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Title: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: MachFly on April 01, 2010, 10:28:33 PM: Google actually changed it's name :O

(http://www.google.com/logos/topeka-hp.gif)

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Early last month the mayor of Topeka, Kansas stunned the world by announcing that his city was changing its name to Google. We’ve been wondering ever since how best to honor that moving gesture. Today we are pleased to announce that as of 1AM (Central Daylight Time) April 1st, Google has officially changed our name to Topeka.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html)
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Flipperk on April 01, 2010, 10:34:08 PM: Quote from: MachFly on April 01, 2010, 10:28:33 PM
Google actually changed it's name :O

(http://www.google.com/logos/topeka-hp.gif)

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/different-kind-of-company-name.html)

*Cough* april fools
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: MachFly on April 01, 2010, 10:36:42 PM: Quote from: Flipperk on April 01, 2010, 10:34:08 PM

*Cough* april fools

:headscratch: maybe...

but would they actually write that article just to make a joke?

P.S. I just noticed it was April 1st :bolt:
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Jayhawk on April 01, 2010, 10:37:01 PM: Just a little fun, gets Topeka a lot of publicity, not that there is much to see in Topeka. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: ABDCWOT on April 01, 2010, 11:00:22 PM: We're not in Kansas anymore......uh, are we?
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Halo on April 01, 2010, 11:03:11 PM: Something about Google going to test some high speed stuff somewhere, and Topeka changing its name to Google for awhile, so now Google reciprocates on April Fool's Day. Lots of charming commercial publicity.
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Jayhawk on April 01, 2010, 11:14:29 PM: Quote from: Halo on April 01, 2010, 11:03:11 PM
Something about Google going to test some high speed stuff somewhere, and Topeka changing its name to Google for awhile, so now Google reciprocates on April Fool's Day. Lots of charming commercial publicity.

Pretty much, communities all over the country are trying to earn a spot as testers of Googles new ultra-high speed fiber networks. Speeds up to 1 gigabyte per second. Topeka changed it's name to 'Google, Kansas' for the month of March and Google returned to favor today. It's publicity for both sides, but I don't really see anything negative about it.
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: trax1 on April 01, 2010, 11:19:35 PM: I hope Google ends up putting it's high speed service everywhere soon, that would be great to get 1 gig per sec, just hope that the price will be reasonable.
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: texasmom on April 01, 2010, 11:50:28 PM: Google is my homepage. When I just logged on, it's back to google. :)
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: MachFly on April 02, 2010, 12:58:10 AM: Quote from: texasmom on April 01, 2010, 11:50:28 PM
Google is my homepage. When I just logged on, it's back to google. :)

yep, i noticed that two :old:

good old Google! :)
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Jayhawk on April 02, 2010, 01:01:37 AM: TOOOE PEAK UH!
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: MachFly on April 02, 2010, 03:02:21 AM: :noid

(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/TECH/03/02/google.kansas.topeka/t1larg.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/11026499_17a91590c0.jpg)
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: allaire on April 02, 2010, 07:21:47 AM: There must be a prison near that city limit sign.
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: trax1 on April 02, 2010, 07:39:58 AM: Quote from: allaire on April 02, 2010, 07:21:47 AM
There must be a prison near that city limit sign.
Or a mental health facility, they have a sign like that by the one by me.
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: PFactorDave on April 02, 2010, 10:17:12 AM: It's hot in Topeka...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_IlsPypwZs
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Ruler2 on April 02, 2010, 11:06:22 AM: Quote from: MachFly on April 02, 2010, 03:02:21 AM
:noid

(http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/TECH/03/02/google.kansas.topeka/t1larg.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/11026499_17a91590c0.jpg)

:rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: Google - Topeka OMG
Post by: Jayhawk on April 02, 2010, 11:14:54 AM: Mental health facility moved out a couple years ago, but there is still the woman's prison!