I should've wrote this a year ago, but I was too lazy to find my credentials, login and actually do it. So, sorry. Anyway, by now perhaps you know I power the Virtual Earth Blog on MSDN , so if you haven't already point your RSS reader over there....

I'll be @ MIX working the midnight mashup camp. If you're going to be around and plan on hitting the camp between 8PM and 2AM Monday night, stop by and chat. You can also code against the lab I wrote for Version 5 due out shortly.

The era of rooftop geocoding is upon us. Rooftop geocoding is now available in MapPoint Web Service. What is rooftop geocoding? With the popularity of aerial photography interpolation geocoding which has been in use for years is no longer sufficient to...

Ironically, I was sent 2 applications using Microsoft mapping today both of which are illustrating coverage maps for the range of their networks. 1 - Cincinnati Bell is using MapPoint Web Service to highlight their wireless coverage on a map .The site...

Versions 3 & 4 of our API were compressed yesterday - they went out with the release of the new version of Windows Live Local/Maps, Live Maps, Live Search Maps or choose your favorite name, but remember Virtual Earth is the platform and not the web...

We've recently published a case study and video highlighting British Petroleum's use of Virtual Earth - see it here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/mar07/03-07crisisresponse.mspx . Now, I love to demo this application - it's a powerful...

Along with a few more cities, plus more bird's eye and our first exposure into the GlobeXplorer library. Also, Chicago you finally get your bird's eye (Germany too). And, Norway? Are you kidding me? Check out Oslo! And how about some International 3D...

I mentioned this a few weeks ago, but for those customer who use Microsoft's MapPoint Web Service, today marks a fantastic day. With the release of Version 5.2 we have moved out of the Microsoft Extranet system (which is great and all), but now you are...

It's official - InfoNow is now a Microsoft partner and will be pushing the Virtual Earth and MapPoint Web Service platforms for its customers. Why is this significant? Oh, I don't know....maybe because they are one of if not the biggest integrator of...

Check the press release here: http://www.fargeo.com/company/press/2007/03/farallon_geogra_2.html . This is a great example of how Virtual Earth can help in government applications. You can see screen shots of the application via the link which illustrates...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-26-2007/0004552820&EDATE Check out TripHub.com's use of Virtual Earth - You have to sign up to get access to most of the features, but a sick little site highlighting...

ETech (Emerging Technology Conference) is in San Diego which is reason enough, but now you have another reason - ME! Ha! I'll be presenting a 45-minute session titled "Virtual Earth in the Enterprise" March 28 @ 5:25 You can read about me and my session...

If you're coming to the Microsoft Hosting Summit Tuesday, March 20 expect to see a kick ass Virtual Earth demo by none of than yours truly. I'll be presenting an application you've probably seen before, as well as, one you probably haven't. I'll get 4...

Superpages.com recently launched their new " map-based searching " using Virtual Earth. The site looks, oh, too familiar - almost as a replica of Windows Live Local ; however, there some more aesthetically pleasing portions of the site. Pros: ...

The MSN Branded Entertainment and Experiences Team has created several unique mashups using Virtual Earth and I wanted to get them documented in a single blog post. LeBron James Bike-A-Thon - The "King for Kids" Bike-a-thon is a fund-raising event...

ConocoPhilips (COP) replaced their MapPoint Web Service Station Finder and Trip Planner with Virtual Earth. COP brands include Union 76, Conoco and Philips 66. Go to their site and click on "station finder" to enter your address and search radius. You...

This week Starbucks rolled out a new SMS service which has gotten quite a bit of press . The process is simple, you send a SMS (aka text message) containting a postal code to 697289 (MySBUX) and you will receive back the nearest Starbuck's locations....

Or, so says PC Magazine. Apparently, our browser-based 3D environement is so addicting (and apparently time-wasting if you're on our consumer site) that it made PC Mag's " The web's 15 best time wasters. " If it's so addicting, we must be doing something...

If you're traveling to Ireland or Germany, you can now use Hotels.com's localized sites with Virtual Earth maps. The integration is rather simple showing maps of the hotel locations - just click one of the hotels and click on the panel to view the map...

Infospace.com and local.infospace.com is now live on MapPoint Web Service. This has been a long process that started 2 years ago(!) and is now live. InfoSpace powers such sites as MetaCrawler.com , WebCrawler.com , WebFetch and DogPile.com . All yellow...

Check out the RecruitMAP video used for recruiting people into military branches. The video shows how Virtual Earth can integrate with MS CRM & Dynamics to make geospatial decision-making easy. If you want additional information on how to integrate...

Duncan Lawler, Principle Development Lead for Virtual Earth 3D, (also has the glorious esteem of sitting across the hall from me) has posted an article on MSDN explaining how VE3D works in more detail. If you're interested in VE3D you should definately...

How about some SAP and Virtual Earth integration? Check out this video explaining how mapping provides better business intelligence combining SAP and Virtual Earth: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/businesses/partners/demos/sap/index.html . The zone...

http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/Great_Roads/hdEarth.jsp?locale=en_US Harley-Davison just launched its Great Roads application using Virtual Earth and it is sick! If you're a rider and want to find killer routes to drive on you should...

The mobile team at Microsoft has released an SMS application that lets you perform quick searches by sending a text message to 95483 (WLIVE or OTRIE for those of us with PPC). It's actually pretty slick. I sent a text for "sergios 92123" and I received...