Rancho Googlemonga lost :(
Kansas City? Whatever, Google.
It seems that all that silliness surrounding the Rancho Googlemonga campaign wasn't enough. Google picked Kansas City to receive its ultra-fast broadband network.
You might remember that around the same time last year, Google announced it would award a community with Internet service that would be 100 times faster than what a typical household receives today. The search engine giant was vague about the qualifications, launching a plethora of creative responses such as flash mobs, YouTube videos and one city renaming itself.
This City Hall went all out, too, launching a Rancho Googlemonga Facebook page and initiating a flash mob at Victoria Gardens. But unfortunately, Rancho Cucamonga and more than 1,000 other cities lost to Kansas City.
"We're so thrilled by the interest we've generated," blogged Google's Milo Medin. "Today is the start, not the end (of) the project. And over the coming months, we'll be talking to other interested cities about the possibility of us bringing ultra high-speed broadband to their communities."
I bet Topeka, Kan. felt stupid. The city's mayor signed a proclamation renaming the city to Google, Kan.
It seems that all that silliness surrounding the Rancho Googlemonga campaign wasn't enough. Google picked Kansas City to receive its ultra-fast broadband network.
You might remember that around the same time last year, Google announced it would award a community with Internet service that would be 100 times faster than what a typical household receives today. The search engine giant was vague about the qualifications, launching a plethora of creative responses such as flash mobs, YouTube videos and one city renaming itself.
This City Hall went all out, too, launching a Rancho Googlemonga Facebook page and initiating a flash mob at Victoria Gardens. But unfortunately, Rancho Cucamonga and more than 1,000 other cities lost to Kansas City.
"We're so thrilled by the interest we've generated," blogged Google's Milo Medin. "Today is the start, not the end (of) the project. And over the coming months, we'll be talking to other interested cities about the possibility of us bringing ultra high-speed broadband to their communities."
I bet Topeka, Kan. felt stupid. The city's mayor signed a proclamation renaming the city to Google, Kan.
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