It's a great recruiting shortcut -- in the Malcolm Gladwell "Blink" kind of way. And, it's a great way to snap up talent, bring it in house, see if it (the peop

It's a great recruiting shortcut -- in the Malcolm Gladwell "Blink" kind of way. And, it's a great way to snap up talent, bring it in house, see if it (the people) sticks, if not let 'em go. It's basically a real option acquired for pocket change. And that's a good thing (for Google).