Rumor is that Google could be announcing that they are opening up an office in Research Triangle Park, NC.
If it is true, this would allow Google to tap into RTP's high concentration of engineering talent. My guess is that they will probably announce an acquisition here rather than start building their team from scratch.
More to follow.
From N&0 (http://www.newsobserver.com/666/story/370923.html):
"Brokers for Google are scouting spaces smaller than 5,000 square feet that would be available early next year. But it's not clear what the space would be used for."
5000 sqft is tiny for any meaningful presence unless they want to use it for their portable data center as Cringely points out (http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051117.html).
RTP does provide a good destination for their Internet Peering Point connecting to backbone.
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