{"id":426419,"date":"2010-03-12T14:50:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T18:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.disinfo.com\/?p=24653"},"modified":"2010-03-12T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T18:50:58","slug":"city-of-topeka-renamed-%e2%80%98google-kansas%e2%80%99-for-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/426419","title":{"rendered":"City Of Topeka Renamed \u2018Google, Kansas\u2019 For March"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lame joke? Apt metaphor? Sign of the apocalypse? Future trend? In an effort to gain Google<\/a>\u2019s favor in the hopes of winning a high-speed internet<\/a> sweepstakes, Kansas\u2019s capital city has temporarily renamed itself after the company. CNN<\/a><\/a> reports:<\/p>\n

\n

In a formal proclamation Monday, Bunten announced his city will be known as \u201cGoogle<\/a>\u201d \u2014 Google<\/a>, Kansas.<\/p>\n

The unusual move comes as several U.S. cities elbow for a spot in Google<\/a>\u2019s new \u201cFiber for Communities\u201d program. The Web giant is going to install new Internet<\/a> connections in unannounced locations, giving those communities Internet<\/a> speeds 100 times faster than those elsewhere, with data transfer rates faster than 1 gigabit per second.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\n

Possibly Related Posts:<\/h3>\n