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Mar 02, 2010

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anonymous

Looks like they are on the ball. I'm just curious, why hasn't Winston-Salem shown interest in Google?

Ross Myers

Thanks Ed for the link to the pdf. I turned it into an embeddable docstoc version..link..for those with slow internet connections who don't want to wait for the download :)

Yarddawg

Check out what Topeka, Kansas just did. The town has been renamed Google, Kansas. Temporarily at least. From CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/02/google.kansas.topeka/index.html?hpt=C1

sean coon

topeka must be a corny place to live.

Jim Caserta

Someone pointed that out in another thread. I don't think it will help them at all.

Yarddawg

Yea Sean, Topeka is an amaizeing place.

Andrew Brod

Of course Topeka won't get Google because of this temporary name change. But it does show that they're having a little fun with this. Are we having any fun with it yet?

triadwatch

did you see this time warner and the mayor of greensboro team up in business journal TWANDMAYORKNIGHT

kind of interesting during all of this talk of google and i am sure time warner will have plenty to say in regards to any competition to cities like greensboro

RecycleBill

Triadwatch, In other words: We'll not be seeing Google or anyone else bringing high speed fiber to Greensboro anytime soon.

Why is it Greensboro always chases pie in the sky ideas but never fails to forget the reasons companies pick the cities they pick?

Jim Caserta

Even if you are not the 'perfect' or 'best' candidate for a job, you need to prepare and interview for the job with the mindset that you are going to be the best person for it. Other cities will do their thing to try to get Google and the Triad cities should focus on what they bring, not dwell on any possible deficiency.

Ed Cone

We do our best, learn from the effort, and build on what we've done.

And Billy gets to say "I told you so" for doubting a project everyone knows is a long shot. Everyone wins.

The point of Topeka's stunt is that they're showing official enthusiasm. Of course it won't win the game, but it shows interest in a healthy way.

Ryan Shell

Ed, very happy to see you say "We do our best, learn from the effort, and build on what we've done." That is a key part of this experience for all involved.

Ryan

Billy Jones

Jim wrote: " Other cities will do their thing to try to get Google and the Triad cities should focus on what they bring,"

Exactly Jim, and the question I've been asking all along is: What has Greensboro got to offer that 100 other cities can't match?

And to date NONE of you have been able to answer that question but if you can answer that question then GReensboro will get Google and any other company they want.

Fools, the lot of you.

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