Earth to Google...

With workplace survillance on the rise, cubicle inhabitants have been forced to find more wholesome sites to surf than they might otherwise. Even some non-porn sites--namely eBay and ESPN--have long ago been on the nix lists of systems administrators. But one G-rated site is quickly becoming the time-wasting site of choice for many bored workers, if their blogs are any indication: Google maps. What next, a site devoted to knitting?

Blog community response:

"Car's fixed, happy again. In other news, Google Earth has consumed hours upon hours of my day."
--exe23

"Okay, so my record in finding the Statue of Liberty in the USA is 00:00:17.00, but remember, I am Canadian."
--Google Maps Mania

"Google, who made a great map site, had the chutzpah to make it driven by client-site code and hackable. This is the sort of thing that makes the Internet fun."
--Gmaps Pedometer