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What is Windows Live?
Your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. That's the basic idea behind Windows Live. So the things you care about - your friends, the latest information, your e-mails, powerful search, your PC files, everything – comes together in one place. This is a brand new Internet experience designed to put you in control. And this is just the beginning – you'll see many more new services in the coming months.
What is Windows Live Ideas?
Windows Live Ideas (the page you're looking at right now) is where you can check out the very latest Windows Live products—so new that they're not even finished yet. So give them a try and then tell us exactly what you think. And don't hold back. We need your help to make these products the best they can be.
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Windows Live Search beta - Windows Live Search beta makes it easy to find the information you want. No matter what you’re looking for—music, images, the closest pizzeria to your hotel, something you thought you read online a month ago—you’ll simply find it faster.
Live.com beta - Have your way with this page. Sign in, get the content you want—news, sports, search results, whatever—add columns, and move stuff around at will. It’s all you.
Windows Live Toolbar beta - This super-handy tool lets you search from any Web page. It also helps block pop-up ads, and warns you when it looks like you might be the target of an identity theft scam.
Windows Live Expo beta - Expo is an online social marketplace where you can exchange goods, ideas or information with anyone you choose, anywhere you want. And it just might change your idea of what an online community can be.
Windows Live Messenger beta - This will be the next-generation MSN Messenger. The name is new, but it will still be free to download Messenger and use most of its features. And there will be some remarkable new ways to instantly share and connect with friends.
Windows Live Mail beta - It’s all-new Web mail, built from the ground up. Preview your e-mail without loading a new page each time (like Outlook®) drag and drop messages into folders, and generally power through your e-mail in a flash.
Windows Live OneCare beta - This PC care service is always on, running quietly in the background. It helps give you round-the-clock protection and maintenance—virus scanning, firewalls, tune ups, file backups, the whole nine yards. Delivered to you in a smooth, hassle-free package.
Windows Live Local beta - Advanced, easy-to-read maps, directions, and satellite photos? Sure, but that’s just the beginning. You can also get bird’s eye views of most major U.S. cities, see multiple destinations on one map, and customize your map views.
Windows Live Safety Center beta - Stop by this free online service station regularly to help protect your computer and keep it in tip-top shape. Get virus cleaning and a comprehensive PC health checkup any time you need it.
Windows Live Favorites beta - You are away from your own computer and want to get to the important sites you use everyday? No problem, now that your Internet Explorer Favorites can travel with you.
Windows Live Search beta – mobile - Picture this: You search for a restaurant with your phone, then click on the result to be connected immediately. Plus, you can see detailed maps, driving directions, and more—all formatted to fit the screen on your mobile device.
Windows Live Mail beta - mobile - Built with the radical notion that mobile e-mailing should be fast and simple
Windows Live Custom Domains - If you've got a domain (like example.com) we'll set you up with your own personal e-mail address (like you@example.com), with lots of storage and easy Web access to your inbox. And best of all, it's free.
Microsoft Office Live beta - What’s Invisi-Business? It’s what happens when your business lacks a viable Web presence, rendering it virtually invisible to potential customers. Enter Microsoft Office Live beta, to give you a Web site, company e-mail, and more.
More Live stuff - XBox Live/Live jobs/Jobs blog
