MSN Spaces are changing URLs ... again
Posted by absorbation on 24 May 2006

It really is short notice, in 12 days from now, yes 12 whole days (June 5th) MSN Spaces is changing one crucial thing, something that will mess up search results and linking to spaces everywhere, and there is no real reason for it:
The page URL is being totally changed, so it looks like a subdomain and not a directory anymore. For example if you had spaces.msn.com/msgstuff/ it would turn into msgstuff.spaces.msn.com, you may have your different views on the new style; I personally think the old way looked better.

This is the second URL change since MSN Spaces was launched, the first being from spaces.msn.com/members/msgstuff/ to the current spaces.msn.com/msgstuff/ during the update to version 10.5 earlier this year.

Yet the team in charge of MSN Spaces has not stated a reason for this major change yet, none at all, although it could possibly be something to do with the inevitable change from MSN Spaces to Windows Live Spaces.

Unfotunately due to this change search engines will pick up things wrong as well as people linking to a space will find themselves having to change the links. On the positive side, you may like the new change and all links that go to the wrong URL will automatically be redirected to the new URL, so it should not be too much trouble.

>> View MSN Spaces team blog entry
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Comments:

Comment by George
Posted on 03 Jun 2006
So do you mean after June 6, our friends can see the golden asterisk again?


Comment by shrbr
Posted on 24 May 2006
ZOMG already taken


Comment by shrbr
Posted on 24 May 2006
why dont you just check


Comment by the andyman
Posted on 24 May 2006
then abso you should probably make it before anyone else does ...


Comment by mitcha
Posted on 24 May 2006
LOL, yeah msn spaces is very cool ! lol


Comment by absorbation
Posted on 24 May 2006
No they don't. It was an example.


Comment by the andyman
Posted on 24 May 2006
Does anyone actually have http://spaces.msn.com/msgstuff/ ??


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