Windows Live FrameIt
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service under the Windows Live
Windows Live
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brand. It was aimed to extend the functionality of digital photo frame
Digital photo frame
A digital photo frame is a picture frame that displays digital photos without the need to print them or use a computer.- Features :...
s or any RSS
RSS
-Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...
enabled devices, allowing users to customise the content delivery from multiple sources. Users could use FrameIt to include information services such as weather forecasts and news, amongst their digital photos.
The beta version of the service was released on July 30, 2008. Windows Live FrameIt was discontinued on December 15, 2010.
Features
Windows Live FrameIt allows the user to set up different feeds on the web, such as contents from Windows Live SpacesWindows Live Spaces
Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform. The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking sites, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand...
, Flickr
Flickr
Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
Facebook
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, or any RSS
RSS
-Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...
feed. Users may also schedule the day and time certain contents will be displayed in the digital photo frame.
The service partners with SmugMug
Smugmug
SmugMug is a paid digital photo sharing website.- History :Chris MacAskill and Don MacAskill started the original company to build a new video game-oriented web service in February 2002. By August 2002, though, their focus shifted...
to display contents in their default collections. Users may be able to customize their display settings such as the number of images, the display order, when the images are published, and the content's expiry date.
Windows Live FrameIt also allow contents to be shared between different users. Users can have a customized URL which can be given to any other users or inputted into supported digital photo frame
Digital photo frame
A digital photo frame is a picture frame that displays digital photos without the need to print them or use a computer.- Features :...
devices for the feed that is being shared. If supported by the device, users may also set up a password to protect the privacy of their photos.
External links
- Windows Live FrameIt
- Windows Live FrameIt team blog on Windows Live SpacesWindows Live SpacesWindows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging and social networking platform. The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking sites, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand...