Just a heads up to all who are using the World Wide Events control; the web service that provides the control with events data will be down over the weekend due to a scheduled release. Both the basic control and the enhanced control with integrated maps...

We now have map integration with the events control - http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/v20/MapEvents.aspx . This feature allows you to view the event location on a Microsoft Live Virtual Earth map. Open the event description and scroll over the push pin...

Stay tuned... we will soon be releasing some interesting mapping functionality via local.live.com. More to come...

The World Wide Events control is now live. Try out the control and let us know what you think. We are interested in understanding how the experience resonates with you. If there are things you don't like or areas where we can improve, let us know - http...

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