Google Says it Wants Yahoo Talent on Board
Google Says it Wants Yahoo Talent on Board
Posted 09/16/2009 at 5:43pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Google made a bit of a surprising move recently by openly stating it wanted to hire away Yahoo search engineers. Google’s senior search blogger, Matt Cutts, said, “If you’re an excellent Yahoo engineer with solid experience in search, Google is hiring.”
The search giant may feel able to snatch skittish talent from Yahoo as the Microsoft deal closes. Microsoft has agreed to take on 400 Yahoo employees, but no assurances have been made beyond that. Given the uncertainty, many may be willing to jump ship for Google.
Ask.com has also been going after these employees. At a recent expo, Ask called out Yahoo employees with a banner reading, “My company just gave up on search. Where do I work now?”
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1337Goose
September 16, 2009 at 6:00pm
Oh man... this is bad news... Steve Ballmer is going to whip so many chairs around the room.
He will be an angry man if Google tries to steal engineers.
~Goose
Ryan Whitwam
September 16, 2009 at 6:06pm
He'll just skip the chairs and whip engineers around the room. God help them if he finds an iPhone on any of them.
comptech08
September 16, 2009 at 6:41pm
HAHA, anyways this is a really witty and smart move by Google.
1337Goose
September 16, 2009 at 6:12pm
LOL!
Snorted Pepsi all over my keyboard as a result of the lol. Was worth it, but it stings now...
~Goose
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