'Binging' Canada to the web , Jennifer Yang, Globe and Mail (Aug 5)
Users of Bing Maps who are located in Canada will be exhorted to Explore Canada and given a list of places of interest and businesses. It's not a travel site - it's provided to show the features at Bing Maps.
"Stacey Jarvis with Microsoft Canada says the Explore Canada section is simply a way of getting people acquainted with Bing Maps, which is still getting off the ground.
Each suggested location or business links to a Bing-generated map. If someone were to click on the Alberta oil sands link, for example, they would be taken to an aerial view of Fort MacKay, Alta.
As for the seemingly haphazardly compiled list of recommended destinations, they do have one thing in common: All were among the most popular search items during the months of May and June."
Posted by Gwen at August 6, 2009 10:05 AM