Microsoft Testing Social Networking with Vine Groups

April 29th, 2009

Microsoft on Tuesday released a private beta of its new Vine service. Vine aims to allow small groups of people to exchange important information quickly.Vine connects users to other people and places, lets them stay in touch with family and friends, and keeps them informed when someone needs help. Vine users can get involved to create neighborhoods, communities or causes. Users select the people and places they care about most, then rely on alerts, reports and a personal dashboard to stay in touch, informed and involved.

With Vine, Microsoft aims to create an inclusive network so anyone can ultimately participate through a social-networking application such as Twitter or Facebook or using e-mail, any computer connected to the Internet, or a mobile phone. Microsoft said it wants people to participate in the way that feels most natural to them and it will extend the tools on the site to accommodate user needs after the beta period. Currently, only a limited number of people can sign up for the beta testing.

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