Tip of the Week: Linking Facebook Chat to Other Services April 4, 2012, 12:08 pm Thanks to integration with Microsoft's Messenger program, Windows Live Hotmail users just need to link their Windows Live profiles to Facebook to chat with online friends right from the mail window. To connect the two services, log into Hotmail, and under your name on the right side of the screen, click on the Profile link. On the Profile screen, click Connect on the left side of the window. On the Connect screen, select Facebook, choose the settings you want to use and click the "Connect with Facebook" button. If you are not already logged into Facebook, you will be prompted to enter your name and password. Hotmail users can also connect their accounts to profiles on LinkedIn, YouTube, Blogger Flickr, Pandora and other social media sites. Microsoft has details about using chat services in Hotmail here. Several other instant-message programs can also tap into Facebook chat -Yahoo has instructions for linking Yahoo Messenger and Facebook has its own information for connecting other chat programs.