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    Google Chief Says No to Obama Tech Czar Post

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    Eric Schmidt is content providing advice to the president-elect on technology issues, but has ruled out serving in the new administration. "I love working at Google," he says.

     

    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Friday he would not serve as technology czar in Barack Obama's administration if he was asked.

     

    "I love working at Google and I'm very happy to stay at Google, so the answer is no," Schmidt said in response to a question from CNBC host Jim Cramer in an appearance on his television show.

     

    Schmidt, who was one of the president-elect's most high-profile supporters, was in Chicago Friday as part of Obama's 17-person economic transition economic advisory board. The group met to discuss how to deal with the ongoing financial crisis.

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    Schmidt said he detected a sense of urgency in Obama, who he expects to "listen carefully" and act. The meeting was one of "great seriousness," he said.

     

    Schmidt favors a new stimulus package that is more carefully focused than the previous effort. He said the first stimulus plan was "a bad decision on their part. A much better decision is to give out money that solves some other problem, like infrastructure."

     

    He also said Obama shares his belief that green technology can help to revitalize the economy. Laid-off autoworkers in Michigan could be put back to work building batteries for use in hybrid vehicles, Schmidt offered.

     

    Google has been active in investing in green technology companies, and Schmidt has expressed a deep personal interest in the area.

     

    When asked about the current state of advertising, Schmidt acknowledged that times were tough. Google is the dominant player in Internet search advertising.

     

    "Advertising is one of the first things that get cut, and its almost always a mistake, because you advertise to get revenue."

     

    However, Schmidt said he expects advertising to bounce back quickly.

     

    Shares of Google closed the regular session down 8 cents at $331.14. (Reporting by Gabriel Madway; Editing by Bernard Orr)





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