Google’s co-founders ended up in a shouting match in front of subordinates during internal discussions over aggressive ad targeting, according to the Wall Street Journal. The pro-targeting side prevailed and Google is now edging toward Facebook-level privacy standards. Ack.
After Microsoft refused to take a stand with Google against China’s web censorship (and Bill Gates commented that the censorship was “very limited”), Sergey Brin has shoved back, saying he’s “very disappointed”. [The Guardian]
Google just put out an SEC filing saying founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin plan on dumping some of their holdings of the company’s stock.
Forget Chrome OS. The two things you actually need to know from today’s Google event? Sergey Brin wears Vibram Five Finger shoes. And carries a Motorola Droid, not a super secret phone we’ve never seen before. See?
A worth a read, if only for the anecdote of electric car criticism from a century ago. [NYTimes]
Wow. Who would have thought that a TV show hosted by Mr Peterman from Seinfeld and starring Joey from Full House would ever even make it to the studio, let alone feature Sergey Brin from Google.
In 2004, just before Google went public, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, along with Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, agreed to run the company together for 20 years. So by the time they can first retire, Page will be 51, Brin will be 50 and Schmidt will be 69. Schmidt, my man. I think you got shafted on this one—especially since your salary is only $1. Over 20 years that’s only like…four McDonald’s value meals. [reuters via I4U]
