Messenger Companion comes with Windows Live Essentials and is an add-on for Internet Explorer. As you browse the web, Messenger Companion tells you when a friend has shared a link to a page on the site you're visiting. You can see the page and add your own comment about it to join in the conversation.

You can also share a link to the page you're viewing without having to copy and paste the web address. When you're on a page you want to tell your friends about, click the Messenger Companion button . Messenger Companion finds the title, description, and images on the page for you to include in the link you share.