I had heard at the DC blogger meetup the other night about an event Google was having the following night, but I was not able to make it out. Anyway, it seems, our non-evil friends have finally set up permanent digs here in DC for its local operations. Google is becoming more involved in the tech space of many government agencies and also need to have that presence up on the hill.
Here is the post from Google’s Public Policy Blog recapping the event. I am jealous, the office space looks awesome, as one would expect from the Googler’s.
Welcome to DC Google.
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See a related NYorker article about Google going to Washington:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/01/14/080114fa_fact_auletta?printable=true
They’ve been affecting policy in DC for awhile. That was just the launch of their new office space. Larry and Sergey learned from Bill Gates about the importance of having a presence here… Best, Chris
@Chris.
Thanks Chris. I know they need to be here as you said, to affect policy.
I am glad they are here and maybe there presence will continue to grow.
Take care
Dude thanks for the post. Gotta see if we can get a contact for their DC folks.
I wish I had got an invite would have loved to go.