Google Plans Job Losses
It had to happen one day I suppose - and it looks like today - when the final transition from warm and cuddly “Do no evil” v cool internet business faces the harsh reality of commercial life.
In an article on the Guardian website this morning we read that, for the first time, Google is to implement “significant job cuts”.
This is in response to the acquisition of DoubleClick back in March and Google states “As with many mergers, this review has resulted in a reduction in head-count at the acquired company.”
The item finishes with this - “One of DoubleClick’s divisions, its search marketing business, helps companies to secure high search engine rankings. Google said it was addressing concerns over a potential conflict of interest by selling this division.”
I always wondered how they would address that issue…
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