Google Hires Vint Cerf

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 8, 2005 @05:17AM from the now-that's-a-job-i-wish-i-had dept.

hsuwh writes "Google has hired Internet pioneer Vint Cerf away from MCI as its "Chief Internet Evangelist". "He is one of the most important people alive today," said [Google CEO Eric] Schmidt, who has been friends with Cerf for more than 20 years. "Vint has put his heart and soul into making the Internet happen. I know he is going to jump right in here and start shoveling out new ideas for Google.""

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snark by ReformedExCon · 2005-09-08 05:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Boy, that Internet thing just isn't catching on. I guess we need someone to really spread the word about it!

Chief Internet Evangelist? Really?

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1. Re:snark by hotdiggitydawg · 2005-09-08 05:23 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  You bet! Cerf's up, dude...
  
  And I'm sure nobody's cracked that joke before...
a case of mistaken identity? by ChipMonk · 2005-09-08 05:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Vint has put his heart and soul into making the Internet happen.

Are they sure they didn't hire Al Gore by mistake?
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Poor metaphor by Red+Flayer · 2005-09-08 05:21 · Score: 4, Funny

"I know he is going to jump right in here and start shoveling out new ideas for Google."

I can only think of one thing that people typically use the phrase "shovel out" with... and it begins with sh-.

I sure hope, for Google's sake, that he shovels out something else.

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Re:Do they have a strategy behind this? by richie2000 · 2005-09-08 05:23 · Score: 5, Funny

I think they've taken Nokia's slogan and modified it a bit:
Google - Collecting people

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love or hate? by jshaped · 2005-09-08 05:24 · Score: 5, Funny

I forget, do we love or hate google?

(are they becoming an unstoppable giant?)
1. Re:love or hate? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-09-08 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Simple rules for Slashdot Slashbots:
  
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2. Re:love or hate? by ChocoBean · 2005-09-08 08:03 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Google is our ally. Google has always been our ally.
  
  Microsoft is the enemy. We have always been at war with Microsoft, and Google is our ally.
Re:Wikipedia link by justforaday · 2005-09-08 05:32 · Score: 5, Funny

Vint Cerf had sex with Al Gore?!? : o

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The guy makes terrible puns by keshto · 2005-09-08 05:38 · Score: 5, Funny

Look at the photo with the WaPo article (hint: look at the license plate).
Re:Wikipedia link by josh+roulston · 2005-09-08 05:40 · Score: 3, Funny

"Vint Cerf is also working on the Interplanetary Protocol, which will be a new standard to communicate from planet to planet, which will be radio/laser communications that are highly tolerant to signal degradation."—Wikipedia
Are you sure you mean "new world order"?

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Google TLD? by op12 · 2005-09-08 05:40 · Score: 3, Funny

From the article: "Cerf will remain chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the oversight agency for Internet domain names."

So how long before we get a .google TLD? or maybe .goo :)
1. Re:Google TLD? by ScrewMaster · 2005-09-08 05:57 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  .GOO? But wouldn't that be more appropriate for ... oh, forget it.
  
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Re:Google PBS commercial by Mignon · 2005-09-08 05:59 · Score: 3, Funny

a word typed into the Google screen ... and switched to a video clip of that phenomena.
Does "Jenna" qualify as natural phenomena?
Now we know the final boss by jeffimix · 2005-09-08 06:12 · Score: 4, Funny

"I beat the internet, the end guy was hard"
Re:Wikipedia link by Xarius · 2005-09-08 06:50 · Score: 5, Funny

Yes

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Yeah, here's a Wikipedia link about that: by Headcase88 · 2005-09-08 07:02 · Score: 5, Funny

Kharma Whoring

I have a twisted sense of humour, I suppose.

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Re:Do they have a strategy behind this? by tonyr60 · 2005-09-08 09:20 · Score: 3, Funny

If their strategy is to wind up Microsoft then this should help. I can imagine that Ballmer will not be happy, but the vendor responsible for supplying office furniture to Microsoft Corporate office may be.