CNET: Blogger founder leaves Google

The founder of Blogger, the blog software program Google acquired in 2003, will leave Google as of Friday. Evan Williams characterized the split as both amicable and voluntary, as he wanted to take some time off, presumably facilitated by the recent initial public offering of Google. Williams said that Blogger's installed base has doubled or tripled in size since the acquisition, reaching perhaps three million users. Google stopped charging for the product when it took over development.