Google’s long ailing social network, Google+ is about to get a little help from the guy who built one of the most infamous online communities.
Chris Poole, the founder of 4chan, a service perhaps best known for some of its users hacking celebrity nude photos, is joining Google’s Photos and Streams team, the division that now oversees Google+ and other social products.
Bradley Horowitz, the Google VP in charge of Photos and Streams, confirmed Poole’s position on the team.
The high-profile hire comes at a time when Google is shifting away from its failed efforts to build a Facebook killer and looking instead to create a social network focused around targeted interests and communities — ranging from street photography to food blogging. Read more…
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