I know… Google did it long ago, but this stuff isn’t bad for a bunch of interns…

MSN Blog Map:

If anyone doubts how quickly MSN can churn stuff out, check this out on Start.com.  Leveraging a new rich client framework and the Virtual Earth APIs, Scott Isaacs put together an MSN Blog Map in NO TIME flat.  Pretty darn pretty.  Now you know where we all sit...

Click below to read Scott's full post. 

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MSN Frameworks and the new Start.com MSN Blog Map

 

To demonstrate how the MSN Frameworks will enable us to innovate quickly - I built and shipped (beta quality a new MSN Blog Map component within start.com.  The MSN Blog Map maps bloggers from throughout MSN (expect the list to grow over the next few weeks). You can check it out at http://www.start.com/3.  After the page loads, add MSN Blog Map from Staff Favorites in the left column.

 

This component leverages MSN Virtual Earth to create a new component that integrates with Start.com.   Having our client framework enables quick experimentation, implementation, and ship of integrated scenarios. For the MSN Blog Map, I added custom logic on top of the Virtual Earth rendering component and integrated with the existing RSS rendering objects of start.com.