Microsoft Integrates Facebook Into Live Messenger

If you are a user of Live Messenger, you have probably noticed a new feature added to the application. Facebook is now integrated into the application enabling users to view and update their status update as well as view what their friends are up to. This integration highlights the partnership between Microsoft and Facebook and also signals the continuing prevalence of Facebook across other applications on the web.

Facebook has become a more important communication tool for a vast number of users on the web. Unfortunately the application does not integrate Facebook chat features. As the number of chat platforms increase, applications like Digsby which enable you to chat with friends no matter what platform they are on. I’m guessing that one of these applications will eventually be acquired by a Microsoft or AOL as it is not as important about the platform the users leverage but instead the interface they use to interact with their chosen platform.

Have you begun using Facebook chat more often? How many chat platforms do you currently use? Thanks to PcPro for the screenshot of Live Messenger integration.

 



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14 Comments »

  1. en-gb (UK) Marketnow all those people who set there accounts (even if they life elsewhere to en-us with US zipcodes obtained from the web e.g. new york, LA or universities or there favorite US website will be rushing to find a UK postcode/address or UK friendI should know i done it before as a beta tester to get US Only features. good to see somewhere not US to get something first for a change!

    Comment by Jamie — June 2, 2008 @ 8:18 am

  2. en-gb (UK) Market

    now all those people who set there accounts (even if they life elsewhere to en-us with US zipcodes obtained from the web e.g. new york, LA or universities or there favorite US website will be rushing to find a UK postcode/address or UK friend

    I should know i done it before as a beta tester to get US Only features. good to see somewhere not US to get something first for a change!

    Comment by Jamie — June 2, 2008 @ 9:18 am

  3. Interesting stuff, but it remains to be seen if Facebook can develop chat enough to kill off other chat clients. At the moment people will surely be sticking to their guns and staying with messenger and aim, especially with integration. But eventually, won't people want all of their media easily managed in one place?

    Comment by Jimmy Kavos — June 3, 2008 @ 12:03 am

  4. Interesting stuff, but it remains to be seen if Facebook can develop chat enough to kill off other chat clients. At the moment people will surely be sticking to their guns and staying with messenger and aim, especially with integration. But eventually, won’t people want all of their media easily managed in one place?

    Comment by Jimmy Kavos — June 3, 2008 @ 4:03 am

  5. Glad to see the answer to my question regarding why this feature wasn't available yet in Canada has been resolved by one of your commentators. That it had only been introduced so far in the U.K.Figures.

    Comment by Christopher King — June 20, 2008 @ 4:46 am

  6. Glad to see the answer to my question regarding why this feature wasn't available yet in Canada has been resolved by one of your commentators. That it had only been introduced so far in the U.K.

    Figures.

    Comment by Christopher King — June 20, 2008 @ 5:46 am

  7. very good

    Comment by fernando barrero — August 22, 2008 @ 3:00 pm

  8. como saber quien visita mi perfil en facebook

    Comment by Facebook User — December 26, 2008 @ 10:49 am

  9. now all those people who set there accounts (even if they life elsewhere to en-us with US zipcodes obtained from the web e.g. new york, LA or universities or there favorite US website will be rushing to find a UK postcode/address or UK friend

    I should know i done it before as a beta tester to get US Only features. good to see somewhere not US to get something first for a change!

    Comment by Sophie Phaneuf — January 30, 2009 @ 8:53 pm

  10. now all those people who set there accounts (even if they life elsewhere to en-us with US zipcodes obtained from the web e.g. new york, LA or universities or there favorite US website will be rushing to find a UK postcode/address or UK friend

    I should know i done it before as a beta tester to get US Only features. good to see somewhere not US to get something first for a change!

    Comment by sophie — January 30, 2009 @ 8:54 pm

  11. Hola me llamó roxana y no tengo idea como se usa esto

    Comment by Pisterita_87 — March 20, 2009 @ 11:55 pm

  12. Estoy intentando entender el facebook conect…

    Comment by Ediciones Encuentro — May 8, 2009 @ 6:36 am

  13. Todavia no esta completamente integrado el sistema para microsoft pero la pregunta es si con esto de la Crisis que esta sufriendo el grande de Microsoft sigue la gran oferta de comprar facebook? ademas el sistema que estan implanatando ahora no estan completamente integrados haci que faltara algunos meses para que podamos ver nuestro sueño hecho realidad y mucho mas y casi siempre quedamos al ultimo los latino americanos ha! saludos

    Comment by Israel Alejandro Ter — May 14, 2009 @ 8:33 pm

  14. Unless the person who spoke is filled with hatred for Black people, their comments can not be decribed honestly and correctly as "hate speech". ,

    Comment by Alex95 — October 22, 2009 @ 8:19 pm

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