Google’s “Moog doodle” – an interactive, synthesizer-based, playable logo – is on the search engine giant’s homepage today, honoring the late Asheville inventor Bob Moog on what would’ve been his 78th birthday.
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The Beat: Save the (blooming) trees?
A look at what’s been making headlines.
Google this: Kansas City gets first Google super-speed Internet, not contenders like Asheville
Google announced today, March 30, that Kansas City will be the first city to receive its experimental high-speed internet network. The city outbid Asheville and over 1,000 other communities across the country to win the service.
Fiber fight: competition heats up in unofficial poll for Google network
Cities across the country are competing in an unofficial online poll for the title of “Most Deserving City” for Google’s proposed super-fast fiber-optic network, and two heavy-hitters have quickly emerged: Asheville and Greenville, S.C. Right now, Greenville is ahead.
Gordon Smith convenes group to promote citizen support for Google high-speed initiative
About 30 people assembled at the Dripolator on Thursday evening, March 4, to discuss ways to encourage citizen involvement to convince Google to pick Asheville as the town where it will build a high-speed fiber-optic network that brings super Internet connectivity to homes and businesses at speeds of 100 times that of DSL and other typical services presently available.
City, Asheville Chamber talk about economic situation, new initiatives
Better health care, getting Google and taking tourism to “the viral world” were all topics of discussion at a meeting today between the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and city officials.
Getting Google with grassroots involvement
Google on Wednesday announced that it planning to test blazing-fast broadband networks in trial locations around the country, and has invited residents and local governments to express their interest. In an effort to boost Asheville’s chances at becoming a test location, the Mountain Xpress has set up a place to help the grassroots get organized.
Google puts Asheville on the Street View map
Google Inc.‘s effort to put 360-degree, street-level views of Asheville on the Web appears to be complete. The views of the city now appear on Google Street View, the California company’s effort to provide computer users with up-close views of city streets and neighborhoods. On the virtual road: Panoramic street-level views of Asheville are now […]
Google puts Asheville on the map
Google Inc.‘s effort to put 360-degree, street-level views of Asheville on the Web appears to be complete.
