Special Alert: Larry Page to be Google CEO in big management shakeup

	Google's goals this year are all mobile, CEO says | Who is doing a better job, Jobs or Schmidt?
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	Larry Page to be Google CEO in big management shakeup Google co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO starting April 4. Current CEO Eric Schmidt, who has led the company for nearly a decade, will remain at Google but in the new role of executive chairman. Co-founder Sergey Brin will also take on a new role, but the incredibly successful triumvirate will all stay at Google. Read More In this Issue Google's goals this year are all mobile, CEO says Who is doing a better job, Jobs or Schmidt? With thick skin, Google CIO finds job rewarding Google's goals this year are all mobile, CEO says All of Google's strategic initiatives this year are about mobile, the company's CEO, Eric Schmidt, wrote in a guest article for the Harvard Business Review titled "Preparing for the Big Mobile Revolution." Read More Who is doing a better job, Jobs or Schmidt? Apple and Google are two of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley, but who is doing a better job of positioning their company for the future, Apple's Steve Jobs or Google's Eric Schmidt? Yoni Heisler argues for Jobs, and Joe Brockmeier takes Schmidt's side. Read the debate and join in. Read More With thick skin, Google CIO finds job rewarding When Ben Fried left his post as IT managing director at Morgan Stanley and took over as Google's CIO in May 2008, he knew what he was getting into: supporting a user base full of technology experts and computer industry stars, like co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO Eric Schmidt and Vice President Vint Cerf. In a recent interview with IDG News Service, Fried spoke candidly about his job and shared tips and advice for fellow CIOs, including the urgent need for tablet device strategies. Read More
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