Windows Live Wave 3 rolling out, but is it ready?
Microsoft started rolling out the red carpet for its new Windows Live Wave 3 products and services. Today I started getting invitations from friends to join their Network. But I have been plagued with the following bug:
Not a good start…for me.
The new http://home.live.com features a lot of social feature which is heavily emphasized by most of the services in this release. Its very similar to Facebooks user page where you see a aggregated list of fellow friend activity in your social network. Some of the nice features include Status, Personal Messages, some of the typical things you will find on Facebook. The nice thing is that there is a deep level of integration across Windows Live, for instance, your Windows Live Messenger 9 status and Personal Message is federated across services. Windows Live Spaces plays a critical role by providing a more healthy way of expressing yourself than the junk that tends to build up on other Social Networks over time. Seeing a blog post from a friend is better than the web apps and invitations that have taken over Facebook and its a lot cleaner and more attractive the eye. If you are moving from Facebook or plan on using Live Home, you will find other features such as events with available options for ignoring request and invitations. So a lot of the fundamentals have been worked out.
Performance remains an issue and stability is a concern. Right now, I am trying to join a couple friends network and I cannot because of this ‘error retrieving the content message’. Today I got a invitation from a new friend on Facebook, I clicked confirm and I was friends. This fiasco on Live, I have been clicking Save for approximately 30 minutes. I closed it out earlier, clicked back in the invitation again I received in my inbox and its still the same thing.
Invitations
Update:
Well, while typing this message, it finally confirmed the invitation. I guess all it took was a rant – LOL!
Invitations once accepted can be categorized in existing categories on your Windows Live Messenger contact list or your can add a new Category.
Overall, I like it, I think its better in the respect that its much cleaner thank Facebook. It provides useful tools that users who want to socialize will appreciate. The centralized management between your Live Space, your network of friends, messages and events make it more streamlined and productive. The issue is, will it catch on? The application craze on Facebook is no doubt a success and a lot of people are addicted to it, its hard to see them coming off that binge for this. Personally, I don’t want to see Windows Live Home turn out the same way. So, I will say its a good start, initially I have experienced some bugs as I write this post, but things are coming together and I am seeing why its a great platform. The fact that a Windows Live ID can provide access to so much in a well coordinated way, whether its communicating with contacts, sharing photos or delivering a message will be hit with folks who want a suite of interconnected experiences Windows Live provides.
Stay tuned for a more formal review soon.
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