Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[Google.weblogsinc.com] The Unofficial Google Weblog: Even-handed and well sourced, the article describes how Google has upended the traditional method by which startups are funded and eventually sold. Google has come to represent the ultimate VC company (witness Pyra and Keyhole, both of which were purchased directly from the founders without VC agency), and venture financiers aren’t universally happy about it, to put the matter lightly.

 [Gearthblog.com] Google Earth Blog: December 2005 Archives: The guys who published the Russian bird migration tracks I wrote about last week have also been creating a great collection of GIS (Geographic Information System) data regarding basic world geographical information for Google Earth. They call the collection "World Designer", and it includes all kinds of information including boundaries and territories for continents, regions, countries, administrative units, coastlines, lakes, oceans, timezones and populations.

[Askdavetaylor.com] "What's new at Google?" from the Ask Dave Taylor! Tech Support Blog: We've added some new features to the way you can personalize your Google homepage. Now there's a section for bookmarks, as well as a way to add custom sections with the content you want from across the web.

Reflected tags on Technorati: Blog, Mapping, Process, Cooltools, Geotags.org