The Local team at Live shipped a major update to Windows Live Local (http://local.live.com/) today, as posted in the team blog (http://spaces.msn.com/virtualearth/Blog/cns!2BBC66E99FDCDB98!1415.entry).
Featured are user-defined Collections, real-time traffic and personal favorites. I started a collection of Sleepless in Seattle Omelets that I'll post about (when I finish researching).
Other improvements include an upgraded API and striking images from the UK. Check out their shared collection: http://local.live.com/?v=2&cid=546E7E30AC2C5011!1193.
Microsoft Press Pass: “Microsoft Introduces New Version of Windows Live Local”