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Google Fiber lands in Austin, Texas; AT&T announces fiber intentions
The rumors were true. Google this morning unveiled plans to install its gigabit fiber service in Austin, Texas, come mid-2014. “We believe the Internet’s next chapter will be built on gigabit speeds, and we hope this new Google Fiber city will inspire communities …
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Fast rumors: Google Fiber could be focus of Austin, Texas event Tuesday
Rumors are afloat Google Fiber may be hooking up with Austin, Texas. Google and the City of Austin sent an invitation to select business leaders to hear about “something new” at 11 a.m. April 9. The only problem is the invitation doesn’t specify what will be announced, which could …
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How to hack a gigabit city
This weekend, about 100 hackers, developers and visionaries will gather in the City of Fountains for Hacking the Gigabit City, an event aimed at creating and developing the advanced uses for the ultra-high-speed connectivity that Google Fiber is bringing to Kansas City. Our local organizations—the Kauffman Foundation and KC Digital Drive—have partnered with the national…
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Applications to live in Brad Feld’s FiberHouse due Monday
Entrepreneurs have less than a week to apply for free rent and work space in a Kansas City, Kan. house purchased by Boulder, Colo. investor and author Brad Feld. Those with an idea that maximizes the value of Google Fiber have until Monday to vie for a spot …
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Slate columnist finds Google Fiber’s potential yet to be tapped
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo visited Kansas City in January to explore Google Fiber’s capabilities and came away resigned, not knowing how to take advantage of the gigabit speeds. He toured the Google Fiber Space and talked with two entrepreneurs in Homes for Hackers …
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Nonprofit bridges digital divide for Kansas City’s low-income residents
Google Fiber has jump started a growing list of Kansas City startups, but Connecting for Good wants to keep the metro’s low-income residents up to speed. …
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Brad Feld, Startup Village get second chance at Google Fiber
Google on Thursday told residents in its first “fiberhood,” Hanover Heights in Kansas City, Kan., that it reopened Google Fiber registration for two weeks. “Many properties didn’t realize the impact and value of Fiber before the initial registration period was closed,” Kansas City Startup Village leader Adam Arredondo (right) said Thursday in an email …
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Mozilla, Kauffman and others to host Gigabit City hackathon March 22-24
For 52 hours from March 22–24, technologists will be asked to dream up uses for Kansas City’s gigabit internet connection. The occasion, the first Hacking the Gigabit City event, is being organized by Mozilla, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, US Ignite and KC Digital Drive. Dinner, drinks and a rapid-fire pitch session kick off the…
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CNN shines spotlight on Kansas City Startup Village (Video)
CNN show Anderson Cooper 360º on Monday highlighted the entrepreneurial activity taking place in the first neighborhood to receive Google Fiber in the Kansas City area. “In the bustling heart of Kansas City, the pioneer spirit is burning brightly,” CNN’s Tom Foreman reports as footage from the Nov. 28 edition of 1 Million Cups appears.…