Kill zombies, get a job with Google

Finally, a chance to put all that zombie-killing know how to practical use as Google's annual programmer hackathon turned into an undead whack-a-thon...

"The problem: Zombies are popping out of a graveyard. The challenge: Smash as many as possible.

It might sound like any mindless carnival game, but the stakes on Friday were high. The best zombie-smasher could be in the running to win $10,000—and perhaps a job at Google Inc."

Read the Wall Street Journal's full story here.