20071204 Arc Ready Windows Live Platform

David Chou
[email_address]
Architect
Windows Live Platform

Relevant Interactive Social The Web Has Evolved “ comScore refines web metrics system to more accurately reflect how Internet users spend their time online, and not just the number of web pages they view.” comScore, Inc. “ Nielsen/NetRatings adds “total minutes” metric as best measure of Online engagement” Nielsen/NetRatings “ Are social computing themes like user-generated content and communication fundamentally changing the rules of business? We think they are—in a big way.” Forrester Research Personal Transactional Informational “ People keep asking me what I think of it now that it's done. Hence my protest: The Web is not done!” – Tim Berners-Lee Founder, World Wide Web

1 st Party Sites 3 rd Party Sites Developer Platforms
Shorter time to market
Better reliability
Worldwide syndication
Web Services and APIs evolves 1 st party web sites into rich, serious development platforms for next generation web applications.
More monetization options
Broader more compelling experiences
Support for multiple devices
The Web Has Evolved Xbox Live Evolution Benefits

Secure & Respectable Experiences & Communities Rich capabilities Open and Accessible Affordable & Scalable Support & Commitments

Standards - XML, HTML, CSS, SOAP, REST, Atom, RSS, BitTorrent, HTTP, SMTP, FTP, SMS, VoIP, etc.
Tools - LAMP, WISA, JavaScript, .NET, Java, Visual Studio, Eclipse, etc.
Media - video streaming, podcasts, vcasts, electronic gaming, interactive TV, Microsoft IP TV, Microsoft Media Center
Runtimes - hosting environment, servers, desktops, browsers, clients, mobile devices, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, Adobe AIR, Microsoft Silverlight, etc.
Networks - Internet, Wi-Fi, VPN, WAN, cellular, wireless LAN, DSL, FiOS, etc.
Web as a Platform

Utilities - Amazon EC2, programmableweb, etc.
Data - Amazon S3, Google Base, Microsoft Astoria, etc.
Storage - Google GDrive, Windows Live Skydrive, XDrive, DriveHQ, Box.net, Elephant Drive, etc.
Messaging - Amazon SQS, Microsoft BizTalk Services, etc.
Identity - Windows Live ID, Google Accounts, Yahoo! Accounts, OpenID, etc.
Web as a Platform

Personalization - My Yahoo!, iGoogle, Netvibes, Windows Live, bookmarks, favorites, etc.
Transformation - Microsoft BizTalk Services
Composition - Yahoo! Pipes, Google Mashup Editor, Microsoft BizTalk Services, etc.
Orchestration - Microsoft BizTalk Services
Privacy - TBD; in general, interoperable services to give users control over what parts of their online presences to share and what not to share
Web as a Platform

Information - Google Analytics, Google Trends, MSN, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Upcoming, etc.
Visualization - Google Maps, Virtual Earth, Yahoo! Maps, Google Gadgets, Windows Live Gadgets, Vista Sidebar Gadgets, mobile clients, etc.
Commerce - Amazon, eBay, Paypal, Google Checkout, MSN Shopping, Microsoft Points, etc.
Monetization - Google AdSense, Google AdWords, Microsoft AdCenter, pay-per-click, cost-per-action, impressions, etc.
Accessibility - TellMe, Google Translate, Live Search Translator, services for the visually impaired like Google Accessible Search, plusmo, ZapText, etc.
Web as a Platform

Search - Google Search, Yahoo! Search, Ask, Windows Live Search, etc.
Distribution - Facebook Platform, Microsoft Popfly, etc.
Aggregation - Newsgator, Bloglines, Rojo, NetNewsWire, My Yahoo!, Windows Live, iGoogle, PageFlakes, etc.
Syndication - Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Facebook Newsfeed, Feedburner, Technorati, etc.
Portability - Gadgets, Widgets, Google OpenSocial, etc.
Web as a Platform

User Content - Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournals, Wikipedia, CrowdRules, Flickr, Youtube. Epinions, Urban Dictionary, Trip Advisor, eHarmony, etc.
Communities - MySpace, Facebook, Orkut, hi5, Bebo, Windows Live Spaces, Friendster, LinkedIn, World of Warcraft, Xbox Live, Second Life, etc.
Folksonomies - del.icio.us, Digg, reddit, Simpy, Furl, Netvouz, etc.
Collaborative Filtering - Amazon, half.ebay.com, NetFlix, StumbleUpon, etc.
Mashups - Microsoft Popfly, JackBe, etc.
Web as a Platform

Web as a Platform

+ Converging Worlds Online Enterprise Devices Desktop

Microsoft Services Platform (Folder) Services Services Streaming

465M Unique Users 42 Markets 21 Languages 2.5B Queries/Month 5B Docs, 400M Images 280M Active Accounts 7.5B Messages/Day 10M Video Conversations/Day 70M+ Spaces 120M Unique Users 1.5B Page Views/Month 150K Spaces Created/Month 280M Accounts WW Coverage 85+ Mobile Carriers 32 Markets Multi-channel Device-independent

1981 1992 1995 2007 -> 2000 Adoption

Informed
Connected
Protected
The ideal companion to Windows, bringing your online world together. Photos Files Groups Calendar Contacts Safety OneCare Networking Lists
2007 Office System
Extend Windows Vista ™
Scale
Community
MSN ®
Search
Services Platform
Development Platform
PC Web Phone
Communications
Sharing
Anywhere Access
Safety
Innovative, yet familiar tools that work seamlessly together on the Web and across multiple devices

Sis/VARs/ISVs/Interactive Agencies/Hobbyists Windows Live Platform Schools Mobile Operators Network Operators Local Govt And more to come Distribution Channels @edu @net @mobile Virtual Earth ™ Windows Live Offers The Goal Deeper, broader end-user engagement

Toolsets Service APIs & Controls Professional Developer Designer Hobbyist Audience Product Rich Media Experiences Store & Share Find & Locate Identity & Authentication Silverlight Streaming Spaces Virtual Earth Live ID Contacts Search Communicate & Stay Connected Alerts PopFly Expressions Visual Studio Terms of Use Simple & Consistent Training & Support Service Level Agreements Flexible Monetization Offerings SharePoint Designer IM & Presence Commerce Agents Expo

Tools Microsoft Services Platform Platform Flexible Monetization Options Rich Media Experiences Store & Share Find & Locate Identity & Authentication Silverlight Streaming Live Spaces Virtual Earth LiveI D Live Contacts Search Communicate & Stay Connected Alerts PopFly Expression Visual Studio Terms of Use Simple & Consistent Training & Support Service Level Agreements Flexible Monetization Offerings SharePoint Designer IM & Presence Commerce Agents Service APIs & Controls Expo Calendar

Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth

Free Usage Ad Revenue Sharing or Pay $0.25/uu/year 1M UU’s/month Threshold Number of unique users (UU’s) # of websites Extended Terms/SLA/Paid support optional and available to all Technology offering spans the entire market

Cost Usage 1MUUs/M Threshold Free Usage Explicit Exchange of Value

Total Audience (UUs) # of web sites 1MUUs/M Threshold Extended Terms / SLAs / Paid Support Available For Everyone Commercial & Non-commercial Use Free Usage Explicit Exchange of Value

Services begin free (including commercial usage)
Most services free under 1 million unique users (UU) / year
Search up to 750,000 queries / month
Virtual Earth up to 3 million tiles / month
Silverlight Streaming up to 4GB with unlimited streaming and users
Cost is introduced with volume
Most services will charge $0.25 per UU/year when 1 million UU/year threshold is reached
Services will have advertising revenue sharing alternative options
Services exposed through Live-branded controls
Latest details available at http://dev.live.com/terms

Familiar, useful, “sticky” services that are “building blocks” for creating vibrant communities and driving deeper engagement with your users Comprehensive Scalable Predictable Economical

Examples
Value-Add Services
Centralized Process Services
Collaboration Services
Examples
Hosted Mail
Hosted Data
Hosted Applications
Examples
Authentication Services
Messaging Services
Data Services

Platform Streaming Services

A series of APIs that enable 3 rd party applications to leverage the network, assets, and services of Windows Live
Client-side controls are provided for some services
Contacts, Photos, Virtual Earth, etc.
Access methods vary by API
HTTP, HTML, SMTP, WebDAV, REST, RSS, XML-RPC, SOAP
Service Description Access Methods Live ID Authentication HTTP, SOAP Search Web, image, ad and other searches HTTP, SOAP Expo Online marketplace HTTP Virtual Earth Mapping and geographical services SOAP Silverlight Streaming Application and media hosting REST, HTML Messenger Real-time communication HTML, BuddyScript Spaces Accessing Spaces blogs and feeds HTTP, SMTP, RSS, XML-RPC Photos Accessing photos from Spaces WebDAV Contacts Importing contact data REST Alerts User notification SOAP

Terms of Use (TOU)
Free up to 3 million map tiles/month
More than 3 million requires additional agreement

The Tools Developers Need
Geo-coding
Routing
Bird’s Eye
Satellite & Aerial Imagery
Maps and Imagery
Data-binding
Non- Authenticated Access
The Service Enterprise Expects
SLA
Support
Reporting
Rich Data Sources
17 petabytes today (and growing)
26 terabytes update / month
Virtual Earth platform Enterprise Tools and Support Data Management Spatial Services Visualization

Virtual Earth Control
Incredibly robust control for mapping and mashups
Built-in zooming, panning, etc
3D available with ActiveX install
Supports GeoRSS
Ideal for building overlays with hover windows

The final composition of the data occurs on the client machine
Fundamentally different than traditional CGI, ASP or JSP models
Decentralizes server architecture, offloading capex, opex, bandwidth, power and heat to the end-user’s machine
Multiple Listing Data John L. Scott Mapping Data Virtual Earth
John L. Scott Case Study
Integrated Virtual Earth in just three weeks
30% increase in property viewings on website
Higher efficiencies for agents; lower capex and opex

Windows Live ID provides digital identity for all Microsoft online services, and single sign-on (SSO) to other services
Windows Live, MSN, Office Live, Xbox Live, Microsoft.com, etc.
Multiple devices: PC, Xbox, mobile phone, TV
Multiple credential types: password, 2 factor auth, etc.
Industry Leading Platform
480 million users
1+ billion authentications per day
99.95% availability
Hundreds of relying sites & services
Multiple Implementation Options
Client SDK
Web SDK
Relying Party Suite (RPS) SDK

Client SDK
Easy integration through managed APIs
Single sign on for Windows Live Services
Pop up dialog with familiar Windows Live ID UI
Enables user access to locally cached credentials
Getting started
Register for and download the SDK
Supported Languages
Any .NET language

Server SDK
Easy integration with Live ID in under 1 hr
Single sign on for Windows Live controls
Getting started
Get an app ID & secret key, c&p script code, push the app live
Security
User consents through sign in
Auth token is encrypted & signed
Information card support
Supported platforms
We will support Linux et al.
Sample code in ASP.NET, Perl, Python, PHP, Java, Ruby

Web SDK
Breadth integration Web scenario
Easy to set up and configure
No account approval
No compliance review
Each account receives a unique ID for each user upon login
Cannot share data behind the scenes
Provides single sign-on with other Live services

Relying Party Suite (RPS) SDK
Depth integration Web scenario
Full branding of login.live.com screen
Uses common Live ID CID of user
Requires significant development and configuration
Access to SDK requires Microsoft approval
Production deployment requires Microsoft compliance review

1) User Requests Web Page 2) Website returns Sign In link 3) User clicks Sign In 4) Windows Live™ ID Sign In Page is returned 5) User enters Credentials 6) User is authenticated by Windows Live™ ID 7) User is redirected to your site 8) Your application displays protected or personalized content. Authentication Process 3 rd Party Server Windows Live ID Authentication Server

Add Sign In button to site User clicks ‘Sign In’ and requested to enter Windows Live™ ID Credentials on login.live.com User is Redirected to your site with encrypted unique user ID. Register your site at Microsoft Services Manager by providing the URL and a Secret Key for encryption 3) 1) 4) 2) Capture & store user profile items in your database . 5) How Web Auth Works

Exchange Sharepoint CRM AD/ADFS Office Live Live .Edu CRM Live Windows Live MSN Xbox Live Microsoft.com MSDN Microsoft Online Services 3 rd Party Services 3 rd Party IdP STS NetOps Strategic partners Intranet/Extranet services Identity Meta System based on WS-* stack Federation Federation Outlook Communicator Messenger Live Toolbar Rich Clients Browsers Windows Live ID serves ALL Microsoft Online Services and realizes Identity Metasystem spanning Enterprise/NetOps
Windows Live ID Closely Interops with/supports
Cardspace
ADFS
WCF
Windows Live ID Windows Live ID Client SDK/Live SSP

Terms of Use
Controls
Free unlimited usage
APIs
Free up to 1 million unique users per month
More than 1 million unique users:
Ad revenue sharing, or $0.25/unique user per year
More services to be added under these terms

Single shared internet-scale address book
500 million address books
30 billion contact associations
1 address book per Windows Live ID
Messenger 263 million users Hotmail 280 million accounts Spaces 93 million Spaces Windows Live Contacts Office Live XBOX Live Your Apps

Contacts Control
Provides programmatic access to a user’s contact list
Client-side browser JavaScript object
Can be used by any website in just 10 lines of JavaScript
Enables people to use their existing Windows Live contact information within 3 rd party websites
Authentication managed by the control
"Black box" data transfer between control and web page
Users have full control over their personal data

Contacts Control <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:devlive="http://dev.live.com"> <body> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://controls.services.live.com/scripts/base/v0.3/live.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://controls.services.live.com/scripts/base/v0.3/controls.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function signIn() { } function signOut() { } function showError(message) { } function receiveData(contactData) { alert(contactData[0].Email); } </script> <devlive:contactscontrol id="ContactsControl" devlive:view=" tileList " devlive:market="en" devlive:onSignIn="signIn" devlive:onSignOut="signOut" devlive:onError="showError" devlive:onData="receiveData" devlive:dataDesired=" name,email " devlive:channelEndpointURL="channel.htm" /> </body> </html>

Contacts API
REST-based: HTTP GET, PUT, POST and DELETE
Returns XML
Requires Authorization Header
GET http://cumulus.services.live.com/ handle /LiveContacts/ itemUri HTTP/1.1 Authorization: DomainAuthentication at=" XYZ " http://cumulus.services.live.com/tatham@oddie.com /LiveContacts/Contacts /Contact(a4b69d14-e3eb-11db-9706-00e08161165f) /Emails/Email(22)/Address

Authentication – Client
Controls
Redirect user to Windows Live ID login page and manage authentication
Single sign-in across all controls in the same browser session
Browser client to Windows Live Service
Windows Live ID Web Authentication
Rich client to Windows Live Service
Can request a token using the WS-TRUST SOAP point ( https://dev.login.live.com/wstlogin.srf )
Windows Live Client SDK (Windows clients)

Authentication – Server
Web server to Windows Live Service
Delegated access
Server accesses a user’s data on their behalf
User may not even be online (e.g. Address book sync)
Very early “alpha” release
Referred to as “Windows Live Data” in the doco
PGUX = Permission Granting User Experience

Terms of Use (TOU)
Includes use of Search Control and SOAP API
Free up to 750k queries/month
More than 750k requires additional agreement

Client-side Controls
Add a search box to your site in HTML
Benefits
Doesn’t require server-side development
Doesn’t impact server performance
Drawbacks
Don’t [easily] get insight into visitor searches
Server-side Services
SOAP API for searching:
Ads, Images, InlineAnswers, News, PhoneBook, QueryLocation, Spelling, Web, WordBreaker
Free access with up to 25,000 queries per day per IP address
Commercial usage terms available

<form method="get" action="http://search.live.com/results.aspx"> <input type="hidden" name="cp" value="437" /> <input type="hidden" name="FORM" value="FREESS" /> <table bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://search.live.com/"> <img src="http://search.live.com/s/affillogoLive.gif" border="0" alt="Live Search"/> </a> </td> <td> <input type="text" name="q" size="30" /> <input type="submit" value="Search Site" /> <input type="hidden" name="q1" value="site: yoursite .com"/> </td> </tr> </table> </form> Basic Search Control

Advanced Search Control

MSNSearchService service = new MSNSearchService(); SearchRequest request = new SearchRequest(); // You can search multiple sources at once and ask for any of the fields. // We search Web only here and ask for just the title and URL of the result. request.Requests = new SourceRequest[1]; request.Requests[0] = new SourceRequest(); request.Requests[0].Source = SourceType.Web; request.Requests[0].ResultFields = ResultFieldMask.Title | ResultFieldMask.Url; request.CultureInfo = "en-US"; request.Query = "QUERY TEXT"; request.AppID = "APP_ID"; // Get from http://search.msn.com/developer foreach (Result result in service.Search(request).Responses[0].Results) { // Process search result... } Sample Search API Code

93 million spaces created, and growing
120 million unique users per month
51 markets, 25 languages
Integration hub of Messenger, Hotmail, Search and Gallery
Overview

Provides easy to use "photo picker" functionality
Client-side browser JavaScript object
Authentication managed by the control
"Black box" data transfer between control and web page
Spaces Photo Control

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:devlive="http://dev.live.com"> <body> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://controls.services.live.com/scripts/base/v0.3/live.js" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://controls.services.live.com/scripts/base/v0.3/controls.js" /> <script type="text/javascript"> function signIn() { } function signOut() { } function showError(message) { } function receiveData(photoData) { alert(photoData[0].fileExpiringURL); } </script> <devlive:spacescontrol id="SpacesControl" devlive:privacyStatementURL="http://g.msn.com/2privacy/enus" devlive:market="en" devlive:dataDesired=" fileExpiringURL,fileAccessControlledURL " devlive:onSignin="signIn" devlive:onSignout="signOut" devlive:onError="showError" devlive:onData="receiveData" devlive:channelEndpointURL="channel.htm" /> </body> </html> Spaces Photo Control

Profile
Friends
Updated Spaces
Blog
All Entries, Category Specific Entries, Comments
Photos
All Albums, Individual Albums, Comments
Lists
All Lists, Specific List
Spaces RSS Feeds

Top Level (all blog entries, albums, and lists)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/feed.rss
http://spaces.live.com/viewrss.aspx?cid= <CID>
Minimal Feed (lists available feeds)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/minimal/feed.rss
Blog Feeds
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/blog/feed.rss (all entries)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/category/ <CategoryID> /feed.rss (category feed)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/blog/ <BlogEntryID> /feed.rss (comments feed)
Photo Feeds
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/photos/feed.rss (all albums feed)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/photos/cns! <AlbumID> /feed.rss (album feed)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/photos/ <PhotoID> /feed.rss (comments feed)
Profile Feed (lists published user data, such as display and contact info)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/profile/feed.rss
Friends Feed (lists published friends)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/friends/feed.rss
List Feeds (lists published lists)
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/lists/cns! <ListID> /feed.rss
http:// <alias> .spaces.live.com/Music/cns! <ListID> /feed.rss
Spaces RSS Feeds

HTTP URL entry points
http:// alias .spaces.live.com/api.aspx? wx_action=addModule&wx_url= moduleUrl http://spaces.live.com/BlogIt.aspx? Title= myTitle &SourceUrl= url &description= myDescription
MetaWeblog API
Standard XML-RPC protocol for creating and managing blog entries
Spaces API

URL
Sends user to Spaces site to perform tasks
BlogIt API
http://spaces.live.com/BlogIt.aspx?Title= <BlogTitle> & SourceURL= <URL> &description= <Description>
Social Networking APIs
Invite Friend
http://spaces.live.com/api.aspx?wx_action=/friends.aspx& name= <DisplayName> &cid= <CID>
Add Friend
View Friend
View Pending Requests
MetaWeblog
Requires Email Publishing to be enabled on Space
Spaces Blog API

Presence
Web IM
Double blind anonymity

The IM Control allows a Windows Live Messenger user to show their presence and accept messages from anonymous users
The IM Control can be embedded on blogs or other pages; the Presence API (JSON) can query presence
User can publish presence & receive messages.
Can be embedded on blogs or other pages (Iframe) or Image
Instant Messenger Control

Same opt in process as Messenger IM Control.
JSON API (raises a callback)
Could be queried server-side
Presence API

Automated contacts in Messenger
Easily connect to your customers, 24x7
From simple text to rich activities
Driving traffic to your assets
Extends your reach beyond traditional properties
Spreads virally
Messenger Bots

Rich applications shared between users within Messenger
Natural extensions of the IM conversation
Rich multi-user AJAX-based mashups
Driving traffic to your assets and enabling new scenarios
A new way to display content
New support and commerce scenarios
Deeper user engagement
Available through
Placement in Messenger
Launched from any web site
SDK available on dev.live.com
Messenger Activities API

IM Control Demo

Demo – Grant permissions (IE)

Interactive Examples Code Toggling Code To Copy Demo – IM Control Setup

Copy and paste the code from settings screen
Go to your blog
Blog dashboard
Global Settings
Title, Description & News
Paste in News section
Note : minimum of 300px width
Demo – Embedding IM Control

Demo – Using the IM Control

Demo – Select Anonymous or Authenticated

Demo – Set Display Name

HIP is designed to stop SPIM (Spam over IM)
Still required for authenticated users as auth can be programmatically attained
Investigating removing for authenticated users
Demo – Required HIP/Captcha

Demo – Send Message

Demo – Message Submission

Demo – Establish Conversation

Demo – Message Exchange

Event handling
Display Pictures
Emoticons
Dynamic Display Pictures
Pretty Name
Personal Messages
Backgrounds
Voice Clips
MSN Activities
Ability to invite
Accept invitation
Transfer information between the agent and the user
Page driving
Advanced Integration Options

always-on conversational representatives
interacted with via Windows Live Messenger network
Agents answer 10-20M+ queries per day
Overview
Request access via http://dev.live.com/agents/pilot.aspx
Use BuddyScript to develop discussion guides
Support for SOAP, file data, and other data sources
Examples:
[email_address]
[email_address]
[email_address]
[email_address]

Platform
Natural Language Engine
Conversational System
User Profile Storage integrated with NL and Conversational engines
Messenger network faceless client supporting latest large range of features
Development Suite
SDK
Visual Studio Integration soon to be available to public
Test server
Deployment
Scalable Deployment Architecture (MSFT)
Full Web Management Suite
Both on IM or through web interface
Overview

Launched Nov. 2005:
5 billion queries
20 million+ unique messenger users
Never promoted or advertised anywhere
Viral growth (entirely word of mouth)
[email_address]
SmarterChild Case Study

BuddyScript : language to easily write powerful agents
Full integration with Visual Studio
Template for rapid development
Colorization / IntelliSense
Object browser / Go to definition
Conversation and Comprehension windows for quick testing and debugging
Code analysis tools
Developing an Agent

Both on IM or through web interface
Platform can run on:
Local machine for private testing and development
Windows Live datacenter for production and iterative development
Scalable Deployment Architecture
Full Web Management Suite
Deploying an Agent

Multi channel alerting framework.
Email
Toast in Messenger
(SMS) – North America only
3 modes of access:
RSS feed – 1 minute setup
Zero development Multi Category input
SOAP SDK
Overview

Sample Alert Signup Process Browser 3 rd Party Server Alerts Server 1. User asks to sign up for Alert on 3 rd party site 2. Site asks Alerts for URL to register user for Alerts using a site-unique username 3. Alerts provides URL for user to configure Alerts delivery options 4. Site provides configuration URL to user 5. User visits Alerts site to select delivery options 6. User is returned to URL provided by 3 rd party site

Sample Alert Delivery Process Browser 3 rd Party Server Alerts Server 1. Message invoked by user or other source 2. Site calls SOAP API with message details 3. Alerts delivers messages to user-specified endpoints

Streaming

Online service for hosting Silverlight applications
Applications served from Microsoft servers
Great scalability and availability
Limitations
4GB total storage (to be removed eventually)
Videos cannot exceed 10 minutes in runtime or ~20MB
Peak outbound rate is 700 Kbps (if streaming media)
No limitation on media quality or encoding
Overview

4 GB free storage
22 MB max per video (approx. 10 minutes at 300 kbps)
Pre-release
Free unlimited streaming up to DVD quality (700 kbps)
Post-release
Free up to 1 million minutes / month

Administration
Create an account at http://silverlight.live.com to get an account ID and secret key
Content preparation
Uploads are in ZIP format
Using admin browser interface
Using REST API
End users
Require the Silverlight runtime
Everything else is HTML/JavaScript
Setup

A set of control add-ins to make incorporating Windows Live services into your Web application easier with Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer Express 2008
The four controls included in CTP release are:
Contacts Control
IDLogin Control
IDLoginView Control
SilverlightStreamingMedia Control
Windows Live Tools for Visual Studio 2008

Messenger & Hotmail share contacts backend
JavaScript Widget
Multiple modes
Display presence of buddy & initiate conversation in Messenger client.
Allow users to securely transfer contacts to a website
Contacts Control
Sample ASP.NET code:
<live:Contacts ID="Contacts1" runat="server" ChannelEndpointURL="~/channel.htm" DataDesired="name,email" Height="500px" PrivacyStatementURL="~/privacyPolicy.htm" View="TileList" Width="250px" />

Returns pair-wise unique id, no PII
Zero server-side installation requirements
Samples in 6 languages: .NET / Java / Perl / Python / PHP / Ruby
Can add on top of existing ASP.NET Membership implementations
Links Live ID unique identifier to ASP.NET user profile
IDLoginView
Extends the ASP.NET LoginView control
Multiple views in different authentication states
<live:IDLogin ID="IDLogin1" runat="server" ApplicationIDConfigKey="wll_appid" ApplicationSecretConfigKey="wll_secret" />
IDLogin
Provides wrapper for Live ID authentication URL/Iframe
Live ID Controls

Makes it easy to add Silverlight applications to your Web App.
Provides selection of stored applications.
Creates instantiation code
Extension to the ASP.NET Futures Media Control.
<live:SilverlightStreamingMedia ID="SilverlightStreamingMedia1" runat="server" Height="240px" MediaUrl="streaming:/22777999/VideoLibrary/Assets/Bear.wmv" Width="320px" MediaSource="SilverlightStreaming"> </live:SilverlightStreamingMedia>
Silverlight Streaming Media Control

Gadgets are :
M ini apps that provide a portal into web services and engage customers
Si mple for users to install and use
Can run in multiple places or “hosts”
Gadgets run on a lightweight developer platform
Easy to develop using basic web design technology
Low barrier to deploy based on tiered security model
“ Write once, run anywhere”
Web Client

State and Local Gov Membership Orgs Education Scenario Capabilities
Rich Media Experiences
Sharing & Storage
Communicate & Stay Connected
Find & Locate
Sharing & Storage
Find & Locate
Connects membership organizations with the content, information and communities they care about
Sharing & Storage
Find & Locate
Community government keeping residents up to date on civic developments, community events and local news University sponsored site for students and staff to connect with the university events and social organizations

Sharing & Storage
Find & Locate
Sharing & Storage
Find & Locate
Sharing & Storage
Find & Locate
Scenario Capabilities Services firm engaging with new customers to answer questions about its product and services as well as follow up appointments Travel and hospitality firm connecting with travelers and the travelers community to enrich pre and post trip experiences Retail site interacting with customers to creating community connections for easier and better acquisition and retention Hospitality Retail Customer interaction

Live Expo Live Alerts Live Data (Contacts API) Silverlight Streaming Live ID Live Spaces Live Events Live Search Virtual Earth

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