DaylightMap shows the pattern of night and day on a Google map, for any area of the Earth, for any date and time. It also allows you to select up to ten locations on the map; in addition to seeing at a glance whether it's daytime there, you can show their local time, sunrise and and sunset times, and length of day.

Quoted: The rising oil price, which flirted with $100 a barrel this week, risks pushing the global economy, already threatened by the credit squeeze, into a deep and prolonged slowdown.

Our map examines the world’s largest oil producers, consumers, and how oil flows around the world.

Quoted: Unofficial news and tips about Google. A blog that watches Google's latest developments and the attempts to move your operating system online.

The latest version of Google Maps for mobile phones has a new feature called "my location". Instead of having to enter your location, Google Maps is able to find it. If your phone has GPS support the location detection should be very good, but even if there's no GPS, Google Maps can approximate your location. "The My Location feature takes information broadcast from mobile towers near you to approximate your current location on the map - it's not GPS, but it comes pretty close (approximately 1000m close, on average)." To find your location on the map, just press 0 and look for a blue dot.

Quoted: If I walk in a straight line around the world, where will I pass?

Google Earth gives you a wealth of imagery and geographic information. Explore destinations like Maui and Paris, or browse content from Wikipedia, National Geographic, and more. Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.

Quoted: Google is making it as easy as copy and paste to embed a map into a Web site, following in the tradition of embedded YouTube videos.