6 interesting additions to Bing Maps

All of us have become accustomed to think that the Internet is the Google search, and the Card is sure to Google Maps. Yes, in many ways this is true, but we can not take into account other web services, which sometimes show very interesting ideas and achievements. Today it will be, as you already understood from the name, a map service Bing Maps, but rather on addition to this service, which make a very interesting and useful features as standard functional.

To begin using the Bing Maps additions need to go to this linkAnd then click on the Map Apps icon in the lower left corner, as shown in the screenshot. To work, you must have Silverlight.

This will open a popup window with icons of available applications. Let's look at the most interesting of them.

twitter Maps

Shows on the map all the updates tweeter near you. It is possible to search by location, keyword, or specific people. Updated in real time.

My Friends

This addition shows on a map the location of all of your friends on the social network Facebook. A great way to make sure once again became too small as the world.

streetside Photos

Streetside Photos download photos from Flickr and lets you see them in different cities in relation to the terrain. Works similar to Google Street View, only further shows a shooting location and angle. You can view photos of themselves or turn on the map to see the exact location of the streets.

Today's Front Pages

This addition shows the front pages of major newspapers around the world. Of course in relation to the town where she goes.

Foursquare Everywhere

You have, no doubt, familiar with the mobile geolocation service Foursquare. By appropriate additions to Bing Maps, you can view the interesting places and advice in different cities.

Destination Map

And finally, a fun addition that allows you to display a map in the form of a hand-drawn. To make it clearer what is at stake, take a look at the screenshot. Unfortunately, this works so far only for US cities.

The remaining additions, of which there are about 50 pieces, give you explore on your own. Makes an interesting geographical discoveries and share them in the comments. Good luck!

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