Outlook Connector for Facebook Updated

Written by Alan Thursday, 19 January 2012 06:03

Microsoft created the Outlook Social Connector back in 2009 to integrate social networks into a user’s Outlook program in the hopes of bringing as much information as possible together in one place.  More recently, in July of 2010, they added Facebook to the list of networks available in the Social Connector, to go along with LinkedIn, Windows Live Messenger, MySpace, and more.

Yesterday Microsoft posted a quick message to their Outlook blog letting everyone know that a new update for Outlook Connector for Facebook had been released.  “Recently, we released a small update to the software that connects the Outlook Social Connector to Facebook. If you already use the Outlook Social Connector to connect to Facebook, you can get  the software update in our download center.”  The update allows you to connect to Facebook over a secure, or https, connection, something that surprisingly wasn’t built into the older version of the app.

If you would like to learn more about the Outlook Social Connector you can visit Microsoft Office.  The new update is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows.  You will need to be using either Outlook 2003, 2007, or 2010, which should include almost everyone, as does the Windows version requirement which is, in a nutshell, Windows XP SP3 or newer.  To get the update, as well as installation instructions, visit the Microsoft Download Center.

Alan

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