What I’m doing next
Last Friday was my final day consulting with Wells Fargo. In two weeks, I’ll be starting a new gig with Google.
Specifically, I’ll be responsible for the product marketing of YouTube and Google TV Ads, and I’ll be situated at the YouTube campus in San Bruno.
I’m terrifically excited about the opportunity, which is pretty close to my ideal position. I’ll miss working in the City, but I’m also beyond relieved not to have to commute to the South Bay daily. The actual start date may be affected by the imminent appearance a new baby in the house.
Thanks to everyone who’s sent their warm wishes. Job hunting in 2009 was hard.
February 5th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Can you give men elevator-pitch shorthand of what exactly Google TV Ads are? Are they ads that run on TV, but purchased and created via something like Google’s AdWords auction system? Are they TV-style ads that run in Web video, or embedded on other Websites? I’ve heard about the initiative but have never really been able to get my head around it.
February 5th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Your first guess is correct — it’s a method to buy ad time on television (Dish Network and 90-something cable channels) via auction. Upload your video, bid on a timeslot, and BANG.
http://google.com/tvads