I turned that into a question, but it was actually a statement in an e-mail from the folks behind Globe Glider. The message states:

New geobrowser turns Microsoft and Google products into single,
easy-to-use tool

Most important, because Globe Glider is a geobrowser, it gives you a smooth, one-click ride around the world and to all of the information needed on each destination via (your choice!) Google Maps©, Google Earth©, Microsoft Virtual Earth© and Google Street View©.

Something Globe Glider does away with: the minutes, even hours spent hunting-and-pecking your way through today’s search engines, trying to put together a portfolio of travel information.

Two of the Google Earth blogs use terms like "groundbreaking," "awesome" and "holy grail."

I didn't feel that way; I found myself confused and bewildered. I don't think I'd visit it again for travel planning. I don't think the problem was the content - it's from all over he Weather Channel via Yahoo, Rough Guides, some unknown hotel listings, etc. I don't the problem is technology - it's a nice mix of using APIs and open source.

The challenge was the four panel interface, the menu bar in the middle, smaller panel (not the main map) and the fact that I had to read the directions to figure out how to use it. I suspect I was expecting too much from the marketing speak; I look forward to the next incremental update.