Google has hired Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf

Google Inc. said Thursday it has named Vinton Cerf as chief Internet evangelist. Cerf will help Google to build network infrastructure, architectures, systems and standards to support next-generation internet applications. Google's chief executive Dr. Eric Schmidt said, "Vinton Cerf is clearly one of the great technology leaders of our time. His vision for technology helped create entire industries that have transformed many parts of our lives."