The founder of 4chan, Christopher 'moot' Poole, has been hired by Google.
In a brief blog post, Poole described the move as "a new chapter" for him, and praised Google's "intelligence, passion and enthusiasm".
Moot's statement focused on his experience "building online communities", which hints at his future role within Google rebuilding the remains of its Google+ social network experiment. "When meeting with current and former Googlers, I continually find myself drawn to their intelligence, passion, and enthusiasm," he wrote. "I’m also impressed by Google’s commitment to enabling these same talented people to tackle some of the world’s most interesting and important problems."
"I can’t wait to contribute my own experience from a dozen years of building online communities, and to begin the next chapter of my career at such an incredible company."
Poole is best known for his work on controversial website 4chan, which founded in 2003 and sold in late 2015 after stepping down from leading the site in January of that year.
Although he hasn't confirmed what his new role will involve, Poole's appointment was quickly announced by Bradley Horowitz, head of Google+ -- leading to some speculation that he'll be joining the Google+ team. "You might have seen this post from Chris Poole. I'm thrilled he's joining our team here at Google. Welcome Chris!" Horowitz wrote on his own Google+ page.
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
