Mapwing launches (officially)

We've being playing around with Mapwing, ever since developer/CEO Andrew Hagenbuch told us about it a few weeks ago. This afternoon, they announced their official release after being in beta for the past few months. Essentially Mapwing offers a service that enables anyone to build, share, and explore virtual tours created from digital photos and maps which can be shared via email or embedded into other Web sites. While not exclusively for real estate, its applications are there (see this example). In fact, we found one agent from Coldwell Banker that's already using the service.
Mapwing is not free but does offer "a solid basic service" where you can create virtual tours, share and add comments. For $39/year Mapwing Plus enables you to build larger virtual tours and embed them into your website; as well as an "advertisement free experience" on Mapwing.