Microsoft has announced the latest iteration of its Windows Live services will update existing Windows Live services (like photo sharing, email, and instant messaging), present Windows Live services as an integrated offering, and work with services from third parties (like Flickr, LinkedIn, Pandora, PhotoBucket, and more) to make it easier for Windows Live users to communicate with their friends and families…and have fun doing it. The goal of the Windows Live makeover is to present Windows Live services as one-stop location—or, ahem, portal—where users can centrally access and manage their online activities. And, of course, if users base their online lives around Windows Live, that increases the number of eyeballs on Microsoft services…which increases Microsoft’s profile in the eyes of online advertisers.
