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News For April 3, 2008

Google Starts DoubleClick Layoffs 300 people lost their jobs today, as Google laid off 300 employees, or about 25%, of DoubleClick, the advertising firm it bought for $3.1 billion. The layoffs were expected and even warned about by Google, but it’s always sad to see people lose their job, especially in a recession. Hopefully recruiters are excited at the idea of hiring all these people, and they won’t spend too much time on unemployment.

If you can hire a DoubleClicker, or are a DoubleClicker looking for a new job, send me a message. I’ll try to connect the two sides.

Valleywag has been covering the layoffs heavily, saying that:

• The rumor that the layoffs were supposed to be Tuesday was correct, but they were pushed off a day in order to avoid messing with the “festivities” of April Fools Day. Hilarious.
• They interviewed DoubleClickers on the street, some of whom were overjoyed at avoiding the axe.
• DoubleClick’s ex-employees g [...]
  URL : http://google.blognewschannel.com/archives/2008/04/03/news-for-april-3-2008/
  Date : 2008-04-03 07:09:28
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