Welcome to Google, Kansas

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 3 March 2010 10:50 AM

We’re not in Topeka anymore. The Kansas city has (unofficially) changed its name to Google for the month of March. Yes, that right - Google, Kansas. It’s a bid to woo the Internet giant into testing its new broadband service in the city. And the Capital Journal says Topeka’s new name and slogan - “the capital city of fiber optics” - have created quite a buzz.

Note however, on the Google map below, that as far as Google is concerned the city is still “Topeka.”

The Capital-Journal broke the story on Monday, writing that city council members hoped the name change would put them ahead of other cities competing for the Google contract.

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