Facebook Teams Up with Microsoft on Docs.com
Mark Zuckerburg announced the stage of f8, the Facebook developer conference, that Facebook will be launching a collaborative document-editing tool with Microsoft. Docs.com will be released to the public in just a few hours. Users will be able to find, create and share Microsoft Office documents with their Facebook friends. The site, which aims to blend two familiar experiences, was built...
Read MoreMicrosoft Launches Social Media Platform for Politicians
Twitter and Facebook have become important platforms for politicians and public figures to connect with their constituents and fans. Today Microsoft is unveiling TownHall, a social media platform designed to further serve the needs of these political figures. TownHall is part of Microsoft’s new Campaign Ready suite of tools and it’s essentially a plug-and-play web-based platform —...
Read MoreSpindex: Microsoft Reveals Social Aggregator Tool
Here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Microsoft has announced its newest social media project: Spindex, a tool that aggregates social information from Facebook, Twitter, Bing, Evernote and RSS. The application, which is only available in limited preview to attendees of the Web 2.0 Expo, is an attempt to “make sense of your social overload” by giving you the ability to glance at...
Read MoreTake-down notices going after Microsoft Cofee
by Nicholas Deleon on November 23, 2009 You’ll recall that CrunchGear broke the news regarding the leak of Microsoft Cofee, a suite of applications used by law enforcement officials for their own devices. The leak came from a popular BitTorrent site, and then spread to The Pirate Bay and all over the Internet. Needless to say, it’s “out there.” So good luck to...
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