Make A Video!

March 1, 2010 in Google Fiber Organizing | No comments

My wife sends along this:

We need to make some videos. They mentioned SEVERAL times that you’d get extra credit for using YouTube. Do a search on YouTube and you will find several. Including Kirksville, MO (these guys want it BAD)

Ignore the boring talking heads clips. Get the KIDS involved.
Teenagers…have a choir sing a song about how much we want Google Fiber… moms… mom & pop businesses…

We can also find creative ways to show the terrain (since that is obviously a big deal to them)

Get creative. We have the editing and compositing software at Riverfront Technology to edit video. But we don’t have a decent digital camera. If you have a good idea and want to shoot it yourself go for it. If you have a camera we can borrow, drop us a line.

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What The Heck is Google Fiber?

February 25, 2010 in Google Fiber Organizing | 1 comment

Here is the quick and dirty version of what the Google Fiber for Communities initiative is all about.

WHAT IS IT?

  • Google is seeking requests for information (RFI) from cities interested in having Google build a fiber-optic Internet network in their municipality. This service would be fiber-to-the-premises offering Internet access speeds hundreds of times faster than current offerings.
  • This will be an open network. It will be available for other providers to use, resell and so forth. Google is not seeking to supplant current service providers.
  • This is seen as an initiative by Google to demonstrate to the Federal Communications Commission and other Internet service providers (ISP’s) that Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) services can be done efficiently.
  • This should also serve as a test bed for technologies for delivering and installing FTTP service and for applications that will utilize the service. In the words of Google, the applications for a 1 gigabit-per-second network have not been invented yet, because none exists.
  • This initial application round is simply a request to be included for consideration. There is no obligation from either the requesting communities or Google. Google will narrow down their choices to finalists or to a short list, “this year.” There is no date set yet for a decision.
  • Application deadline for RFI forms is March 26.

WHY SHOULD CLINTON SUPPORT THIS?

  • This is a huge economic development opportunity. In The Econimist this week was an article about Bristol, VA, a town where the coal mining industry had pulled out and left few prospect behind for the future. Bristol partnered with a local utility to install a fiber optic networks in their county. Growth has returned.
  • Clinton is already in growth mode and actively trying to attract a number of large businesses to locate here. This would be a massive competitive advantage. Even being shortlisted would be a public relations coup.

You can help by going to the official Google application listed in the sidebar and voicing your ideas why Clinton should be selected.

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KROS This Morning

February 25, 2010 in Google Fiber Organizing | 2 comments

We’ll be on KROS this morning at 8:15. We’ll post a link when the audio is available for download.

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Is This Thing On?

February 24, 2010 in Google Fiber Organizing | No comments

Hang on a few hours while we get the layout and links sorted. In the meantime if you want the complete information on the Google Fiber project you can download the PDF file from the blogroll link to the left.

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