Larry Page Takes Over as Google CEO
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Today is the day. As of April 4, 2011 Eric Schmidt has stepped down as Google's CEO. Co-founder Larry page is taking the reins of the search giant, but Schmidt isn't leaving the company at this time. He will be taking on the role of Executive Chairman. What does this mean for Google?
This is not the first time Page has been the CEO. He ran the company from 1998 until Schmidt was hired in 2001. Google was a much different organization back then, though. The Google that Page ran had about 200 employees, and had just become profitable. With an order of magnitude more workers, and its proverbial fingers in every pot, Page may be in for a surprise.
Many feel that Google will take more risks with Page at the helm. We might be in for more experimental projects like the self driving cars and gigabit residential fiber networks. How do you think Page will fare as Google's CEO?
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pjhusser
April 04, 2011 at 3:11pm
Great, a new face of google. Probably because people were starting to suspect Eric was allowing google to do some unconstitutional things. Don't be so naive folks,Google has a mission and it is not to help you find stuff online. check out gibiru.com for an alternative search engine and the real story behind google being sued here http://coupmedia.org/internet/microsoft-sues-for-googolopoly-0104
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