Microsoft’s latest attempt to beef up its Hotmail email service to compete with Google’s Gmail by rebranding it as Outlook and adding integration with Facebook and other social networks.
Lisa Raphael (left), the social media producer at Katie Couric's daytime talk show Katie, is one of our featured speakers in Mediabistro's upcoming Social Media Marketing Boot Camp, an online event and workshop starting June 6, 2013. Lisa will share a case study on how the hit show uses Twitter to build interest and buzz around upcoming segments. Learn more about our our twelve event speakers and register here. 
Facebook messaging is only being used within the site, not as the email substitute that the company touted last November 15, says guest writer Tim Watson of Emailvision.
Last year, MailChimp added support for the Facebook like button in email platforms. WiseStamp is taking the next step, releasing an app that allows users to promote Facebook pages in the signature files of their emails.
The ability to access Facebook chat within Hotmail has become available in every part of the world the social network reaches.
