Google buys SketchUp
We all should have seen it coming since they got all buddy-buddy at Macworld. Google picked up @Last Software, owners of SketchUp, today. If Google's done buying companies just for the people (notice how much they shuffled the Blogger staff), that could mean Google Earth's about to get even cooler.
The flipped company makes a 3D sketching tool used by designers and architects. There's already a Google Earth plugin for SketchUp; now the integration will presumably go full force and Google will officially BE in the 3D mapping biz. Forget Google-Maps stalking; now we can make 3D models of celebrity mansions!
