opening up windows live data
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Data wants to be free! So come to this technical deep dive to learn how you can POST/GET/PUT/DELETE your way into Windows Live. We'll cover how you can ask users for permission to access and then interact with their Windows Live services (e.g. address book, Spaces, etc.)TRANSCRIPT
Opening up Windows Live Data
Yaron Y. GolandGroup Program ManagerMicrosoft Corporation
Windows Live Web Services @ MIXAdd video, photos, contacts, maps and search to your site!!
Web Controls
Windows Live User
WebDAV SOAPSOAPREST HTTP/SOAPService
APIs
Silverlight Streaming
Spaces Photo
Live Search
Virtual Earth
Authenti- cation
REST
Live Contacts
Data Wants To Be Free
It’s a question of utilityLive Contacts
Central Store for all Windows Live Contacts DataHotmailMessengerSpacesEtc.
500 Million Active Address Books
Name/Password
Doing Better Than Name/PasswordNameTitleGroup
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Windows Live Data
A system to allow Windows Live users to give permission to third party websites to access their Windows Live data/servicesAlpha
Initial Release – Now – Live ContactsRefresh – 60 Day– Spaces Photos
Beta – Later This YearV1 – Next Year
Business Terms
< 1 Million Unique Users/Month == FreeBased on 3 month running average
>= 1 Million Unique Users/Month == $0.25/User/Year
Calculated Quarterly
Contracts Will Run for 2 – 3 YearsThose < 1 Million can sign contracts for less $
Building A Windows Live Data Site NameTitleGroup
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More Details
What to do if DATs are stolenMutual SSL SupportSpace’s Photos - WebDAVThere Cannot Be Only One
What About Browser Applications?
JSON SupportCross Domain SupportBeta
Building a Smart Client With Windows Live DataNameTitleGroup
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Revoking Permissions
NameTitleGroup
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PrivacyProblem Proposed Solution
Help users make better choices Phishing DB and considering TRUSTe and Extended Validation Certs
Help Users Better Manage Their Identity One time use IDs? Pair wise unique IDs? Aliases? Multiple Accounts?
Permissions are good until revoked Reminder e-mails
Sharing not Granular Enough Support filtering records & fields
Questions?
For More Information Go To http://dev.live.com
More Information & EventsDate Time Session Location
5/1 1:00pm Open Mic: Get more users and make money with Windows Live Gallery
Sandbox
5/1 2:15pm Creating a Domain Communication Experience on Windows Live
Delfino 4105
5/1 2:15pm Developing with Windows Live Spaces Delfino 4005
5/1 2:30pm Open Mic: Deep dive on Windows Live ID Sandbox5/1 6:00pm Evening Event: MIX Party at PURE PURE
http://dev.live.com
Reach Millions of UsersWindows Live Gallery – http://gallery.live.com
Personalize Windows Live and Windows Vista
Most popular personalization website1
3.9M Users & 27M page views/month1
4800 items. 15 languages supported
Upload and Share Content for Free
New Partner Tiers – May 07Visual Differentiation (Gold/Silver)
Bulk uploading of items
Additional Benefits – Fall 07
1 Source: Nielsen//NetRatings NetView March 2007
Thank You!
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