Google Wave Creator Quits, Joins Facebook

srimadman found an interview with Wave creator Lars Rasmussen where he talks about his recent decision to join Facebook, leaving Google behind. Apparently getting personally pitched by Zuckerberg helped. He says, "I've got a job description of 'come hang out with us for a while and we'll see what happens,' which is a pretty exciting thing." The article talks about Big vs Small companies, and notes that about 20% of Facebook's staff are former Googlers.

Comments

Re:new boss, same as the old boss

[Anonymous Coward]

Are you kidding? User privacy (or the lack thereof) is their main revenue stream!

Money is nice

[Enderandrew]

Google has the company policy where 10% of every employee's hours are to be spent on projects of their choosing. They're known for providing their employees tons of flexibility to explore new ideas.

Lars is suggesting he is jumping ship to Facebook so he can have the freedom to see what happens. I'm sure it has absolutely nothing to do with money.

Re:new boss, same as the old boss

[Chrisq]

I stopped putting anything of consequence on Facebook (including pictures) over a year ago.

Too late! I've seen the pictures. I don't know who I feel more sorry for, you, your sister, or the dog.