Google Moon

For the 26th anniversary of the first lunar landing, Google unveiled Google Moon which at the moment consists of a short FAQ and lunar surface photos setup using the Google Maps satellite photo interface.

For something potentially more useful, you may also want to check out Google Earth.

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips.

Google on the case

The blogspammers got clever with their Blogger blogs. They got past the CAPTCHA requirement for new blogs and set up "news sites" on Blogger that contained links hidden by means of the blogs CSS or stylesheet. A blogger at The Republic of Geektronica caught them and the folks at Blogger Buzz caught the post and the specific offenders have been taken down. Further, the folks at Blogger Buzz assure us that:

The braintrust here at Google has lots of experience dealing with spam and the Blogger crew is actively leveraging this talent to find new ways to combat the problem. Kudos to The Republic of Geektronica for taking note of this new wrinkle and yes, we are working hard against spamblogs.

Google Maps API

The Google Blog announced the new Google Maps API which allows web developers to embed Google Maps in their sites. The best part? "The Maps API is a free beta service, available for any web site that is free to consumers."