Last week members of one of my favorite bands, Soundgarden, played a surprise set at a benefit show. I wanted to share my good fortune with my friends, and let people know how much I love this band, so I added them to “Favorite things” on my profile page.
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I clicked the favorite thing I wanted to add (Music), and typed in the band’s name. Then I clicked Search to find an image of the band, and wrote a short comment about why I love them. This was my chance to let the world know (or just my buddies—you can set the permissions for favorite things as open or as private as you want) that I’d just seen them play a show at a local club. Unreal!
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I picked the picture I liked and got busy boasting |
After I added them, the image and what I wrote about them showed up in my favorite things. “Of course!” you say. What’s even better is that it got sent out to all the people in my network, who get my “what’s new” updates. “Of course!” you say again. I know. But what’s even better than that is that there’s a little heart icon that appears for everyone else. If they love this band as much as I do—or even if they just like them—they can click the heart to add it to their own favorite things. Pretty sweet.
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My love for the band gets sent out to everyone in my network |
So…have you read a good book recently? Seen an awesome movie that everyone should know about? How about that band that you still listen to—and just saw again—after all of these years?
Add them to your favorite things, and let people dig a little deeper into who and what shaped you, and what you’re into right now. It’s an easy way to share the things you love most.
*Updated (April 24, 2009): Currently, image search in favorite things is only available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Germany.
– Todd Colfelt
The Windows Live team
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Ooohh – THOSE favourite things! I\’ve just blogged mine up, but it\’s about me new wheelchair. Trust me. Nothing could be sweeter at the moment. I can get outa the house again:-) However, I\’ll suss this out properly later after supper.
Hi I like using it, but sometimes when I add something (movie, book…) the search feature doesn\’t show up so I can pick an image, Why does happen?
I must look for the Heart! I wondered how everyone else got it showing. Nice one and thanks for info:-)
What about favorite video games?
Hi team,I think something is wrong with my home page stuffs. I can\’t see the informations of the comments for my entry. Examble, Prenin The Cleric had left a comment two hours ago. I am looking at my "What\’s new?" page and there is no inform about Prenin\’s comment. It is the same for a while. So how can people can notice about my entries?Love and peace, Zeynep xx
As movies go. Anything John Wayne is good in my profile. Tech books, garden books I still have the dos books from my old Dos 3.1 good reading!
At last. An admission! I have at least five old DOS books, Curtis. Can\’t let them go. I was waiting for someone else to admit they still had DOS books. Rock on, Brother;-)
reead a book on art.
@ SamThanks for your comment and for using favorite things. Are you clicking the “Search” button every time after you add the title? This might be why image results aren’t being shown. -Todd
hotmail = facebook? ehh this is bad!
@Katie Helms: DOS is Ancient Art. Trust me. I know these things;-)
@ T – I agree, there needs to be a lot more flexibility in terms of what kinds of items can be marked as favorite things: tv shows, restaurants, magazines, blogs, links (integration with SkyDrive shared favorites), other WL users, and even custom lists. Custom lists are currently possible – although primarily accessible via Spaces, of all places – but it\’d be swell if all "favorite things" lists were accessible uniformly via the WL Profile.
I hope Windows Live becomes sorta like a Facebook. I enjoy being able to talk to people right there in the web browser instead of a client on my PC. This would be very nice to have if you are the kind of person that uses a public or shared PC.
Great feature!
hi
hmm..I can\’t see the search button.. 😦
@Jen: I have DOS books myself. I\’m an old DOS veteran and I never throw away a book. You know, way deep down inside Windows, in places few ever venture, DOS lurks, and makes it all work. Open the Command Prompt and what do you see? DOS of course. As they say, DOS ist ausgezeichnet!
Favorite things is nice, but here is some feedback:1. I wish we could add favorite songs, and not just artists. Maybe a deeper Zune Social integration at some point?2. Add "TV series/shows" to favorite things3. On adding "Movies", I wish we could pull thumbnails and links from MSN Movies or IMDb, rather than Amazon, because the Amazon thumbnails and links are rather ugly, and doesn\’t pull up good results.4. Ability to comment on a person\’s favorite.5. Add "Brands/Products" – Facebook does this, and it\’s fun to share you favorite brands and products you use or like.
Thanks Todd, Well you see the thing is, when I select the add button it just shows me -taking for example the second image on this blog entry- the left side where you put the artist, the why i love this…etc but the right side is always blank where the "search" option should be…..And it only appears around 2 days after I added a title of music, movie, etc… So this search option is not something that appears immediately as soon as I add something just like you guys show here, I have to wait some days then go back and edit my add and only then the search option is appears…
hello team, hope every one is fine, i am to much interast to busines of expoterbuyer of europ want to do someting for my country, please every one nedded help.want to do garments business.
@Dave – you\’re quite correct. This was especially noticeable in XP. Now whatever was it called? Something like the Recovery Console. Very DOSsy and brilliant for those of us who understand some of the command lines! Actually, I\’m still waiting to find out if there\’s a Recovery Console in Vista because the command line version is way better than the Desktop pickup. If you can get to the command line structure, you can dig deep enough to fix most things if you know what you\’re doing! And I\’ll bet WLT never saw this discussion coming;-) Sorry, Gang!
We need more "favourite things" – like TV Shows, Comedians, Cartoons, etc etc, PLUS when are we going to get to put embedded videos on to our profile?
Totally agree with George McRobbie!!!Videos! And more favorites things lists, like tv shows, foods, places, etc!!!
hey everyone how\’s your day going so far?
anyone out there to talk with?
so what\’s today\’s subject?
@ Fernando, T., Greg, George, and Luis –Those are great ideas. We’ll keep them in mind as we plan where Windows Live goes next. Thanks for the feedback!@ Zeynep – Are you still not able to see updates in your what’s new list on your home page when people comment on your things? Also, people go to your profile page to see what you’ve been up to recently- that’s where they’ll see your entries. (By the way- I added Led Zeppelin to my favorite things from your page- thanks!) – Todd
Why is the moon invariably out at 12 noon on the home page. How can you expect respect for your future plans from developers when you cant even get something as simple as this right. On the home page and in your face. I don\’t care how many millions you are spending on marketing when all people will see is the poop on the floor.
Hey, What\’s up evry1?
@Jorge – You might have your account location accidentally set to a different time zone than where you are currently living, which would account for the moon appearing at the wrong time on your home page. Click your name up in the sign-in area, and then go to your account to check if this is the problem. Let me know if that helps.- Antonia Windows Live team
hi evry one im new my names krystal and i love to have a good time
I everyone, my name is Dave and I am new to Windows live. My interests include watching sports baseball basketball and football primarily, astrology and tarot cards.
Hi everyone, my name is Michelle Jean and I would like everyone to check out my new book. My Collective by Michelle Jean at LULU.COM
I think our Spaces Favorite Lists should be combined with the corresponding lists on our Live Profiles. It just seems so redundant how it is now…
What the heck is going on with Hotmail? For the past two days I have not been able to access Hotmail. I have tried different addresses, various search engines, links, etc. I can\’t even access Hotmail tech support. And the Live support site says that Hotmail is up and running fine. Great now how do I get into it???
Trying to get help simply is one never-ending runaround. I have mail that requires more area to read without having contend hidden behind those ads. I have tried to find a way to see if the problem is fixable without luck. Now I am here to vent since Live help is nothing more than talk without substance. What a joke.
it\’s super i have got my faviote books music movies
ya um i did dat already. its pretty cool i guess…..
All e-mails to my HotMail account from GMX accounts are being blocked. Does anybody know why?
Room for improvement. A couple suggestions, I think that our blog space should have a link on our profile pages, make it easier to navigate to and from and for potential readers. I noticed that when uploading photos I cannot arrange them to the order I desire them to be in. The new favorite things are great!
rubbish absoulute rubbish give me Jesus stuff!
jiunor
hallo everybody!!!Wanna talk?
hi!Does anybody know how can i chat???please answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4565656
I Don\’t No
hmmm… iwonder if i know anyone here?
i love to rope cows and im a cowboy
to arthur and janet,jesus and his father and the holy spirit are my best friends I hope you were not kidding around
im a bricklayer and the work is drying up
i don\’t no what im doing
whats up people my name is angela want to be friends
ليش مــــــــا في احـــــــــد يتكلم عربي …؟؟
hi i want to chat to mubashra ,where r u buddy/
I do not post this type of information because all it does and all it is for is marketing and I will do everything I can to make it difficult for a marketing organization to make money off of my personal information. What I like is my business not some money grubbing pig\’s.
I love sports cars, football, cricket, tennis and playstion3 games.
Hello out there! I hope U all r and had a good day! =0 =p =) LOL
I hate mondays
windows live page would actually be useful if i could go there and see if i had any IM / email messages before having to open messenger / email. add this feature and i\’d use it!!
i so agree mondays are not my day is how everyone doing
im here too
hi every one out there!
I enjoy monday!My DAY OFF WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!
estoy disfrutando de mis vacaciones
Is everyone getting a message saying to verify user name and password?and is it real
shadi what do you need
I like Transformers!
ولا تزعل .. حبيبي … أهو أتكلم عربي
I found nothing of great interest as of yet , however I will persist and endeavour to find the material that I find interesting !
I have a bug to report in Windows Live Calendar. My Birthday calendar has not updated in over 1 month. It tells me:Last refreshed: March 8, 2009 8:29 AMWhy is this not refreshing?? How can this be fixed?
what\’up people
just cannot wait to see the match btw man u and porto. crazy supporter.
OLAMBE KHARKOSANO………..
How Do I add pictures to My favorite things?
@ Andrew- Once you get to the “Add” dialog, enter the movie title, book title, or artist, and then click “Search.” You’ll see results for the item. Pick the image you want to appear with your favorite thing, add any other information you want to include, and then click “Save.” @Genevieve- Today there is a link to your space from your profile page. It’s in the list of items below your profile picture. Also, in regards to wanting to order your photos that you’ve uploaded- you will be able to do this very soon! Glad that you like favorite things.@ Terry B.- On your Home page today you can see new e-mail messages and the number of unread messages in your inbox. Check it out and let us know what you think.@ Elaine- Any e-mail that asks for your password and claims to be from the Hotmail or Windows Live team is a scam, someone looking to steal your account. We will never ask for your password in an e-mail. Check out this related blog post: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!36411.entry For more tips on common e-mail phishing scams, visit the safety and security blog at the Hotmail Online Solution Center: http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/default.aspx .@ Rajat- We’re aware of the birthday calendar issue. Right now you can’t add any new information to the calendar, but this will be fixed soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.@ Terry- We read all your comments and suggestions here on the blog, but if you need answers to specific questions about Hotmail, please do one of the following: * Visit the Hotmail Online Solutions Center and search for answers or ask your question there: http://windowslivehelp.com/ * Provide details about your problem in the Support e-form (sign in first, and then select your product in the list). You should receive a response within about 24 hours: https://support.live.com/default.aspx.-ToddThe Windows Live team
I can not find a place here to ask this, so I will ask it here. I received an instant im message from Windows Live(TM) Messenger Service Staff and this is the message I received: 4/7/2009 8:09:04 PM From Windows Live(TM) Messenger Service StaffImportant service announcement: As part of a recent system enhancement, we needyou to change your e-mail address to continue signing in to the Windows Live(TM) MessengerService. To ensure that your access is not blocked and to learn more, go tohttp://support.microsoft.com/gp/Messenger/enIs this real or a hoax? I am concerned since I have been with Hotmail/Messenger since 2000.I appreciate anything you can tell or help me with on this. You can also email me or send me a message onmy profile. Thanks and hava great night! 🙂
@ Lori- The notification you’re asking about was accidentally sent out. Please ignore it. We’re sorry for the confusion it might have caused. You can read this post for more information: http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!2F7EB29B42641D59!37886.entry -Windows Live Team
يعني هذا حق الي عنده اسئلة عن الـوندوز موب عارفه…؟؟؟
I type in the artist name but theres no search button.
I AM GETTING THIS MESSAGE AND I CANT SEARCHThere was a problem with the Windows Live Hotmail service (a temporary network connectivity issue that has nothing to do with your computer). Please try again.
yeah, same here as Casey Turpin… My favorite things doesn\’t have any search… before it has but now i don\’t know what happen and i can no longer see those pics… hope you can help me out here… or maybe email me the things i need to do… Thanks and more power… Happy Easter btw…
@ Yao and Casey- In the "Add" diaog, after you enter the title or artist and click "Search," are results being shown? -ToddThe Windows Live team
Naah… actually, the "Search" button doesn\’t appear even if you fill out everything. That\’s why on my profile it shows just a Music Icon not the actual Picture. Sad but true. Lol
Naah… actually, the "Search" button doesn\’t appear even if you fill out everything. That\’s why on my profile it shows just a Music Icon not the actual Picture. Sad but true. Lol – Sorry, that was my alternate account.
Assuming someone at Hotmail cares, I send this note. I do appreciate your giving me free mail service for the las seven years, but the little box my messages open in in the new format is really a drag. Your giving me this little message box when I try to forward a message is a bloody shame. I can not deal with it any longer and am sorry to say that I will therefore be slowly migrating off your service.
I don\’t get the search button either. Is this another Live feature which is only available in the US? (I am in Australia) … have noticed more and more new features having limited release. Regardless, I get the same add dialog you had, however the right hand side is all blank, so I end up with a default icon.
@ Yao, Casey, Zaido, and Rob- The search button only appears in these markets: US, Canada, UK, France, Japan, and Germany. I’m sorry that I left that info out of the original post. (I updated the post with this info today.)-ToddThe Windows Live team
@Todd, thanks for the update. Are you aware whether this image search and the other bits around Live that are region sensative (such as the Favorites sync to Skydrive with the Toolbar), are likely to become global in the near future? Are they limited for a reason? I assume this is determined by my IP address, so in theory I could work around it with a US proxy?Anyway, keep up the good work, seems like there are some interesting features across the Live platform, and can only get better when the new wave gets released.
@ Todd, yeah thanks as well for that information. Atleast I\’d have an Idea now. More power! yeah! Windows Rocks!
The search button isn\’t on my page. It won\’t add any pictures
I am about to change my email away from live.com because of all of the disgusting advertisements for bellyfat, yellow teeth, hotels and whatever else. This is the worst case of forced advertising I\’ve ever seen. The advertising forces the message frame to be so small that messages seldom fit on the screen, but the advertising always fits. It\’s no wonder so many people use gmail.
hi, i created a windows live account for my bf and can;t get the id to work…i was wondering how do I find out the correct email address because it keeps showing that it is incorrect.
thanks