Games and Applications For Windows Live Messenger - Messenger Companion

Messenger Companion

Windows Live Messenger Companion was an add-in for Windows Internet Explorer that detects when a user is on a website that one of their friends has shared content from and surfaces that update so that the user can instantly view what their friends have shared and leave a comment to the shared content on Windows Live. The service utilizes Windows Live ID and integrates tightly with Windows Live Messenger to obtain the user's contact list and their shared contents. The features of Windows Live Messenger Companion include:

  • Sharing links to webpages with the user's friends on Windows Live within the web browser
  • See links to webpages the user's friends have shared
  • Add comments to the links the user's friends have shared

Windows Live Messenger Companion was made available as part of Windows Live Essentials 2011. However, Microsoft discontinued Messenger Companion in its newer Windows Essentials 2012 suite.

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