Microsoft Outlook Facebook Social Connector released

August 2010

The final piece in the Office 2010 puzzle sees full connectivity to Facebook within Outlook. The Outlook social connector (OSC) links Outlook contacts with Facebook and provides end users with the latest status updates, contact information and profile pictures. OSC is built into Office 2010 but users of Office 2003 and 2007 can also download the social connector.

Microsoft unveiled the social connector during the beta phase of Office 2010. The connector provides a stream of content from SharePoint, Windows Live and other social networking sites. At the bottom of Outlook emails users will be provided with contacts' latest social networking posts. The social connector for Outlook will also link to MySpace and LinkedIn social networking accounts. The presence of social networking inside Office 2010 is part of a broad strategy that Microsoft is implementing. The next version of Windows Live Messenger will also feature a social stream within the client, similar to the OSC.

The highly anticipated release of Office 2010 went through months of beta testing since November of last year. Copies of Office 2010 went on sale in June.

Microsoft's Facebook social connector is available at Microsoft's download center.

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