over 4.5 billion photos a year are shared via Windows Live Messenger

I mean to post this a few weeks back and found it lingering in my drafts….which is handy as I have never been so busy at work so not getting much time to read stuff at the moment, let alone think about posting new content

More interesting stats from the Inside Windows Live blog. This one caught my eye

 

over 4.5 billion photos a year are shared via Windows Live Messenger

It’s a great inside look at how Messenger is engineered with small details such as the typing indicator explained – it’s a very subtle but very useful UI element. Though interesting to read the first two comment from folks who are less than happy with the photo sharing feature. I have to confess I haven’t used it myself so now I’m intrigued enough to go take a look myself.

What’s the image above all about? Read the post to understand why UNIX-based ntalk is discussed