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Friday, March 30, 2007 6:36 AM

Sweet Home San Diego - You're in 3D!

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?
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Friday, March 30, 2007 3:51 AM

MWS 5.2 is now Live!

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
Posted by cpendle | 0 Comments
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:52 PM

InfoNow parts ways with MapQuest for Microsoft

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
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Monday, March 26, 2007 9:18 PM

Farallon Geographics Builds Web Based GIS Redevelopment Project Tracking Portal for Boston Redevelopment Authority

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
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Monday, March 26, 2007 6:57 PM

Plan out your Trips with TripHub.com and Virtual Earth

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
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:36 AM

Going to ETech 2007?

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
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:28 AM

Microsoft Hosting Summit 2007

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
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 10:20 PM

SuperPages.com - Maps Powered by Virtual Earth

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 site
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Sunday, March 04, 2007 5:52 AM

Aesthetically Pleasing Uses of Virtual Earth

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 hosted
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Friday, March 02, 2007 7:07 PM

ConocoPhilips Finds Gas Stations with Virtual Earth

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'll
Posted by cpendle | 1 Comments
Friday, March 02, 2007 6:34 PM

SMS and WAP to Find Nearest Starbucks

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.
Posted by cpendle | 0 Comments
Thursday, March 01, 2007 3:41 AM

Virtual Earth - A Great Waste of Time...

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
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