MSN Messenger: Names, Pictures and Status
In short: A short history of MSN Messenger, from its 1999 launch to its 2013 switch-off, and the display names, pictures, personal messages and away or busy symbols that let people show a little of themselves to their contacts.
A 2:03 short film in the series “Being Social Online”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: BBC News, “Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype”; BBC News, “Microsoft to turn off Windows Messenger on 15 March”; Network World, “MSN Messenger 6.0 launched amid confetti of cash”; Ars Technica, “MSN Messenger 7.0 due out tomorrow”; trovster.com (personal blog; review dated April 2005 per the page URL), “MSN Messenger 7 Review”.
Sources used in this film
- BBC News — Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype · View →
- BBC News — Microsoft to turn off Windows Messenger on 15 March · View →
- Network World — MSN Messenger 6.0 launched amid confetti of cash · View →
- Ars Technica — MSN Messenger 7.0 due out tomorrow · View →
- trovster.com (personal blog; review dated April 2005 per the page URL) — MSN Messenger 7 Review · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: BBC News: Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype
- Also: BBC News: Microsoft to turn off Windows Messenger on 15 March
- Also: Network World: MSN Messenger 6.0 launched amid confetti of cash
- Also: Ars Technica: MSN Messenger 7.0 due out tomorrow
- Also: trovster.com (personal blog; review dated April 2005 per the page URL): MSN Messenger 7 Review
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