YouTube founder relinquishes leadership
YouTube founder Chad Hurley is stepping down as head of Google's video platform. At the same time, two other prominent employees are also leaving Google: Omar Hamoui, founder of the mobile advertising company AdMob, and developer Lars Rasmussen, one of the creators of the Google Maps service.
YouTube boss Chad Hurley will relinquish his chief executive position, but will continue to support the company as an advisor, he has announced. Hurley had remained YouTube boss after Google bought the video website in 2006 for the sensational price of 1.65 billion dollars in shares. In the past two years, he had already acted more as a consultant, while Google manager Salar Kamangar had been responsible for the day-to-day business, as the Financial Times quoted Hurley as saying on Saturday. Among other things, he had co-founded a fashion brand in recent years.
Omar Hamoui, founder of the mobile advertising company AdMob, justified his departure from Google with personal reasons. Google bought AdMob, a service provider for advertising on mobile devices such as smartphones, for 750 million dollars last year.
Software developer Lars Rasmussen announced his departure from Google on his Facebook page. He did not say who his next employer would be. According to SDA, the technology blog TechCrunch reported that Rasmussen was moving to the online network Facebook. After working on Google Maps, he co-developed the Wave communication service at Google, a kind of combination of e-mail and short messages. The concept received much praise in advance, but proved to be too complicated for most users, so Google discontinued further development.
Omar Hamoui, founder of the mobile advertising company AdMob, justified his departure from Google with personal reasons. Google bought AdMob, a service provider for advertising on mobile devices such as smartphones, for 750 million dollars last year.
Software developer Lars Rasmussen announced his departure from Google on his Facebook page. He did not say who his next employer would be. According to SDA, the technology blog TechCrunch reported that Rasmussen was moving to the online network Facebook. After working on Google Maps, he co-developed the Wave communication service at Google, a kind of combination of e-mail and short messages. The concept received much praise in advance, but proved to be too complicated for most users, so Google discontinued further development.
