http://liveside.net/main/archive/2009/07/03/blown-transformer-takes-out-bing-travel.aspxA blown transformer in the Fisher Plaza building (home to local ABC affiliate television station KOMO-TV and KOMO Radio) in downtown Seattle has affected a data center there, and Bing Travel among numerous other sites have been affected.&#160; An explanationenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://liveside.net/main/archive/2009/07/03/blown-transformer-takes-out-bing-travel.aspx#13726Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:49:03 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13726quikboy<p>Orbitz? Whatever happened to Expedia? </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13726" width="1" height="1">http://liveside.net/main/archive/2009/07/03/blown-transformer-takes-out-bing-travel.aspx#13719Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:23 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13719JohnCz<p>Quick search shows that Fisher Plaza offers co-location facilities including caged space. &nbsp;My guess is that infrastructure from Farecast, the company Microsoft acquired in 2008 and is the technology behind Bing Travel was not transferred to their data centers yet.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13719" width="1" height="1">http://liveside.net/main/archive/2009/07/03/blown-transformer-takes-out-bing-travel.aspx#13718Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:03:10 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13718Alber1690<p>So THIS is why I saw the menu link disappear from Bing&#39;s home. I thought they were just shortening up the list...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13718" width="1" height="1">