<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
(	O
previously	O
Messenger	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
,	O
Live	B-Library
Services	I-Library
and	O
Windows	B-Library
Live	I-Library
Dev	I-Library
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
APIs	B-Application
and	O
common	O
controls	O
that	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
deeper	O
control	O
and	O
offers	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
Windows	O
Live	B-Library
services	I-Library
and	O
data	O
through	O
open	O
and	O
easily	O
accessible	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
(	O
APIs	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
is	O
built	O
on	O
standard	O
web	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
OAuth	O
2.0	O
,	O
Representational	B-Protocol
State	I-Protocol
Transfer	I-Protocol
(	O
REST	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
JavaScript	B-General_Concept
Object	I-General_Concept
Notation	I-General_Concept
(	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
any	O
technology	O
or	O
device	O
including	O
ASP.NET	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Silverlight	I-Application
(	O
in-browser	O
and	O
out-of-browser	O
models	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Presentation	I-Device
Foundation	I-Device
(	O
WPF	O
)	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
PHP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Java	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	O
Live	O
's	O
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
release	O
(	O
known	O
then	O
as	O
Messenger	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
)	O
,	O
and	O
unites	O
previously	O
separate	O
APIs	B-Application
of	O
Windows	O
Live	O
(	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
,	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Contacts	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Web	O
Toolkit	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
API	B-Application
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
industry	O
standards	O
and	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Messenger	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
and	O
brings	O
additional	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
OneDrive	B-Application
and	O
Outlook	O
contacts	O
and	O
calendars	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
support	O
for	O
the	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
provides	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
websites	O
,	O
in	O
desktop	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Metro-style	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
include	O
the	O
following	O
capabilities	O
for	O
websites	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
devices	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ServiceImplementationDescriptionOneDrivePhotosAllow	O
users	O
upload	O
,	O
view	O
,	O
share	O
or	O
print	O
photos	O
stored	O
on	O
their	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
from	O
within	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
device.DocumentsAllow	O
users	O
open	O
,	O
save	O
,	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
share	O
documents	O
stored	O
on	O
their	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
from	O
within	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
device.OutlookCalendarAllow	O
developers	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
save	O
calendar	O
appointments	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Hotmail	O
Calendar	O
and	O
provide	O
developers	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remind	O
their	O
users	O
important	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
existing	O
Calendar	O
events.ContactsAllow	O
developers	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
user	O
's	O
Hotmail	O
Contacts	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
these	O
users	O
to	O
identify	O
which	O
of	O
their	O
contacts	O
are	O
already	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
or	O
application.MessengerXMPP	O
InterfaceProvides	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
service	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
application	O
,	O
or	O
device	O
via	O
the	O
XMPP	O
protocol.Status	O
UpdateAllow	O
developers	O
to	O
update	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
status	O
on	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
to	O
let	O
their	O
friends	O
know	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
currently	O
using	O
your	O
website	O
or	O
application.Sharing	O
BadgeAllow	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
a	O
"	O
sharing	O
badge	O
"	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
or	O
application	O
via	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Messenger.IDAuthenticationA	O
single	O
sign-on	O
solution	O
which	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
identify	O
themselves	O
by	O
using	O
their	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
to	O
authentication	O
through	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
or	O
application.ProfileAllow	O
developer	O
's	O
website	O
or	O
application	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
user	O
's	O
Profile	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
name	O
,	O
birthday	O
,	O
work	O
profile	O
,	O
and	O
contact	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
offers	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Client	O
Extensibility	O
APIs	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Client	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
Writer	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
APIs	B-Application
are	O
separate	O
from	O
Live	B-Library
Connect	I-Library
,	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
capabilities	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ServiceDescriptionMessenger	O
Activity	O
SDKAllows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
that	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
multiuser	O
communication	O
functionality	O
provided	O
by	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
"	O
Activities	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Games	O
"	O
menu	O
within	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Conversation	O
window.Photo	O
Gallery	O
SDKIncludes	O
the	O
Publishing	O
Plug-in	O
Platform	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
publishing	O
plug-ins	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Simple	O
Extensibility	O
Points	O
which	O
provide	O
ways	O
to	O
extend	O
,	O
customize	O
,	O
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Photo	O
Gallery.Writer	O
SDKIncludes	O
the	O
Application	O
API	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
developers	O
create	O
applications	O
that	O
launches	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
to	O
create	O
new	O
posts	O
or	O
"	O
Blog	O
This	O
"	O
items	O
for	O
links	O
,	O
snippets	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
feed	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
Content	O
Source	O
Plugin	O
API	B-Application
that	O
help	O
developers	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
to	O
insert	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
publish	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Provider	O
Customization	O
API	B-Application
that	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
customize	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
capabilities	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Writer	I-Protocol
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
