Google Base Live

" Help the world find your content.
Google Base is a place where you can add all types of information that we'll host and make searchable online.

You can describe any item you post with attributes, which will help people find it when they search Google Base. In fact, based on the relevance of your items, they may also be included in the main Google search index and other Google products like Froogle and Google Local ..."

http://base.google.com/base/default

Blog Software Smackdown: The Big 3 Reviewed

Great article from SitePoint about 3 of the most popular blogs:

" Over the past few years, Weblogs (or blogs) have taken the Web by storm. According to the Wikipedia definition, a Weblog is "a Web application which contains periodic posts on a common Webpage. These posts are often but not necessarily in reverse chronological order." Basically, if you publish content on a periodic basis, a blogging package may simplify your publishing workflow.

This article assumes that you're familiar with the basics of blogging and would like to start your own Weblog; for more information on what blogging's all about, see Aaron Brazell's article, The Blogger's Primer ..."

http://www.sitepoint.com/article/blog-software-smackdown-review