For all the talk about Google Maps being the new powerhouse behind the web mapping revolution, you can’t forget about the company that enables Google to do what they do. Ask.com’s mapping tool isn’t anything new, but it does have better imagery than Google has (at least in the areas I looked) thanks to the latest GlobeXplorer data. Ask.com, Zillow and Homepages all use GlobeXplorer’s product. Don’t forget who holds the cards in this game.