Introduction To Microsoft Vine – Getting Started
I recently got my Invitation For Microsoft Vine and I instantly dived into the new social media tool to give my friends a sneak peak into Microsoft Vine. So here it is below (remember you can click on images to enlarge them!):
Step #1 You have to download it.
Actually I was expecting some web-based social medial platform, but Ms Vine turned out to be a downloadable product. Here it is what it looks like when you download and install it.
A MSN Messenger like interface, indeed but the thrill begins after sign-in.
Step#2 You have to create a 4 digit PIN Code !
Step # 3 After your PIN code verification, you can sign-in, after all 
Step#4: Now you have three Options:
- ADD PEOPLE
- ADD PLACES
- ADD VITALS
Now Before you proceed, take a pause and read and understand the Concept behind Microsoft Vine:
According to Microsoft:
The Microsoft Vine connects you to the people and places you care about most, when it matters.
So when you are using Microsoft Vine, your main concern is PEOPLE and PLACES you care most.
- Microsoft Vine sounds like a true friend network with relevant friends and people.
One important feature of Microsoft Vine is Groups:
Groups are a handy way to send alerts and reports to the right people all at once. For instance, you can group people by their relationship to you, (e.g., Neighbors), or by shared interests (e.g., Sports League).
You can create up to six groups, including the default group, Emergency Contacts. Use your Emergency Contacts group to hold those people you want to contact during a crisis.
So after you finished adding People and Places in Vine, the next Obvious Step is Group Set up.
Reports and Alerts:
Alerts in Microsoft Vine:
You can send short alerts to let people you care about know when something important is happening or when you need assistance. Alerts are a good way to get time-sensitive information out when it matters.
One of the ways people can receive alerts you send is on their mobile devices. For this reason, it’s important to keep all your alert messages short, so everyone can read them easily.
Understanding Reports:
Reports are messages you can send to stay in touch, informed, and involved when an immediate response is not critical. Reports are different from alerts in the following ways:
- Reports only appear in Microsoft Vine. They are not sent through e-mail or mobile devices.
- Reports do not pop-up on your screen as they arrive.
- You can provide much more information in a report.
- Reports can be sent only to groups.
- Reports can be tagged with a precise location so they show up in the maps of the people receiving the report.
You can view reports from the dashboard. They disappear from the dashboard when you read and/or act on them, but they remain in the History area of the People tab.
Conclusion:
Much Like Twitter and better than it Microsoft Vine helps better interaction among friends and communities and is not as much public as Twitter and other social media. Instant Messengers have started to evolve once again after twitter and MS Vine can be thought of a new generation Instant Messaging environment if not truly a social media app.
If anyone has tried MS Vine, kindly share your thoughts too.
I liked the interface updates made in Microsoft Vine, but am still puzzled on why it does not check my Outlook for contacts, import them, drop them on the map, tell me who is available, geo-locate them on their cell phones… etc.
I am not sure why this would be a better IM client or a better tool than Twitter.
Help me to understand how Vine could be more collaborative.
When I use Twitter my comments are shared “in stream” and if properly formed I will have responses (or comments) to my question in a very quick fashion even from those outside of my “follower” listing. This introduces a level of collaborative communication that is not available in any first or second gen IM client.
Now you could make the argument that IM clients provide a level of validation not available within Twitter. You know that the IM chat you are engaging with is tied to the email address of the person you know. There is a certain level of assurance there that is not available in Twitter. This is where Vine can throw strikes. The availability of a subject matter expert within the Twitter stream is a much more valuable asset to collaboration than any assembled friends list.
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The obvious question not addressed is How Much? I assume that it attaches to Microsoft Mobile software and is offer in a “store” like setting at Microsoft.com.
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