NBC Weather Plus

NBC Weather Plus

NBC Weather Plus has integrated some seriously slick weather tracking data with Microsoft Virtual Earth.
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Yellow Book

Yellow Book

David Carradine has spoken. Yellow Book is the latest portal to agree to use Microsoft Virtual Earth for their mapping needs. Search by product / service or business name and by location. 
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Live Search Racing Team

Live Search Racing Team

Virtual Earth is a part of the Live Local Search team which is a part of the Live Search team which is a part of Windows Live which is a part of Microsoft. 
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Cleveland Rocks!

Cleveland Rocks!

O-HIO! This is pretty awesome. The State of Ohio’s Department of Transportation has rolled out a site for all you Buckeyes (and those of you living in the Ohio who didn’t go to The Ohio State University). Navigate to BuckeyeTraffic.org and you’ll see a huge bing map!
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Virtual Earth and the BBC

Virtual Earth and the BBC

The British Broadcast Corporation has agreed to use Virtual Earth. The plane crash at Heathrow was detailed in this article on the BBC News web site. The article included many illustrations about the accident and the plane itself, but also included a map of the area highlighting the points of interest around the effected area. This allows their readers to get a better understanding of exactly where the plane stopped, where the plane touched down...
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Live Search Maps China Tops Google and Baidu

Live Search Maps China Tops Google and Baidu

I can’t read this article, but some of my cohort here in Redmond can. The folks at ZOL (CNET) have rated Live Search Maps China higher than both Google Maps China and Baidu Maps. ZOL specified that Live Search Maps China was better because of the “superior user interface, integration with local search result, personalization and bus transit.”
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