Microsoft demo’d some very cool advanced Bing Maps features at the Ted conference. Though it’s under my byline Danny Sullivan (who is there) describes what they are:
- Flickr “app” in Bing Maps StreetSide (answer to Street View)
- Bing sky imagery when you “look up”
- “Floating” video in Bing Maps (most impressive, see the SEL piece)
Here’s a demo of the Flickr integration:
These things are “way cool” but will regular folks use them?
February 12, 2010 at 7:28 am |
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February 12, 2010 at 8:00 am |
Google is indexing the world while Microsoft is indexing the sky?
February 12, 2010 at 2:54 pm |
I love where all this map stuff is going. You can critique the stepping stones as more interesting than useful, but our kids will never remember a world where you couldn’t plug in a location into any connected device and be instantly transported to a VR world with location data seamlessly integrated.
February 12, 2010 at 7:03 pm |
[...] Bing maps and Google maps integrate Flickr. The Google Maps API was a foundational component of online real estate’s second wave of innovation. Now you can mix all its power with Flickr, the flexible and powerful photo sharing service. Think about this: You’re looking at a street view photo a house; layered on top of that view is a photo or photos showing you interior shots. Or, say you want to display a photo guide to a neighborhood on your site. Super easy, super cool. This makes me think of an idea I had a couple years ago, Zulia. [...]
March 8, 2012 at 4:05 am |
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