Shared by Jon
Rising tide definitely lifts all!
Bing already has the following features and so it'll be nice when i use gmaps:
1. Drag 'n' Zoom -Cause neither the word "and" or an ampersand properly explained how cool this is. On Bing Maps, you Ctrl-Left click to get the zoom box.
2. Aerial Imagery - Bing calls it Bird's Eye
3. What's Around here - Bing calls it "what's nearby"

Here’s a nice surprise from Google’s Maps team: just like Gmail, Google Maps now also have the Labs feature (it’s the little green vial in the top right menu), which brings experimental new features for you to try out. Right now, you can try out nine new features (all disabled by default): Drag ...