AdMob

Mobile advertising firm AdMob is opening the doors today at its new NYC office dubbed AdMob East. It looks like the new office will start with two sales directors: Adam Schneider and Robyn Borok.

The new office location is a smart move as the big boys in advertising are here along with the world's largest creative agencies. Should make schmoozing easier.

AdMob claims to have has served over 15 Billion ads in its two-year existence, including over 2 Billion in December 2007 alone. For those of you looking for a job in the mobile ad space, their office is located on the 39th Floor of 245 Park Avenue.

Duncan at Techcrunch has the lead on a Googler moving to AdMob. Kevin Scott was a former engineering manager at Google and holds the position of Vice President of Engineering at AdMob.

From the TC story: Omar Hamoui, Founder and CEO of AdMob told TechCrunch that they are thrilled to have someone with Scott’s experience join their startup. “Kevin brings unparalleled experience building ad servers that maximize targeting and quality. Adding Kevin validates and empowers AdMob’s approach and leadership on the challenges of targeting and optimization for the mobile environment.”

As we see more Google/Yahoo/Microsoft employees heading for startups, it wouldn't surprise me to see trade secret claims popping up over time. This was a major issue in my past roles and if trade secret clauses are not in the employment contracts at the big co's, they soon will be. In any event, congrats to Kevin.