Outlook 2010 Developer Series: Developing a Real Outlook Social Connector Provider

The Outlook Social Connector is a set of new features to help keep track of your friends and colleagues while enabling you to grow your professional network. The Outlook Social Connector is available now as part of the Microsoft Office 2010.

The Outlook Social Connector (OSC) brings social views of your colleagues and friends right to your Inbox.As you read your e-mail messages, glance down at the new People Pane to see the picture, name, and title of the sender. A rich, aggregated collection of information about the sender is included.

You can use the OSC Provider Proxy Library to develop a real provider for the Outlook Social Connector.

• Overview: Developing a Real Outlook Social Connector Provider
• Part 1: Developing a Real Outlook Social Connector Provider | Watch the video | Grab the code
• Part 2: Getting Friends Information | Watch the video | Grab the code
• Part 3: Getting Activities Information | Watch the video | Grab the code
• Part 4: Building an Installation Package | Watch the video | Grab the code

Happy Office development. Enjoy!!