links for 2007-07-10

MSFT’s Steve Clayton on the Blue Monster: “This is about Microsoft on our terms – open to all and owned by the world. Rock on.”

A landmark audience of viewers from around the world has united at http://www.LiveEarth.MSN.com to experience the excitement of today’s Live Earth concerts and to confront the threat of global warming. As of 3 p.m. EDT, MSN had received a total of more

Climate Counts, which launched on June 19th, is a non-profit website that rates corporations based on their environmental impact. They use a 22-item scorecard that asks questions like “Is there top-level support for climate change action?” and “Does the c

Google finally has a competitor join it in the (until now) exclusive, positive-year-over-year-growth club. MSN/Live increased their query volume by 67% from May, and 48% from a year ago.

Tonight Microsoft is launching two more products into its suite of Windows Live branded consumer web apps – Windows Live Photo Gallery Beta and Windows Live Folders Beta. According to Microsoft, tonight also marks the beginning of the next stage of the Wi