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Windows Live services factoid: New services coming in Wave 3

I mention this in my Windows 7 Preview, but just in case you missed it, Microsoft will soon be rolling out the services half of its Windows Live Wave 3 product wave. (The other half is the Windows Live Essentials application suite.) There are going to be some new services coming soon. These include:

Windows Live Photos, a new services for storing and sharing photos on the Web.

Windows Live Profile, a Facebook-like solution for communicating your status and key personal information to people in your contacts list.

Windows Live People, the new Live-wide contacts store.

Windows Live Groups, a service that provides tools for clubs, teams, families, and other groups that wish to connect, communicate, and share online.

In addition to these new services, Microsoft will be significantly updated existing Windows Live services during the Wave 3 timeframe, including Windows Live Spaces (which will pick up more social networking functionality), Windows Live Home, Windows Live SkyDrive, Windows Live Calendar, Windows Live Events, and Windows Live Hotmail.

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oldfogey said:

ack!  I know we all make mistakes, but this is one particular grammar usage that drives me crazy.

Factoid: A factoid is a spurious — unverified, incorrect, or fabricated — statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no veracity.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Factoid

November 1, 2008 10:00 AM
 

Waethorn said:

"Factoid: A factoid is a spurious — unverified, incorrect, or fabricated — statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no veracity.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Factoid"

Looking up "factoid" on Wikipedia is cyclic.

November 1, 2008 10:27 AM
 

shark47 said:

oldfogey:

Read the entire article :-):

"Other meanings

The word factoid is now sometimes also used to mean a small piece of true but valueless or insignificant information, in contrast to the original definition. This has been popularized by the CNN Headline News TV channel, which, during the 1980s and 1990s, used to frequently include such a fact under the heading "factoid" during newscasts. In the United Kingdom, BBC Radio 2 presenter Steve Wright uses factoids extensively on his show.[11]"

November 1, 2008 10:35 AM
 

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November 2, 2008 6:00 AM
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