On a similar thread to the Google IPO, the Washington Post ran an interesting story yesterday on the increase in M&A, startup and IPO activity thus far in the year.  Among other notable facts:

The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) did not make any announcement regarding the status of Google yesterday (Tuesday).  The search engine company needs the SEC's rubber stamp before being able to proceed with the pricing of its IPO.  The IPO was expected to happen last week and has been postponed until the SEC makes its decision known to the public.

In the meantime, there is no shortage of press coverage on the topic:

• The San Francisco Chronicle had a story about how hard it is for a common investor to get access to some GOOG shares
• Playboy is finding that the Brin/Page interview is selling a lot of copies of this month's issue
• Business Week is offering some words of wisdom on how much GOOG will be worth
• And even across the Atlantic, Google is making headlines in an FT editorial piece