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Google Hires Vint Cerf

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Wikipedia link by dividedsky319 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Vinton Cerf, father of the internet

  2. Re:a case of mistaken identity? by Duncan3 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Even funnier since I've seen Vint himself correct the Al Gore thing in a talk saying that Gore does deserve credit for getting the early internet funding that it needed. Vint even presented him an award.

    But yea, the joke is funnier then the truth by far ;)

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