They don't seem too professionally designed to me - which basically means no real company backing. You say Google got into the game? How so? Personally, I think the best these can do are be Xanga type sites. I don't think they'll ever get enough pull to reach the professional bloggers.
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Yes - there was some hype awhile back when Google posted a link to Picassa on their ultra-clean homepage.
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