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UK users can now watch MSN Video directly within Windows Media Center on their PCs. The MSN Video Player is a UK-only service which is available on the UK version of the MSN web portal. Here, visitors can watch clips, thousands of hours of full-length TV shows, movie trailers, music videos and even…

MSNBC has just launched a new and improved photoblog (the one called “Photo Blog,” actually). The site is run by Robert Hood, who has been on MSNBC’s multimedia team since 1996 in addition to freelancing for The New York Times and the LA Times. His team is responsible for all the photography and…

MSN recently updated its main website, available at MSN.com, to the the new design that has been in beta for many months. As we previously mentioned here, the new MSN focuses not only on delivering a cleaner look-and-feel, but also includes more social sharing features, local content and…

OK, I’m officially jealous. The UK version of the MSN web portal will soon start streaming full-length movies thanks to a new deal with Paramount Pictures. The movies will be made available for viewing in the MSN Video Player which debuted last summer and exited beta last month. In addition to…

MSN just added a new web destination site called Glo, available at glo.msn.com. The site, aimed at women, has the glossy look and feel of your typical women’s magazine and its featured sections reflect that focus as well. Across the top are the categories beauty, style, living, and relationships…

Bob Visse is the GM of Product Management and was one of the people behind the new MSN redesign. Some of the new features include the integration of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Live. MSN is moving toward offering more localized content, including headlines and links that appeal…

One of the top games to ever appear on Facebook, FarmVille, is launching outside of the social network. Through a new partnership with Microsoft, Zynga (the creators of FarmVille) will bring their popular game to MSN Games, a destination site for casual gamers. This will be the first time the game…

Did you miss the recent Grammy awards? Yeah, me too. Our TV was monopolized by the other big event going on that night – the American football spectacular known as the Pro Bowl. But both you and I can get caught up with what we missed thanks to new features in Bing. Via Bing Video,  you can…

Another recent update to the Bing search engine involves the addition of auto-related instant answers. If you’re searching for a particular make and model of a vehicle, the search now returns a quick summary of the top info available on the car which displays at the top of the search results. This…

In spring of 2009, Microsoft’s online property MSN launched a new celebrity-focused website called Wonderwall which features celebrity news, gossip, photos, and videos. Now that site’s creator, BermanBraun Interactive, is collaborating with Microsoft again along with Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.…