Great guide to Windows Live and Virtual Earth and Live Search mash ups....beating Google hands down?

Oh yes I think so, but have a look at the following post from Andrew Shorten who is writing a new blog for web agencies. Great first few posts and the following on Windows Live and Virtual Earth:

https://ukwebagencies.wordpress.com/windows-live-downloads-resources/

Nice to see these kind of 5 minute guides! To see the above in action check out:

https://dev.live.com/mashups/partystart/

Enjoy!