Sayonara, Hotmail!

cthulhu_waves · 2013-02-21, 10:57 AM

It's time to say goodbye to Hotmail. Microsoft has decided to replace its longtime webmail service with Outlook.com, a change that was announced in July.

Don't fret too much, though. Hotmail users will still keep their Hotmail.com e-mails, and all of their existing content and contacts will be switched over to the new service. They'll just have to become acclimated to the new Outlook interface and features, which can be seen above.

This switch won't go into effect immediately. Though Hotmail has been replaced, Microsoft doesn't expect for them all to be updated until the summer. Hotmail has been around since it was debuted by MSN in 1997.
Microsoft has been making a big push for Outlook.com with its recent "Scroogled" ad campaign. If you've missed the commercials thus far, you can check one out below:

(lifted from Zap2it.com)

Simon · 2013-02-21, 12:34 PM

The "Scroogled" part also applied to anyone looking to buy, sell or trade links on their sites.

If you use The Big G's email service to talk about those things, and your messages include the urls of your websites, you can count on them being devalued or penalized for violating G's terms and conditions regarding search engine optimization and manipulation.

I see buyers, sellers and traders using Gmail all the time, and even some who list their sites' urls right in their message board posts which Big G's spiders crawl every day too.

If you don't do this, don't start.

If you do this, stop doing it now.

This has been a Public Service Announcement.

2013-02-21, 10:57 AM	#1
cthulhu_waves Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Francisco CA Posts: 466	Sayonara, Hotmail! It's time to say goodbye to Hotmail. Microsoft has decided to replace its longtime webmail service with Outlook.com, a change that was announced in July. Don't fret too much, though. Hotmail users will still keep their Hotmail.com e-mails, and all of their existing content and contacts will be switched over to the new service. They'll just have to become acclimated to the new Outlook interface and features, which can be seen above. This switch won't go into effect immediately. Though Hotmail has been replaced, Microsoft doesn't expect for them all to be updated until the summer. Hotmail has been around since it was debuted by MSN in 1997. Microsoft has been making a big push for Outlook.com with its recent "Scroogled" ad campaign. If you've missed the commercials thus far, you can check one out below: (lifted from Zap2it.com)

2013-02-21, 12:34 PM	#2
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	The "Scroogled" part also applied to anyone looking to buy, sell or trade links on their sites. If you use The Big G's email service to talk about those things, and your messages include the urls of your websites, you can count on them being devalued or penalized for violating G's terms and conditions regarding search engine optimization and manipulation. I see buyers, sellers and traders using Gmail all the time, and even some who list their sites' urls right in their message board posts which Big G's spiders crawl every day too. If you don't do this, don't start. If you do this, stop doing it now. This has been a Public Service Announcement. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka