As of Tuesday, Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger users will now be able to send instant messages to Facebook friends who are logged into the social-networking service.
Microsoft is the first of the major instant-messaging services to connect directly to Facebook Chat. It's part of an effort by the folks in Redmond to evolve Messenger from purely an instant-messaging program to a social hub with activity feeds, video chat, and other connection options.
The addition of the Facebook Chat connection comes as part of an update to the test versions of the next generation of Windows Live programs. Not all users will get the Facebook chat feature at once; Microsoft is starting with the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Brazil.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20013845-56.html
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Microsoft is the first of the major instant-messaging services to connect directly to Facebook Chat. It's part of an effort by the folks in Redmond to evolve Messenger from purely an instant-messaging program to a social hub with activity feeds, video chat, and other connection options.
The addition of the Facebook Chat connection comes as part of an update to the test versions of the next generation of Windows Live programs. Not all users will get the Facebook chat feature at once; Microsoft is starting with the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Brazil.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20013845-56.html
