Garmin’s Year of User Revolt Over Switch to Bing Maps

Adam DuVander, December 5th, 2011

Bing MapsA year ago users of Garmin’s sport tracking devices logged into its Garmin Connect site to find a seemingly minor change. Instead of embedding Google Maps, the GPS manufacturer had switched to Microsoft’s Bing Maps. According to the 38 pages of comments in Garmin’s forums, this was in actuality a major change. A year later, Garmin responded in October by giving users the option of Bing or Google.


Styled Bing Maps Hit the Facebook Timeline

Adam DuVander, October 10th, 2011

FacebookFacebook Timeline, the new profile design launching soon on Facebook, makes broad use of the Bing Maps API. Similarly, the Facebook Places feature also incorporated Bing, but now both maps use a different, more simplified style.


eBay Adds Microsoft’s OData Protocol for API Access

Daniel Luxemburg, November 9th, 2010

eBayAuction giant eBay is giving its developers another way to access listings. In addition to its current eBay API, it has added support for Microsoft’s “OData,” an Open Data protocol for accessing and querying data provided by an API. Using familiar technologies, OData provides a consistent structure, with the promise of APIs that are more flexible and easier to use.


Be Part of 300 Million “Shared Experiences” with Messenger Connect

Adam DuVander, June 28th, 2010

Windows Live Messenger LibraryMicrosoft has released a suite of tools to integrate its popular Messenger client into your website. Called Messenger Connect, the new API embeds a Windows Live Messenger chat window on your site, which enables visitors to share links, collaborate, or just stay connected to friends.


Bing Health Map Shows Promise of Open Government Data

Adam DuVander, June 11th, 2010

Bing MapsThe Health team at Bing used public data to create a Health Map application (requires Silverlight) that lets users visualize a number of health indicators, such as obesity and premature births, by U.S. county.


Bing Wants Your Apps on Its Maps

Adam DuVander, June 8th, 2010

Bing MapsFor months, the Bing Maps site has been showing off what are essentially embedded mashups. You can search nearby tweets, FourSquare check-ins and other content from partners. Until now, it was merely a showcase of apps either written internally or by a company that Microsoft had blessed. Now, you have the opportunity to get your mashup included on Bing’s map.


TaxiCity: A Game Combining Open Data and Bing Maps

Adam DuVander, May 6th, 2010

Bing MapsBetter hurry–you have passengers to pick up and only a handful of seconds to get them to their destination. TaxiCity takes place on the actual streets of Vancouver. The game was created by students using open data and the Bing Maps API.


Weather Sites + Bing Maps

Adam DuVander, April 16th, 2010

Bing MapsThough Google Maps may still be the choice of most developers, Bing continues to be a contender. Microsoft evangelist Chris Pendleton points out a new Weather.com feature and mentions it has used the service since back when it was called Virtual Earth (the switch only happened this June).


Bing Maps Says Go Ahead, Broadcast Your Mashup on TV

Matthew Casperson, March 31st, 2010

Bing MapsBing maps has announced that broadcasters can now freely display bird’s eye, aerial, road, hybrid, and Streetside images in their presentations.


Marketing APIs: Promotional Site in a Box

Adam DuVander, March 22nd, 2010

Google AdWordsEvery site needs promotion, right? That means your new site could use a quick boost from what others have already created. This post will cover some marketing APIs, as part of our Site in a Box series.


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