Media Archive
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January 3rd
Top 10 CJOnline.com stories of 2010 – CJ Online
December 31st
Google blogging in 2010 - Google Blog
December 26th
Top local stories of 2010 – CJ Online
December 20th
Best of Ben’s People 2010: Part 1 – KTKA
December 18th
Kansas 2010: Think Big Topeka- CJ Online
December 16th
Google to announce sites in 2011- CJ Online
December 8th
Top 10 stories from 2010 – Washburn Review
December 2th
Topeka continues to go gaga over Google - Washburn Review
November 30th
Love at First Google Site – WIBW
Think Big Topeka unveils banner – KSNT
Large Google banner unveiled – CJ Online
Topeka shows Google love with downtown celebration – KTKA
November 29th
Topeka Loves Google Celebration scheduled – KTKA
November 17th
Think Big Topeka announces a “Big” guest coming – KSNT
Topeka’s Google Effort Continues Drawing Attention – WIBW TV
Group still trying to land Google – CJOnline
Think Big Topeka plans Google Celebration for the History Channel’s visit – KTKA
June. 2nd
Think big, think fast Topeka – examiner
Aug. 28th
MANA Meetings – (MANA de Topeka)
Aug. 6th
Topeka: Speeding on IT highway? – (CJOnline.com)
How Fast Will Your Internet Be In 2020? – (Newsweek)
July 27th
Best City for Your Future: Topeka, Kan. -(Kiplinger)
June 7th
Clamoring For Google – (PC Today)
May 29th
Editorial: Topeka Rising – (CJOnline.com)
May 26th
Topeka lauded for growth potential – (CJOnline.com)
Topeka awash in good vibes – (CJOnline.com)
Looking ahead 10 years at Topeka – (CJOnline.com)
May 25th
Best Cities 2010: Topeka, Kan. – (Kiplinger Personal Finance)
May 8th
Artist Sought for Two Shows – (CJOnline.com)
April 28nd
Artist Teaches Students to “Google Me” – (WIBW-TV)
Topekan starts peaceful protests- (WIBW-TV)
April 22nd
BarkaPawlooza event set- (CJOnline.com)
April 21st
Weber fired from political job- (CJOnline.com)
April 20th
Topeka still in Google spotlight- (CJOnline.com)
Topeka’s Google-rific PR Smash- (HotelInteractive.com)
April 19th
Column: Mania is the Name of the Game in Google Race- (CJOnline.com)
April 14th
U.S. Goes Wild for Google Fiber – (CBS Evening News)
April 10th
Takeover/Makeover Begins – (CJOnline)
April 9th
Cities Snag Support in Google Fiber Polls- (WIBW-TV)
Hovland: The power of Google: all of a sudden I want to visit Topeka- (St. Croix Valley Local News)
April 5th
Column: Jericho, er Lawrence, got it quite a put down- (CJOnline)
April 4th
great googley-moogley – (SevenEightFive)
Local rapper woos Google – (CJOnline)
April 3rd
Topeka planning next steps in bid to attract Google – (Wichita Eagle)
Topeka rapper releases song about Google campaign – (Washburn Review Online)
April 2nd
Rap Song Highlights Topeka’s Google Campaign – (WIBW-TV)
ThinkBigTopeka Video – (KSNT)
Brail’s ‘Google Me’ latest craze – (Splash!)
Think Big Topeka plotting next move- (KTKA)
Topekans are “Thinking Big” for the future- (KSNT)
Google gives Topeka global promotion- (Kansas City Star)
Giant search engine puffs Topeka- (Kansas City Star)
April 1st
Google Pays Tribute to Topeka, Kan.; Massachusetts Offering Free Training (govtech)
April Fools! Google Calls Itself “Topeka” Today (detroitnews.com)
April Fool! Google Calls itself “Topeka” (Omaha.com)
Google Renames Itself “Topeka” Continues Flood of April Fools Joke (Switched)
Google renamed ‘Topeka’ for April Fool’s Day – (Consumer Reports)
Value of Google gag is in Topeka’s hands – (CJOnline)
“Google” is now “Topeka”, at least for a day – (Washburn Review Online)
Ttown is Google, Google is ‘Topeka’ – (Podcast on Lawrence.com)
We’re not in Kansas anymore – (MSNBC-TV)
If you think Google really changed its name to Topeka, read on.. – (USA Today)
Facebook tipped off Google gag – (CJOnline)
Google gag tickles Topeka – (CJOnline)
Big win for Think Big Topeka – (CJOnline)
Mayor surprised by attention – (CJOnline)
Value of Google gag is in Topeka’s hands – (CJOnline)
Google puts city in spotlight – (CJOnline)
Topeka Google April Fools Joke – If in doubt, Topeka it -(The San Diego Entertainer)
Google becomes Topeka in April Fool’s hoax – (ComputerWorld)
Google-Topeka Trick Joins Historic April Fools’ Hoaxes – (National Geographic)
Google-as-Topeka tops Web’s April Fool’s gags – (CNN)
Google pulls April Fools’ prank after Kansas’s renaming stunt – (The Christian Science Monitor)
Web Gets April Fools’ Makeover of Goofy Hoaxes – (The New York Times)
Google changes Name to Topeka starting April Fool’s Day – (i4u News)
Mayor Bill Bunten Named CEO of Google – (5 Towns Jewish Times)
April Fools: Google’s best jokes – (Telegraph.co.uk)
Why Does Google Say Topeka? – (Huffington Post)
Shakespeare is April Fool Frenchman – (Montreal Gazette)
Google plays cyberspace April Fool’s joke – (Calgary Herald)
Why does Google say Topeka? – (The Christian Science Monitor)
Google becomes ‘Topeka’ for a day – (Kansas City Star)
Web search engine Google changes name to ‘Topeka’ on April Fool’s Day – (NYDailyNews.com)
March 31st
Big time support for Google RoadRunners -(Washburn Review Online)
March 30th
Google, Kansas Day promotes, informs WU -(Washburn Review Online)
March 28th
Ben’s People: Think Big Topeka – (KTKA-TV)
March 26th
Next step for Google in Topeka – (KTKA-TV)
RoadRunner fans go gaga over Google – (KSNT-TV)
Despite Deadline, Still Need Work – (WIBW-TV)
County Applies to Google – (CJOnline)
More than 600 communities vying for Google network- (KSNT)
March 25th
Google-Themed Game for RoadRunners – (WIBW-TV)
RoadRunner fans go gaga over Google- (KSNT)
Crowd shows support for Google -(CJOnline)
Team’s Google Night Sells Out -(CJOnline)
March 23rd
Google RoadRunners – (WIBW-TV)
13 News at 4 – (WIBW-TV)
Google Day brings the Google Fiber effort to Washburn- (KTKA)
March 21st
Googlethon – (WIBW-TV)
Google would Cast Wide Net – (CJOnline)
March 19th
Human Google Canceled -(CJOnline)
Topeka Loves Google / Think Big Topeka Project (Gigapan)
Baltimore’s Google Fiber Fight Could Boost Jobs (Baltimore Business Journal)
March 17th
Google St. Patrick’s Day Parade – (KTKA-TV)
Google St. Patrick’s Day Parade – (KSNT-TV)
March 11th
ThinkBigTopeka – Human Google interview – (580AM Radio with Jim Dolbins and Roy Baum)
HRC Votes To Support Google Fiber Experiment – (WIBW.com)
Cities Go Gaga for Google Fiber With Glowsticks! Flashmobs! TwisteeCities Go Gaga for Google Fiber With Glowsticks! Flashmobs! Twistee Treats! An Icy Lake Jump! Treats! An Icy Lake Jump! – (Fast Company)
Poster to Help Google Effort – (CJOnline)
Survey: Google Worth Investment – (CJOnline)
March 10th
Topeka Public Schools supports the Google Fiber project – (Topeka Public Schools)
Dynamic Computer Solutions – Google Nominations – (Radio spots donated by Dynamic Computer Solutions)
Topeka, Kansas, vies for Google’s affections – (France24)
Topeka Collegiate becomes Google Collegiate – (YouTube)
Topeka has a need for speed – (Washburn Review)
Topeka City Council Supports Google Campaign – (WIBW-TV)
Topeka: US city ‘renamed Google’ in bid for super fast broadband network – (Telegraph.co.uk)
March 9th
‘Human Google Project’ planned – (CJOnline)
Postal service joins Google crush – (CJOnline)
March 6th
Cities going gaga over Google – (CJOnline)
Good Day Sacramento – (CBS 13 TV)
March 5th
Roadrunners Get In On Google Campaign – (WIBW TV)
Cities vie for Google’s favor – (CivSource)
March 4th
Topeka’s Gift – (Gizmo Pictures)
Google to transform Internet experience – (Washburn Review)
Google movement growing – (CJOnline)
County Matches Google Gesture -(CJOnline)
Welcome to Google Kansas (Metafilter)
Behind the Google Hype- (KSNT)
March 3rd
Google Topeka Music Video – (YouTube)
How Topeka Became Google, Kansas: The Mayor Speaks -(Mashable)
Gaga for Google Broadband – (Business Week)
Will Google Be Enticed To Think Big Topeka? – (AppScout)
Names Changed to Court Google -(CJOnline)
Topeka, Kansas is Now Google, Kansas (Blogoscoped)
Topeka restaurant changes name in support of Google Fiber Experiment- (KTKA)
March 2nd
Honolulu Needs to Meet the Google Challenge (HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
List of Cities Vying for Google’s Gigabite Projec (zettaphile.com)
Google’s Topeka: ‘Why I’m an April Fool’ (Boalt Blog)
Google move draws attention – (CJOnline)
Topeka changes name to Google, KS; pushes for fiber – (Neowin)
Think Big Topeka Google Invitation in the Shower – (YouTube)
“Google” Name Change Gets Global Attention – (WIBW TV)
Welcome To Google, Kansas, USA, “The Home Of The Grovellers” – (Barron’s)
Google, Kansas: Topeka Mayor Renames City In Bid To Win Google Broadband – (Huffington Post)
Topeka: That’s Google, Kansas To You – (PC World)
Topeka unofficially rechristens itself ‘Google’ – (cnet News)
Topeka renames itself ‘Google, Kan.’ to campaign for fiber-optic network – (Los Angeles Times)
Google Broadband: Topeka Renames Itself Google, Kansas to Attract Fiber Experiment – (StopTheCap.com)
Topeka — Now Known as Google, Kansas – (Wall Street Journal)
Topeka ‘renames’ itself ‘Google, Kansas’ – (CNN)
Kansas Capital Adopts “Google” Name – (WebProNews)
Topeka renames itself … Google, Kansas? - (NetworkWorld)
Toto, I don’t think we’re in Topeka any more – (TGDaily)
Multi-holographic Church Campuses in Topeka Might Be in Near Future Thanks to Google (Vertical Resonator)
Topeka Unofficially Renamed Google Kan (WBBM News Radio 780)
What’s the Capital of Kansas? Google (Govtech)
Topeka Renames Itself Google in an Effort to Lure Tech Company’s Fiber Optic Plan (LJWorld)
Topeka (Sorta) Changes It’s Name to Google , in Blatent Suck Up for Fiber (TechDirt)
City Takes Role in Google Effort (CJOnline)
Topeka Now Google Kansas, No It Really Is (Jbrickman)
Topeka Unofficially Renamed Google (CBS New-Us)
March 1st
Topeka, Kansas Changes Name – (gizmodo)
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. – (TechCrunch)
Topeka to be “Google, Kansas” – (CJOnline)
Topeka vies to be Google test site – (The Wichita Eagle)
Topeka Throws Hat in Ring for Google Ultrafast Internet (The DNS Zone)
Topeka Leads Googles Ultrafast Internet (Fox News)
Feb. 28th
Topeka aims to become Google Internet test site – (Kansas City Star)
Topeka Aims to Become Google Internet Test Site - (The New York Times)
Feb. 27th
Editorial: Following dreams – (CJOnline)
Feb. 26th
Council unites behind Google effort – (CJOnline)
Feb. 25th
Google Fiber Flash MOB- (KSNT)
Commissioners back Google effort – (CJOnline)
Podcast (MPEG Layer 3 Audio Raubin and Megan)
Shawnee County Commission/Google Fiber (MPEG Layer 3 Audio Raubin and Megan)
Big Thinkers ‘flash’ for Topeka – (CJOnline)
Hundreds turn out for ‘visions’ – (CJOnline)
Feb. 24th
Something Big is Happening in Topeka – (CJOnline)
Podcast (MPEG Layer 3 Audio Raubin and Megan)
Podcast (MPEG Layer 3 Audio Raubin and Megan)
Feb. 23rd
Google’s experimental fiber network to Topeka? – (KSNT-TV)
City takes role in Google effort – (CJOnline)
Why not Topeka? – (CJOnline)
Podcast (MPEG Layer 3 Audio Raubin and Megan)
Feb. 22nd
Group Looks To Help Topeka Win World’s Fastest Internet – (WIBW-TV)
Feb. 21st
Google plan sparks area interest – (CJOnline)
Feb. 19th
Help Bring Google’s Fiber Experiment to Topeka – (Transform Topeka)
Feb. 16th
Google’s Fiber (Topeka TweetUp)
