The announcement that Google Cofounder Larry Page will become the company’s CEO is a very big deal — and not just for Google. With Mark Zuckerberg firmly ensconced in the top spot at Facebook, and Page set to take the reins at Google in April, the two most influential companies in the tech industry will be headed by CEOs who launched their careers on products that were designed specifically to take advantage of the power of the World Wide Web. In starting Facebook and Google, Zuckerberg and Page proved that they understood the Web’s potential for changing the world.
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Posted by: Sidney Hill January 26, 2011 07:00 AMThe announcement that Google Cofounder Larry Page will become the company’s CEO is a very big deal — and not just for Google. With Mark Zuckerberg firmly ensconced in the top spot at Facebook, and Page set to take the reins at Google in April, the two most influential companies in the tech industry will be headed by CEOs who launched their careers on products that were designed specifically to take advantage of the power of the World Wide Web. In starting Facebook and Google, Zuckerberg and Page proved that they understood the Web’s potential for changing the world.