SEW Blog can now officially report that Windows Live Local, the ew local search + aerial imagery service, will become available online beginning at 9am PDT on Thursday. In the mean time, I've posted the complete news release here. I've also posted a screen cap of Windows Live Local view of Times Square and another of the Statue of Liberty. Of course, images will be much larger in your browser. Where: The new service, located at http://local.live.com, contains a range of new capabilities that will be exciting to search and mapping users. The most visible of these features is a...

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