The interactive SDK for Bing Maps version 7.0 is out and it looks pretty. check it out at www.bingmapsportal.com/isdk/ajaxv7 For me, the biggest advantage of using the AJAX control is that it uses plain Javascript, HTML and CSS, which are industry standard programming and markup languages. I will be diving into the API this summer. Read more [...]
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Bing Twitter maps
Bing maps recently added the ability to add custom Twitter feeds into their maps, it’s called Bing Twitter maps. The map uses Silverlight 3 by default, but the nice part about it is this: If you don’t have Silverlight installed, the map falls back to plain Javascript, which is recognized by all web browsers. I took Microsoft up on their offer and plugged my Twitter feed into their maps. The code is super easy to implement and add to your own site. HTML code: <iframe src=”http://www.bing.com/twitter/maps/embed?version=1.0&eid=769766769&user=exposedelements” Read more [...]
Visualize your data with gRaphaël
Let’s face it, data can sometimes be boring. I recently discovered a really cool way to visualize your data and make it more interesting. Let me ask you a simple question — which one of the examples below is the easiest to understand? (1) Browser Statistics Firefox 326 Internet Explorer 71 Chrome 48 Safari 32 Opera 18 Camino 1 Konkeror 1 Mozilla 1 (2) We can all read the data in the 1st example, but the pie chart quickly puts the Read more [...]