Daily Archives Wednesday, May 2008

Microsoft bankers approach Facebook for acquisition

Hmm, interesting piece in Vallewag, coincidentally…Small disclaimer: I’m working on IT Counts, a social network sponsored by Microsoft. Kara Swisher’s analysis (see below) is good, though in her list of possible small buys from MS I’d personally like to chip in with enterprise wiki business Socialtext with their recent work on advancing their product. [...]

Microsoft vision of social networking

A Microsoft executive involved with the company’s Windows Live efforts outlined some of the company’s ideas about cloud-based computing and social networking technologies today. The talk was presented by Brian Hall, general manager of the Windows Live Business Group, at the 2008 Merrill Lynch Technology Conference on May 6..