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- The new and improved first run experience
- Improved user experience and features
- What you can't see
We have done a tremendous amount on our infrastructure; live.com was built on our start.com incubation infrastructure…. With this launch we've deployed a scaleable, geofederatable, higher performance backend which we're looking forward to growing in to
- New gadgets
o best place to search using the new Windows Live Search
o best place to grasp Windows Live as a whole
o a great customizable homepage with the user at the center of their experience
- Improved user experience and features
o You'll notice our hot new themes!
o Integrated experience for adding and managing your stuff (feeds and gadgets), drag and drop items right from that area on to your page
o The much improved RSS reading experience
o The much improved experience for 'my stuff' – try importing your OPML file!
o Pages!!§ Yes, now you can have multiple pages for all the gadgets and feeds you want to youo Search for feeds using the new Windows Live Search and add them to live right from search
§ Double click to rename your page
§ Drag your pages to re-order them
o Like a search query, save your search by adding it to live.com using a mini-search gadget
o Find feeds using the new Windows Live toolbar and add them to live.com right from the toolbar
- What you can't see
We have done a tremendous amount on our infrastructure; live.com was built on our start.com incubation infrastructure…. With this launch we've deployed a scaleable, geofederatable, higher performance backend which we're looking forward to growing in to
- New gadgets
o Image search – search for images right on live.com and enjoy a little slide show of your images powered by the hot new Windows Live search
o Windows Live gallery – view all windows live services and add their gadgets if there is one available
o Gadget gallery – the latest and greatest gadgets from microsoftgadgets.com, add the gadget you like to live.com with one click
o Weather – gorgeous icons, drag and drop of cities and see the current conditions for your default city when collapsed!
o Stocks – drag and drop of stocks, collapsed form now shows your stocks in ticker form and chart integration
o Clock – track the time in multiple cities, we even have a nice effect for sunrise and sunset!, collapse it to see the time for your default
o MSN Video – search for any video you like, or browser across categories and watch them inline right on live.com
Looks far better now. Would have loved gadgets like live messenger
