Comments on: 10 Reasons Why the New Microsoft Social Network Spaces.Live.Com is Not for Thomas Hawk http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Stephen http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-480500 David Stephen Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:06:04 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-480500 Want to see the future of social media sites, a research for a social networking service not requiring registration is available at http://www.digitaljournal.com/10614 Check it out Want to see the future of social media sites, a research for a social networking service not requiring registration is available at
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]]> By: Quikboy http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-278 Quikboy Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-278 I don't like the social networking aspect of Spaces, either, but I feel like I should reply to each of your 10 points:<br /><br />1. Well I hate Home.live.com too. The original look got scrapped for this mess.<br /><br />2. Sorry, but that's how life is. I check out who had it, and it doesn't surprise me. There's a bazillion of empty Spaces.<br /><br />3. Agree<br /><br />4. I really agree with this. Banner ads at the top, suck. However, they are getting rid of advertising (on Spaces at least), and you could always get rid of ads by having a Hotmail Plus account.<br /><br />5. Well I've seen Spaces with personal photo backgrounds, so I don't know what to say. Yes, themes could be MUCH MUCH better than these sterile ones.<br /><br />6. Coming in Wave 3 update<br /><br />7. Yes, they need to make it easier to sign-in to other accounts and inviting friends or seeing if friends already exist on Spaces.<br /><br />8. Events is NOT a place to look up for events. It's more like Evite, where you can plan an event, with a discussion board, replies, photos, etc.<br /><br />9. Coming soon in Wave 3<br /> <br />10. Coming soon in Wave 3<br /><br />Feel free to hit me up anytime, on anything Windows Live. I've been through them all, and I'm even working on my own blog posts about Spaces. Glad to hear what you've got to say. I don’t like the social networking aspect of Spaces, either, but I feel like I should reply to each of your 10 points:

1. Well I hate Home.live.com too. The original look got scrapped for this mess.

2. Sorry, but that’s how life is. I check out who had it, and it doesn’t surprise me. There’s a bazillion of empty Spaces.

3. Agree

4. I really agree with this. Banner ads at the top, suck. However, they are getting rid of advertising (on Spaces at least), and you could always get rid of ads by having a Hotmail Plus account.

5. Well I’ve seen Spaces with personal photo backgrounds, so I don’t know what to say. Yes, themes could be MUCH MUCH better than these sterile ones.

6. Coming in Wave 3 update

7. Yes, they need to make it easier to sign-in to other accounts and inviting friends or seeing if friends already exist on Spaces.

8. Events is NOT a place to look up for events. It’s more like Evite, where you can plan an event, with a discussion board, replies, photos, etc.

9. Coming soon in Wave 3

10. Coming soon in Wave 3

Feel free to hit me up anytime, on anything Windows Live. I’ve been through them all, and I’m even working on my own blog posts about Spaces. Glad to hear what you’ve got to say.

]]> By: Thomas Hawk http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-279 Thomas Hawk Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:23:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-279 Yeah, Omar, it's my bad. I should have done more research on it before posting. I wish I had. I'll re-review the real site once it's out. The video confused me but that's not really an excuse for me not to dig further, read the official MSFT press release, etc. Yeah, Omar, it’s my bad. I should have done more research on it before posting. I wish I had. I’ll re-review the real site once it’s out. The video confused me but that’s not really an excuse for me not to dig further, read the official MSFT press release, etc.

]]> By: Omar Shahine http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-280 Omar Shahine Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-280 Thomas,<br /><br />You should be angry at Techcrunch not Microsoft. The video they posted were part of the "press materials" not anything that Microsoft posted to any of our public PR materials. The fact that Techcrunch posted that video and it said "today" is because those folks were given access to the private beta and they could literally use the features "Today" whenever that was for them.<br /><br />I hope that makes sense. <br /><br />Sorry you were confused about the announcement. All the other press made it clear that this stuff was not yet shipping. Thomas,

You should be angry at Techcrunch not Microsoft. The video they posted were part of the “press materials” not anything that Microsoft posted to any of our public PR materials. The fact that Techcrunch posted that video and it said “today” is because those folks were given access to the private beta and they could literally use the features “Today” whenever that was for them.

I hope that makes sense.

Sorry you were confused about the announcement. All the other press made it clear that this stuff was not yet shipping.

]]> By: darmik http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-281 darmik Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-281 We have also just launched an alpha of our hybrid Social Network.<br />Unlike Microsoft and Facebook and Myspace and Ning; we are Open Source and we also give back to our "Community"<br /><br />adelph.us can be found here http://www.adelph.us<br />Some of the feature of adelph.us are:<br /><br />A top of the line Read/Write/Re Publish feed reader.<br />A stand alone advertising Network<br />Integrated Classifieds Service<br />Integrated Music Store (Using SongBird)<br />Integrated Application Store<br />Integrated Products sells and Product affiliate sells service<br />Integrated e-commerce service (Handles Micro Payments and Revenue Sharing)<br />Super Distributed Micro Blogging Service "Conversations"<br /><br />We are also in the process of launching a hosted service We have also just launched an alpha of our hybrid Social Network.
Unlike Microsoft and Facebook and Myspace and Ning; we are Open Source and we also give back to our “Community”

adelph.us can be found here http://www.adelph.us
Some of the feature of adelph.us are:

A top of the line Read/Write/Re Publish feed reader.
A stand alone advertising Network
Integrated Classifieds Service
Integrated Music Store (Using SongBird)
Integrated Application Store
Integrated Products sells and Product affiliate sells service
Integrated e-commerce service (Handles Micro Payments and Revenue Sharing)
Super Distributed Micro Blogging Service “Conversations”

We are also in the process of launching a hosted service

]]> By: New Media Photographer http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-282 New Media Photographer Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:07:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-282 Why do I have this gut feeling you may be able to post the same article after the new release. <br /><br />The whole thing just seems like a big me too project. prove me wrong Microsoft. <br /><br />Rosh<br />newmediaphotographer Why do I have this gut feeling you may be able to post the same article after the new release.

The whole thing just seems like a big me too project. prove me wrong Microsoft.

Rosh
newmediaphotographer

]]> By: Thomas Hawk http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-283 Thomas Hawk Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-283 Anonymous, maybe Microsoft shouldn't release promotional videos on their product saying "you can start adding updates from your web activities to Windows Live today," when what they really mean is that you can start adding updates from your web activities to Windows Live come next month."<br /><br />If the promotional video had been more truthful about the release of the service then I wouldn't have wasted time writing the article at all. Anonymous, maybe Microsoft shouldn’t release promotional videos on their product saying “you can start adding updates from your web activities to Windows Live today,” when what they really mean is that you can start adding updates from your web activities to Windows Live come next month.”

If the promotional video had been more truthful about the release of the service then I wouldn’t have wasted time writing the article at all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-284 Anonymous Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:34:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-284 I think that your retraction should be more than a few lines way at the bottom of the page. Maybe you should just remove this whole post. While you're at it why not let more professional bloggers/journalists write these stories - you know people who actually check their fatcs before hitting 'publish'.<br /><br />You give blogging a bad name. I think that your retraction should be more than a few lines way at the bottom of the page. Maybe you should just remove this whole post. While you’re at it why not let more professional bloggers/journalists write these stories – you know people who actually check their fatcs before hitting ‘publish’.

You give blogging a bad name.

]]> By: Jordan http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-285 Jordan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-285 Thomas,<br /><br />You probably didn't realize it, but the version of Live Home, Live Spaces, etc. that is currently available (and shown in your screenshot) is the current version. The version that TechCrunch is reporting on is the next version, Wave 3. This is being released sometime later next year.<br /><br />Give it a month or so and try again; you may have a different take in the upcoming improvements. Thomas,

You probably didn’t realize it, but the version of Live Home, Live Spaces, etc. that is currently available (and shown in your screenshot) is the current version. The version that TechCrunch is reporting on is the next version, Wave 3. This is being released sometime later next year.

Give it a month or so and try again; you may have a different take in the upcoming improvements.

]]> By: Tom Conrad http://thomashawk.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-new-microsoft-social.html/comment-page-1#comment-286 Tom Conrad Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=62#comment-286 Hey Thomas,<br /><br />The new version of Windows Live doesn't go live until the first week in December... unless you're logged into the private beta, I suspect you may be evaluating the current (and very different) version. For example, the screenshot above is from the old version.<br /><br />Not really making a case for the new version... just want to make sure you're responding to the new stuff. Hey Thomas,

The new version of Windows Live doesn’t go live until the first week in December… unless you’re logged into the private beta, I suspect you may be evaluating the current (and very different) version. For example, the screenshot above is from the old version.

Not really making a case for the new version… just want to make sure you’re responding to the new stuff.

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