[nycbug-talk] Fwd: 111 8th Acquired by Google

[Justin Dearing]

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Chris Snyder <chsnyder at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Justin Dearing <zippy1981 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Maybe their afraid of opening up a data center in the flyover states
> because
> > they feel the top talent from those areas all got to seaboard tech hubs
> > ASAP.
> >
>
> Maybe "free loft apartment with Hudson River View" is a nice incentive
> for talent you are trying to lure away from other companies.
>
>
Different sides of the same coin. Companies like google make working in tech
hubs (Lower CA, NY, Boston, etc) attractive by offering attractive campuses
and great fringe benefits. Young talented ambitious CS grads flock to these
places because thats where they can get the best perks.

Justin
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