Sergey Brin Launches Personal Blog
September 18, 2008
"The most outgoing Google co-founder, Sergey Brin, launched a personal
blog at too.blogspot.com. "While Google is a play on googol, too is a play
on the much smaller number - two. It also means in addition, as this blog
reflects my life outside of work," explains Sergey Brin."
"The first blog post is somber: Sergey discovered that he has a "higher
chance of developing Parkinson's in [his] lifetime than the average
person"."
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/09/sergey-brin-launches-persona...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin starts blogging at Too
September 18, 2008
"Google co-founder Sergey Brin became the first of the powerful
triumvirate that runs the Internet search giant to start a personal blog
for public consumption. He calls it Too."
"Google confirms that this is the real Brin, not a fake one, a la Steve
Jobs a.k.a. Dan Lyons. And that much is apparent from the very first post,
which explains the blog's name: "Welcome to my personal blog. While Google
is a play on googol, too is a play on the much smaller number -- two. It
also means 'in addition,' as this blog reflects my life outside of work.""
"In his second post, he struck a more serious note. Through 23andMe, the
genetics testing start-up co-founded by his pregnant wife, Anne Wojcicki,
he learned that he is more likely than the average person to develop
Parkinson's Disease. (In fact, his interest in Parkinson's introduced him
to Wojcicki.)"
"The blog post is named after the gene, LRRK2, that carries a mutation
called G2019S. Brin's mother and her aunt have Parkinson's, and his family
is devoting quite a bit of energy and money to research into the disease.
Knowing that he is at risk will help him take steps that could mitigate
that risk, such as exercising, which may protect against Parkinson's, Brin
said."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/09/google-co-found.html

Google co-founder starts personal blogDarren Waters
September 18, 2008
"Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, has said he will help the fight
against Parkinson's."
"Writing in a newly-formed personal blog, called Too., he announces that a
genetic test has shown he has a mutation of gene LRRK2 called G2019S,
which means he "has a markedly higher chance of developing Parkinson's...
than the average person"."
"Brin's mother has Parkinson's but it is not a hereditary disease."
"The test was carried out by a firm called 23andMe, the co-founder of
which, Anne Wojcicki, is Brin's wife."
"Google invested in the firm last year."
"Scientists battling Parkinson's and families whose loved ones have the
condition will no doubt be glad to hear that one of the world's richest
and resourceful men has vowed to fight it."
"Brin's public disclosure of his genetic test is also interesting. Brin is
a very private man but in writing a blog he has exposed his private life
in a way we have not seen before."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/09/google_cofounder_starts...

Now Blogging: Google Cofounder Sergey Brin
September 18, 2008
"Sergey Brin becomes the first of Google's three major executives to begin
blogging. Spotted via TechCrunch, his blog at too.blogspot.com covers
today his personal experience of being at risk for Parkinson's Disease. In
his first post, he explains the name of his blog:"
"Welcome to my personal blog. While Google is a play on googol, too is a
play on the much smaller number - two. It also means "in addition", as
this blog reflects my life outside of work."
"So far, neither Brin, his fellow Google cofounder Larry Page or Google
CEO Eric Schmidt blog regularly on business issues, though its something
Google would love to see."
"Postscript: You can comment on the blog, by the way, but so far if anyone
has tried, they are held in moderation. There's also a very nice reality
check message that comes up if you try to post:"
"While I would like to receive and post many insightful comments,
realistically I am unlikely to be able to read through all of them and may
accept very few or none at all. Thank you for your understanding."
"Postscript 2: Gary Price of ResourceShelf tells me that Brin and his
parents have donated $1.5 million to endow a professor's chair at the
University of Maryland, to help with research into Parkinson's."
http://searchengineland.com/080918-175613.php

Sergey Brin starts blog, tells of Parkinson's risk
September 18, 2008
"Google co-founder Sergey Brin launched his personal blog on Thursday with
some sobering news: he carries a particular genetic mutation that means
he's much more likely than average to get Parkinson's disease."
"The inaugural post on Brin's blog, too.blogspot.com, is titled "LRRK2"
after the gene that he found carries a mutation called G2019S, which,
"while rare even among people with the disease, accounts, in some ethnic
groups, for a substantial proportion of familial Parkinson's," Brin said
in the blog post."
""It is clear that I have a markedly higher chance of developing
Parkinson's in my lifetime than the average person. In fact, it is
somewhere between 20 percent to 80 percent, depending on the study and how
you measure," Brin said."
"Brin's mother and her aunt both have Parkinson's, and recent research has
uncovered a genetic link in some cases of the disease, Brin wrote. And
through the services of start-up 23andMe, co-founded by his wife, Anne
Wojcicki, and Linda Avey, he found that he carries the same mutation. The
research is still early, though, he said. And he had an optimistic take on
the news."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10045958-93.html

Googler Gets Personal
September 19, 2008
"In a post on his brand new blog, Google co-founder Sergey Brin shared
some personal news: he is predisposed to Parkinson's disease."
"The blog lives at Too.blogspot.com (Powered by Google's Blogger blogging
service, of course). Brin chose the name, he writes, as a play on the word
"two" and because it means "in addition". The blog aims to reflect his
life outside of work."
http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/09/19/googler-gets-personal/

Google co-founder's shock announcement
September 19, 2008
"Google co-founder Sergey Brin has used his blog to promote his wife's
genetic testing company by announcing that he is predisposed to developing
Parkinson's disease, although Australian experts have warned that genetic
tests sold directly to the consumer are a waste of money."
"Brin, whose mother suffers from the disease, said he had a 20 per cent to
80 per cent higher chance of developing Parkinson's in his lifetime than
the average person."
"Genetic testing by his wife's company, 23andMe, discovered Brin and his
mother had the G2019S mutation of the LRRK2 gene, which Brin said
scientists had found was present in "a substantial proportion of familial
Parkinson's"."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/google-founders-shock-announcement...

Sergey Brin's blog:

too
http://too.blogspot.com/