Outlook Social Connector and providers

The Outlook Social Connector is built into Outlook 2010 and available as an add-in for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007 which allows you to get additional contact information from various social networking sites you might have signed up for.

In this article you’ll find an overview of updates and available providers you can use in combination with the Outlook Social Connector.

Outlook Social Connector

Download: Update for Outlook Social Connector for Outlook 2010 32-bit
Download: Update for Outlook Social Connector for Outlook 2010 64-bit
Download: Microsoft Outlook Social Connector for Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007

View: Description of the Outlook Social Connector update: July 13, 2010

Note: Since the Outlook Social Connector is part of Outlook 2010 itself, updates for it are also offered via Microsoft Update and could already have been installed for you automatically.

Providers

The following Outlook Social Connector provider are available;

MySpace (32-bit only)
LinkedIn (32-bit available offered on the site, 64-bit as direct link here)
Facebook (32-bit and 64-bit versions available)
Windows Live Messenger (32-bit and 64-bit available)
Xing (32-bit and 64-bit available)

Note:
The 64-bit version is only needed for the 64-bit version of Outlook 2010. You’ll need to use the 32-bit version when using the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010 or any previous version of Outlook even when installed on a 64-bit version of Windows.

Configure a provider

After installing a provider, you’ll have to configure it in order to connect it to the social network with your credentials. To do this, expand the People Pane (if you had it minimized) and click on the “+” icon or the “Add” button in the bottom left corner of it.

Add a new provider to the Outlook Social Connector (OSC)
Click on the top right corner of the People Pane to expand it and to be able to configure a provider.