Google hires 200 Ireland staff to boost location tools

Google is all set to hire 200 employees for Google Dublin office, as the search giant looks to expand its location services.


The move will see the creation of a new operations centre in the Republic of Ireland’s capital, where new the employees will work on the group’s location-based products such as Google Local and Google Maps.
The centre could lead a challenge to Facebook Places, as Google pieces together some sort of social network.
Google Dublin office is the Google’s headquarters for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), opening the branch back in 2003.
There are over 2000 employees working in Google office in Dublin, which was voted as ‘best company to work for’ in 2006, 2007 and 2009.
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