What is MSN?
'''''MSN''''' (formerly the '''Microsoft Network''') is a [[web portal]] (a [[website]] used to enter the [[Internet]]). == Web portal == The [[web portal]] launched on [[August 24]] [[1995]] by [[Microsoft]]. The site was launched at around the same time as [[Windows 95]]. Through MSN, people can create an [[electronic mail|e-mail]] account using MSN Hotmail, a [[blog]] using MSN Spaces, a group using MSN Groups and plenty more. It is now the #2 visited site in the world behind [[Yahoo!]]. Many people have come across this site in one way or another because it is the default main page of [[Internet Explorer]]. == MSN Messenger == MSN is also the name for MSN Messenger (now called [[Windows Live Messenger]]). It is an [[instant messenger]], which allows people to communicate through conversations over an internet connection. As well as conversations using [[Text message|text]], this program also allows [[voice]] and [[video]] conversations. You can even use small ''emoticons'' to express what you are trying to say. Messages are sent and received very quickly from around the [[globe]]. Its current messenger client is Windows Live Messenger. == MSN Hotmail == {{main|Hotmail}} '''''Hotmail''''' is a free [[email]] service from MSN. It started in [[1995]]. It was bought by [[Microsoft]] in [[1997]]. Microsoft Hotmail accounts are used to log in to MSN Messenger. == Other websites == *[http://www.msn.com/ MSN.com] *[http://www.hotmail.com/ Hotmail.com] {{Tech-stub}} [[Category:Microsoft websites]] [[Category:American internet service providers]]