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Engage users, build your network and keep users coming back for more with Windows Live Messenger! Use the Windows Live Messenger Web Toolkit to connect users and let them communicate with hundreds of millions of Windows Live Messenger users all over the world. Use the Windows Live Messenger client (v. 7.0 and later) to develop a single- or multi-user application through the Windows Live Messenger Activity API.

 

With Messenger, users can communicate, bring data with them, invite their friends...

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...and their friends invite their friends, and...(you get the idea - huge network!).

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Our network is your network

Tap into the engaged and highly connected audience of over 330M Windows Live users by bringing the power of Windows Live Messenger to your application. You can use pre-built components or get knee deep in code. Let your users become your marketing muscle and build engagement on your site. (p.s. this reduces acquisition costs)


  • UI Controls: Prebuilt, skinnable, extensible UI components to deliver more customized and site specific messaging experiences
  • Library: If you can dream it you can build it - a javascript library that can be used in addition to the Web Bar and UI Controls or from the ground up.

Y'all come back now!

Out of sight, out of mind - bringing people back to your Web site is difficult when the only weapon in your arsenal is email. Using chat and real time alerts you can break through the inbox chatter and remind people why your service is so great. (p.s. this reduces churn.)


  • IM Control: Enables web sites to show the presence of Windows Live Messenger users, and let site visitors engage in instant messaging conversations.
  • Presence API: An HTTP-based API that returns a Windows Live Messenger user's presence.
  • Alerts :Real-time alerts sent directly to your users desktopss, mobile devices, or email inboxes.

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User acquisition: writing on a notice board vs. sending a postcard

Getting people to your website is critical (D’uh!). New people. Old people. A constant flow of sharing and content discovery is required to succeed. Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about two complementary user acquisition/engagement techniques: sharing via the stream (passive) and instant messaging (active) (I don’t cover email which is another huge topic). Which one has the biggest impact on....