Live Maps with integrated Wikipedia results?
Well, almost ;)
I love Google, but I also love Live :) For me rivalry of Google vs. Live is good thing, because it moves both of them forwards...
Talking about searching web, I still prefer Google - I use Live Search sometimes, but after they removed my favorite functionality (at beginning they were loading new entries when you scrolled to bottom of page automatically, you can still see this behavior when searching for images), I was really disappointed. Live Search is also missing Groups search, which is no. 1 when trying to find answer to some technical problem.
For some searching I prefer Live - best examples are maps (with all collections, drawing, integration with Outlook etc), videos (they include live preview if you hover mouse over thumbnail) or pictures (there are many features I love when searching for pictures - for example collections, which is really handy if you need to gather some pictures etc)...
Today I found feature in Live Maps I was not aware of - Live Search is automatically indexing Wikipedia and displaying articles that contains geographical information...
It is quite easy to use it:
1.) Search for location you want to see. When it is found, click on Explore collections:
2.) From filter, select Wikipedia:
3.) Locations defined in Wikipedia are displayed on map... Hovering above number will provide detailed information about location:
