Activists, geeks, business owners, all of us are lending our voices to one common cause: Bringing Google to Kansas. Today CNN picked up the story of all of the hard work everyone has been doing to ensure we rallied around Topeka as a center spot for the super fast 1GB internet that Google will bring to the city. The Mayor of Topeka has now gotten in on the action in efforts to develop more support and says we should change the name of Topeka to Google for the month of March!
“But Bunten believes so firmly that younger residents of Kansas’ capital city will benefit from faster Internet connections that he wants Topeka — which he describes as a place of many lakes and the site of a burgeoning market for animal-food research — to change its name for a month.
In a formal proclamation Monday, Bunten announced his city will be known as “Google” — Google, Kansas.
“It’s just fun. We’re having a good time of it,” he said of the unofficial name change, which will last through the end of March. “There’s a lot of good things that are going on in our city.” . . . .
. . . . The mayor believes that faster Internet connections would inspire young people to stay in the city and would encourage business development.
Watch the video then make the request TODAY!!!
How You Can Help:
1. Submit a nomination form here.
2. Join our Facebook Group here.
3. Record a video testimonial with WIBW (dates and locations to be announced).
4. Email your City Council person or County Commissioner urging them to submit a government nomination here.
5. Tell your friends — post it, blog it, tweet it, email it, YouTube it, say it — do whatever you can to help us get the word out!
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