MSN tells us it has just hired Dr. Gary Flake as a distinguished engineer, the first such external hire for a distinguished engineer for the company. Formerly, Flake was head of Yahoo Labs. He joined Overture back in 2003 and later became part of Yahoo through its purchase of Overture. Our Gary — Gary Price — did a three part interview with Flake last year. You can find all parts referenced from the top of the last one: Behind the Scenes at Yahoo Labs, Part 3
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