Microsoft is implementing a Social Media component dubbed Outlook Social Connector to Office (Outlook/Sharepoint) 2010. While most people probably believed that they had been investing most of their development capital in shoring up security, the truth is you can always believe that companies like Microsoft have big plans. While not every big thing from Microsoft is a hit, it definitely seems like they are at least making some nice in-roads with Windows 7 and Office 2010. Competition is good, Google Docs and Social Media have really put the pressure on Microsoft and this is part of the response.
Check out the article on Microsofts MSDN Blog.
If you’re interested in trying out the new social features of Outlook 2010, you can download Office Beta here: http://bit.ly/2X9NAa
Andy
MSFT Office Outreach Team
Andy – nice to see you monitoring and responding. Microsoft has really ramped up their commitments in both the product and the promotion it seems. Thanks for sharing the link.
Joe