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live.com (Global: 3,243^rd place; English: 6,061^st place)

messengersays.spaces.live.com

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Nicole (October 30, 2006). "Messenger 8.1 Beta says: Hello World". Inside Windows Live Messenger Archive. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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Windows Live Messenger blog: Upgrading to 8.1 Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (September 12, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 blog entry Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Details about the bunny emoticon at the Windows Live Messenger blog Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 2 blog entry Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (September 5, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
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Talk to your Yahoo! friends from Windows Live Messenger Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Inside Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft. Retrieved on December 20, 2012.

microsoft.com (Global: 263^rd place; English: 259^th place)

news.microsoft.com

"Microsoft Launches MSN Messenger Service". News Center. Microsoft. July 21, 1999. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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networkworld.com (Global: 5,743^rd place; English: 3,776^th place)

Crouch, Cameron (July 20, 2000). MSN gives Messenger a voice Archived April 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Networkworld.com.

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Bates, Tony (November 6, 2012). "Talk to your Messenger Contacts on Skype". Skype Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
Munsell, Parri (February 15, 2013). "Skype and Messenger Coming Together: The Next Chapter". Skype Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2013.

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Nicole (October 30, 2006). "Messenger 8.1 Beta says: Hello World". Inside Windows Live Messenger Archive. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Final blog entry Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (January 29, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Windows Live Messenger blog: Upgrading to 8.1 Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (September 12, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 Beta 1 blog entry Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Details about the bunny emoticon at the Windows Live Messenger blog Archived December 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Messengersays.spaces.live.com (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
Windows Live Messenger 8.5 beta available from Archived June 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. LiveSide.net (May 30, 2007). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
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Unable to send typed messages – no send button Archived April 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Vistax64.com (December 29, 2008). Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
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Windows Live Messenger 9.0, No Sharing Folders? Archived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Aeroxp.org. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
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Messenger 2009 QFE3 update removes Webcam feature and the I'm (*help) emoticon Archived March 22, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Messengergeek.spaces.live.com. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
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zdnet.com (Global: 1,235^th place; English: 855^th place)

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