Let’s say I’m a Stanford Computer Science student with one class slot left to fill. Do I take Search Master Battelle’s class? Or Google VP and Larry Page ex-lady Marissa Mayer’s? Decisions, decisions. As Dad always said: when in doubt, choose the blonde.
Not that she doesn’t have the creds, she does. Google’s vice president in charge of search products and user experience, Mayer holds a BS in Symbolic Systems (whatever that means, *giggle *) and an MS in Computer Science.
For the media recently, Mayer has been the easy-on-the-eyes next best thing (or better) alternative to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. She’s knows all about the inner workings of the El Goog’s World Domination Machine without the clumsy photo-presence.
In Valleywag.com’s (which launched today) words, “Google’s corporate communications department has been putting forward Marissa Mayer as an appealing alternative to the company’s overexposed founders.”
Mayer’s been featured in Newsweek, Red Herring, Business Week, Fortune, and Fast Company with monikers given her like “Secret Weapon and “Woman to Watch.”
US Weekly was quick to make much ado of Page’s and Mayer’s “secret affair” in typical Bennifer style. Unfortunately for the gossip rags, the “Larissa” (Parissa? Mararry?) star relationship was sent to the Google Sandbox.
So what’s her main job besides looking prettier than Eric Schmidt?
Fast Company says:
“She’s also Google’s high priestess of simplicity, defending the home page against all who would clutter it up. I’m the gatekeeper,’ she says cheerfully. I have to say no to a lot of people.'”
I bet she does.
And Business Week says:
“Marissa Mayer helps the search giant out-think its rivals.”
What’s the point of this article you ask? How many times have you seen the words “Google” and “pretty” together? Plus she reminds of an abstract algebra co-ed I dated in college that liked to use 4th dimension proofs to show I really was thinking about something when she asked. Smartaleck.
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