Google’s geek cred, which has long been established, is about to get another shot in the arm. Neil Gaiman, author of the Sandman graphic novels and a host of other writings, has revealed his son is about to join the ranks of a company that was recently voted the best place to work at.

Over at his blog, Matt Cutts can hardly contain his geek excitement and rightfully so when you consider the pedigree young Gaiman will bring to Google. From the bragging rights perspective alone, Gaiman’s hiring should be seen as a bonus for Google, although the search engine has never lacked a significant buzz factor.

Gaiman’s hiring can only increase Google’s already strong social media buzz (consider how many fans of the Gaiman genre are bloggers and will undoubtedly comment about this move), while further endearing the search engine to geek crowd.

Posted on Thursday, January 11th, 2007 at 12:00 pm. Permalink