I was so impressed by Microsoft’s new Bing Maps V8 that I created a new domain this morning called bmap8.com. On one hand it’s another five letter domain name to entice the spammers that want to develop a website for me, and on the other it’s a nice short reference to the API without the word bing.
I’ve been working hard on the code today and it’s ready to be previewed if you’re interested. Enter a place into the input area, and submit it. The place can be anything from a full address, a city, or a zip. Once the map is presented, click the Map Type button upper right and select Streetside. Click anywhere to explore the images. That’s all the program does now, so have fun looking at high-quality imagery. Click below to go…
