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Twitter's New Director Of Search Hails From Yahoo, Inktomi (Via A Wine Search Engine)
PaidContent Aug 13 09
Twitter’s search engine is arguably its most important asset, and the microblogging site has quietly brought in a Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Inktomi veteran to run it. Twitter hasn’t formally announced the news—and oddly, it hasn’t even been Tweeted about—but on his LinkedIn profile, Doug Cook says he’s been Twitter’s director of search since July. A Twitter spokeswoman confirms that Cook has joined the company, adding that his position is new. Daniel Tunkelang reports that Cook takes over responsibility for the search engine from Twitter Chief Scientist Abdur Chowdhury. Full story...
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