Yes and no. Matt oversaw search spam efforts and was an engineer. I won't be doing that. And I'm definitely not an engineer. Matt was also a lead on webmaster relation issues. That's not going to be my focus. There are good people who have already been doing that. Matt did often address broader search issues, and the role will encompass that. It also will be taking in feedback from the public and sources and seeing what can be done to promote change. I'll have more to share after I get through a few weeks of settling in.
WalterGR|8 years ago
Can you suggest some?
I'm still trying to resolve a years-old issue that Matt Cutts gave me incorrect information about. You can read our back-and-forth (before he stops responding) here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5418864