AdSense the product and technology (content targetting) predates the acquisition, which is why the press release is titled, "New Technologies and Engineering Te

AdSense the product and technology (content targetting) predates the acquisition, which is why the press release is titled, "New Technologies and Engineering Team Complement Google's Content Targeted Advertising Programs". AdSense the trademark may have come from AS, but that's not very relevant. I'm guessing that the "intern" that you are referring to is Salar: http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html#salar http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html#salar He was maybe the 10th employee of Google.