Microsoft’s Bing Maps Take On Google Maps With New Events And Customized Directions Apps

Microsoft’s Bing Maps, online mapping website formerly known as Live Search Maps, removed the beta label and added new Silverlight-based apps: Events and Destination Maps.

Events app monitors nearby shows and community events and mark them with the pins on the map. The name of the events also appear in the left-hand section of the interface and the user can scroll through them with the ability to sort events by popularity or date. It is also possible to filter events by dates or date range. The user pp also can narrow events search by categories such as food & dining, sports, music, arts, fairs, festivals etc.

Destination Maps app lets users create customized maps for use when planning an event. The app helps to create a customized and stylized map (ranging from a “back of the napkin” to a “treasure map” styles) which could be very useful and funny for party invites or directions. Destination  Maps will make the directions more easier by showing mainly the route and major roads along the way.