clipped from www.newsoxy.com Microsoft Corp on Wednesday unveiled new plans to turn its Windows Live online services into a social networking hub. The new social network will merge other existing Microsoft applications which include Hotmail, Live Messenger, Spaces and photos. The new migrated social networking platform is Microsoft’s latest strategy to compete with other online community sites such as MySpace and News Corp’s MySpace. The new Windows Live will feature a main profile page for users to add friends and identify them with photos. Windows Live will also include more than 50 outside Web services including Yahoo Inc’s Flickr photo site. Microsoft hopes to simplify new user accounts by using one login for e-mail and instant messaging.

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