list across Windows Live services is automatically updated in real time. The same thing happens when the user changes his or her details — the user's friends and colleagues immediately receive the new information through Windows Live People. Contact updates can be seen in the user's Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Hotmail contact list, and also on the user's Windows Live Profile.[1]
Permissions
A user can decide who can and can't see their contact information. They can have their personal information display only to their friends, their friends of friends, people on their Messenger contact list, people who are able to view their Space, or a custom list of contacts.
All users must sign in with their Windows Live ID in order to use the Windows Live People service.
Favorites and Categories
Windows Live People allow users to add each individual contact to a specialized "Favorites" category for frequent contact, or sort each contacts into different categories as defined by the user. These categories and "Favorites" will appear in Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Photo Gallery and other Windows Live services to allow easy searching and sorting of contacts.
Network
A user can allow other Windows Live users to join their own network, or join other Windows Live user's networks through Windows Live People. When a user joins another user's network, a relationship is established between the two contacts and is reflected on their Windows Live Profile, similar to how Facebook friends functions.
Messenger integration
When signed in to Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live People will display each contact's current online status with a colored border around their display picture, with green meaning "online", red meaning "busy", orange meeting "away", and grey meaning "offline". Users may also initiate conversations on Messenger through Windows Live People if the contact is in a status other than "offline". Windows Live Web Messenger will be integrated within Windows Live People and Windows Live Hotmail upon the next release.
Windows Live Contacts gadget
The Windows Live Contacts control gadget is client-side JavaScript that enables end users to use their Windows Live Contacts (from Windows Live Hotmail and Messenger) with any third-party (non-Microsoft) websites conveniently and securely. The gadget is compatible with any web server, and doesn't require any license with Microsoft.[2]
Currently only the following web browsers are supported:
- Internet Explorer 6 with SP2
- Windows Internet Explorer 7
- Firefox 2.0
- Firefox 3.0
The Windows Live Contacts control gadget can be seen in several working samples:
See also
References
- ^ Windows Live Spaces - About Windows Live Contacts beta
- ^ Windows Live Dev - Windows Live Contacts Control Beta
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