You're up at Columbus Circle?<p>I really have no idea what's happening with this and the news was just as a surprise to me as it seems to be to everybody else (I say this as a Googler).<p>I have to wonder if you'll stay where you are or you'll move to our Chelsea office at some point (which is very nice btw). That depends on if you'll be integrated into local or run as a subsidiary.<p>If you're integrated into local you may want to give some thought to what career path you want to transfer into. SREs (Site Reliability Engineers; basically a sysadmin/programmer hybrid) are what keep sites up here. Software engineers are the more typical programming route. I <i>believe</i> there is some interviewing that goes on to find the right fit for everyone but I really don't know how this works with acquisitions.<p>Anyway, welcome aboard.
One line at the end stands out:<p><pre><code> "Google is of course interested in new our vehicle for survey dissemination"
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There is something there. Surveys are worth a hell of a lot more than a targeted ad and right now not managed by just a few companies (rather badly too).<p>I know Google have looked into surveys before (think CAPTHCA or paywall alternatives), maybe this is it?
>the 5.0 website we redesigned<p>Someone please clarify this for me. Is the mention of v5.0 web meant seriously or is the author making fun of the whole web v2.0/3.0 etc thing?