This weekend I attended the Evo Conference – a new conference dedicated to “The Evolution of Women in Social Media.” It wasn’t like any conference I’d ever been to and since my dear friend Kelly Olexa invited me to be on...

In coordination with my post last night about the Imagine Cup, 2010 Apps Focus on Location , my friends at Soul Solutions have created a Bing Map App to pinpoint the finalists, judges and team captains from around the world. The new map app dubbed Imagine...

The Imagine Cup, 2010 is in full swing and at least 16 of the applications are using Bing Maps to represent their focus on visualizing location information. Open to students around the world, the Imagine Cup is a serious challenge that draws serious talent...

As part of the King of Bing Maps contest , I wanted to share some resources available to help you rise to the crown. First, download the SDK from Microsoft Connect . Bring it down into Visual Studio 2010 and ensure you have Silverlight 4 installed. Second...

We’re searching for someone to worship. Someone to lead the way in Bing Map App development. Someone who will set the bar for what a Bing Map App should be. We’re looking for a King of Bing Maps . You think you’ve got it? Let’s...

The newest Bing Map App to enter the Bing Maps Gallery uses Facebook APIs to pull in your friends from Facebook. Also, effective today, the Bing Maps preview I discussed in my blog post, “ Bing Maps Adds Map App Ratings, Map Overlays and More ”...

As the world gets ready to celebrate the most popular sport in the world, Bing has you covered. We’re providing you with a unique view into the world of futbol and right in Bing Maps. Spatial Search capabilities continue to be a focus for Bing and...

Today is a big day for Bing Maps fans who have been eagerly awaiting their chance to strut their stuff in the Bing Map App Gallery. Beginning today, developers can download the Bing Map App SDK and start building, testing and submitting applications to...

The evolution of Bing Maps continues with another round of improvements. For the June 2010 release we’re focusing on Bing Map Apps, improving the user experience and exposing some new content layers. You can check out the new features in our Silverlight...

It was just 6 months ago that the Bing Maps Platform team officially launched support for the Silverlight control . This was in addition to the Bing Maps SOAP Service (via Windows Communication Foundation) and the AJAX Control that have been in use for...

Date: June 07, 2010 Event Start Time: 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC - 4 hours) Duration: 1 hour The City of Miami , even when limited by a tight budget, looks for ways to improve the services it offers citizens. The city wanted to develop an online...

Going to Tech Ed, 2010 in New Orleans next week? Got plans on Monday night? Well, you do now. The Bing Maps team has put together a little shin-dig to celebrate your attendance and we’re opening up the doors for you to chat directly with a few Bing Maps...

Summer is upon us and with summer come the thoughts of being in shape and staying healthy. So, using data from the Department of Health and Human Services, we’re releasing a new Bing Map App dubbed Bing Health Maps . The new Map App provides statistical...