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and shared technology. To keep abreast of <strong>the</strong>se changes, I recommend <strong>the</strong> MSN<br />

Developer Center.<br />

MSN Developer Center's Windows Live Platform and Services for Web Mashups<br />

http://msdn.microsoft.com/live/default.aspx<br />

Microsoft subsequently opened Windows Live Dev (Beta), a "one-stop shop for <strong>the</strong><br />

Windows Live Platform, including information on getting started with Windows Live<br />

services, latest documentation and APls, samples, access to community areas and<br />

relevant blogs, and announcements of future releases and lnnovatlons.r'" Microsoft<br />

is trying to make it easy for users to integrate <strong>the</strong>ir products with Live regardless of<br />

platform, browser, or language. Certainly <strong>the</strong> first two are a departure for Microsoft,<br />

which in <strong>the</strong> past had made <strong>the</strong> requirement of a Windows platform and an Internet<br />

Explorer browser a necessity in most cases in order to "play ball" with <strong>the</strong> software<br />

giant. A fur<strong>the</strong>r example of Microsoft's reluctant openness is <strong>the</strong> fact that Microsoft's<br />

Internet Explorer 7+ browser will not default to Live Search, something o<strong>the</strong>r search<br />

engines had objected to.<br />

Windows Live Dev (Beta)<br />

http://dev.live.com/<br />

Microsoft is working very hard to improve and expand its search properties, so much<br />

so that at times one feels as if we can see <strong>the</strong>m working under <strong>the</strong> hood as we<br />

watch. Clearly, <strong>the</strong>re are many things that need improvement and many things that<br />

are very good about Live.com. It will continue to be one of <strong>the</strong> top search sites on<br />

<strong>the</strong> Internet. If you are interested in keeping up with news about and changes to Live<br />

Search, <strong>the</strong>re is a blog devoted to it; <strong>the</strong> blog offers RSS and Atom syndication.<br />

Also, all <strong>the</strong> Windows Live Beta projects are accessible through one <strong>web</strong>page if you<br />

want to see what Microsoft is planning.<br />

Windows Live Ideas Beta<br />

Live Search Weblog<br />

http://ideas.live.com/<br />

http://blogs.msdn.com/livesearch/<br />

57 Windows Live Dev, Live Dev News, 8 June 2006,<br />

(17 October 2006).<br />

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