Google Hires Corporate-Communications Chief

Google has hired Jill Hazelbaker, the former communications head for John McCain's presidential campaign, to run corporate communications for the company. Hazelbaker, who recently worked for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's re-election campaign, is replacing Google spokesman Matt Furman, who joined the search giant a few years ago. She will report to Rachel Whetstone, Google's vice president for public policy and communications, who herself joined Google in 2005 after a career advising senior politicians in Europe.