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Google has released a Google Maps look alike for the sky, to all us amateur astronomers who do not have a telescope – Google Sky.

Also read the Ars Technica article about some highlights.

Imagine this – you’re reading the news, surfing around as usual, but instead “just surfing”, you’re actually collecting credits for a game. You go to google.com, but your co-player has “mined” it and you lose credits, but then you’ve got a friend playing also and she has put a gift on that URL, so you gain some credits. Beforehand you need to install a Firefox plugin and you’re good. Only question is that how much is your privacy compromised with the whole business. I won’t install it, but it’s a fascinating idea I got to admit.
The name’s Passively Multiplayer Online Game.
http://pmog.com/about/sightseeing