Microsoft's MSN released a new version of MSN Messenger, updates to MSN Hotmail featuring deeper integration between the services and the introduction of a blogging tool called MSN Spaces -- a dynamic online scrapbook where consumers can share photo albums, personal music lists, etc. The MSN Messenger and MSN Hotmail services will automatically notify online contacts when a person's Space has been updated with new content. http://www.msn.com
- MSN Messenger currently reports more than 145 million active users worldwide each month.
