Microsoft is launching a service called Windows Live Events that lets people send online invitations directing recipients to a related Web page. The service is similar to the popular Evite.com, but
Microsoft is placing major emphasis on connecting attendees after the event takes place. They can reminisce by posting photos, video and text about the event on the same page.
The
service--which will be at events.live.com--is expected to roll out gradually over the next few days. It's part of a broader attempt by Microsoft to fill out its lineup of Windows Live online
services.
The new service faces a challenge, analysts say, because of the multitude of social networking and photo-sharing sites already in existence, from Facebook to Flickr. But Windows Live
Events product manager Jay Fluegel says he doesn't think people will need to choose the service to the exclusion of other social networking and photo-sharing sites.
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