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Google Fiber for Communities

IDoNotExist — 2011-03-30 14:13:00

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- On April 30th, 2011, Google [http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/googles-gigabit-fiber-network-to-be-built-in-kansas-city-kansa/ announced] that Kansas City, Kansas had won the contest. Google will apparently be expanding the project to other cities in the future.	+ On April 30th, 2011, Google [http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/30/googles-gigabit-fiber-network-to-be-built-in-kansas-city-kansa/ announced] that Kansas City, Kansas City had won the contest. Google will apparently be expanding the project to other cities in the future.

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IDoNotExist — 2011-03-30 14:12:46

Kansas City won the Google Fiber contest

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EdWins — 2010-10-21 16:27:32

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- On October 21st, 2010, it was [http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/125205-google-testing-high-speed-fiber-network-at-stanford announced] that Google will first test their fiber network near Stanford University. ''Initially the new fiber network will serve 850 faculty- and staff-owned homes on campus. Product manager James Kelly said Google will learn from the small deployment how to scale the Google Fiber program effectively for larger communities. The goal is to provide fiber connections to between 50,000 and a half-million people. Communities will be selected before the end of the year. Kelly said Stanford was selected because of its openness to experimenting with new fiber technologies, the neighborhood's layout and the small number of homes. The location just a few miles away from Google will also make it easier for engineers to monitor progress.''	+ On October 21st, 2010, it was [http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/125205-google-testing-high-speed-fiber-network-at-stanford announced] that Google will first test their fiber network near Stanford University. ''"Initially the new fiber network will serve 850 faculty- and staff-owned homes on campus. Product manager James Kelly said Google will learn from the small deployment how to scale the Google Fiber program effectively for larger communities. The goal is to provide fiber connections to between 50,000 and a half-million people. Communities will be selected before the end of the year. Kelly said Stanford was selected because of its openness to experimenting with new fiber technologies, the neighborhood's layout and the small number of homes. The location just a few miles away from Google will also make it easier for engineers to monitor progress."''

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EdWins — 2010-10-21 16:27:11

Stanford #1

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SonnyLee — 2010-06-20 03:16:38

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- * UC Davis participates in a number of cutting edge physics experiments which involve unprecedented amounts of information generation. Several labs here are working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN. An estimated 30 terabytes of data may be generated in 24 hours [source?]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, Google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!).	+ * UC Davis participates in a number of cutting edge physics experiments which involve unprecedented amounts of information generation. Several labs here are working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN. An estimated 30 terabytes of data may be generated in 24 hours [http://uanews.org/node/12956]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, Google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!).

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-28 14:23:17

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- Update: Google received > 1100 community responses (RFPs from governments) and > 194,000 responses from individuals. Of those, there are only a few cities in the country that had more than 1000 responses in the community. See [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/next-steps-for-our-experimental-fiber.html this page]. Large dots on the [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7ZYqYi4xigk/S61Qq_70GTI/AAAAAAAAFw0/f7lIQRl4GUQ/s1600/a1k.png map] show communities that submitted > 1000 responses. Davis appears to be one of those few, and has a much smaller population than most of the others. Congratulations, Davis!	+ \|\|<tablewidth="100%" tableborder="1" #ffffcc :>'''Have other ideas? Want to pitch in? If you want to do even more to help, then join in the effort at ["/Discussion" the group discussion page here on the wiki!]'''\|\|
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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-28 14:22:13

Congratulations on the effort! The data shows we did VERY well!

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-26 12:08:51

Google Fiber deadline is TODAY! Please nominate Davis!

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KemblePope — 2010-03-25 11:52:33

added Davis Voice link. FEATURE! FEATURE!! FEATURE!!!

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KemblePope — 2010-03-25 11:46:05

added another nomination link near top. C'mon, let's FEATURE this today!

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KemblePope — 2010-03-25 11:42:56

brought media over, + enterprise OpEd.Can we FEATURE this? deadline tom!

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	+ + = Press Coverage = + 2010-03-04 - [http://theaggie.org/article/2010/03/04/community-embraces-google-experiment Community Embraces Google Experiment] in ["The California Aggie"] + 2010-03-03 - [http://www.davisvoice.com/2010/03/why-google-needs-davis/ Why Google Needs Davis] on ["The Davis Voice"] + 2010-02-23 - [http://www.davisvoice.com/2010/02/googlephile-davisites-want-faster-internet/ Googlephile Davisites Want Faster Internet] on ["The Davis Voice"] + 2010-03-18 - [http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/18/2615269/sacramento-area-towns-get-creative.html#mi_rss=Top%20Stories] in ["Sacramento Bee"] - Discusses a number of competing communities + 2010-03-19 - [http://www.dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.lasso?id=12517&fu=031910] in ["Dateline" UC Davis Dateline] - UC Davis joins effort as Chancellor Linda Katehi agrees to sign letter to Mayor Ruth Asmundson in support of the city’s application + 2010-03-25 - [http://www.davisenterprise.com/story.php?id=631.0 Bring Google Fiber to Davis] OpEd in ["The Davis Enterprise"]

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KemblePope — 2010-03-25 11:41:55

Upload of image Googlefiber Logo.jpg.

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-22 17:28:52

Please help to bring Google Fiber to Davis - Deadline is Friday!

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-21 21:14:56

Please help to bring Google Fiber to Davis

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-17 14:35:42

Please help to bring Google Fiber to Davis

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-11 12:15:44

Please join the Google Fiber effort!

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mvanveen — 2010-03-09 23:53:24

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mvanveen — 2010-03-09 23:51:30

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- * UC Davis participates in a number of cutting edge physics experiments which involve unprecedented amounts of information generation. Several labs here are working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN. An estimated 30 terabytes of data may be generated in 24 hours [source?]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is actually being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, Google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!). The necessity of sharing data in scientific collaborations has historically played a huge role in the evolution of internet technologies; the world wide web itself was even invented by physicists at CERN for the purpose of information exchange! As both the size of scientific collaborations and the amount of data they deal with grow they continue to push the boundaries of what current technologies allow for. Having higher speed internet would facilitate the research of a wide range of research groups at UC Davis and could potentially lead to innovations in the way that data is redundantly stored analyzed that might eventually become the norm.
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	+ * UC Davis participates in a number of cutting edge physics experiments which involve unprecedented amounts of information generation. Several labs here are working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN. An estimated 30 terabytes of data may be generated in 24 hours [source?]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, Google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!). + * The necessity of sharing data in scientific collaborations has historically played a huge role in the evolution of internet technologies; the world wide web itself was even invented by physicists at CERN for the purpose of information exchange! As both the size of scientific collaborations and the amount of data products grow they continue to push the boundaries of what current technologies allow for. + * Having higher speed internet would facilitate the research of a wide range of research groups at UC Davis and could potentially lead to innovations in the way that data is redundantly stored and analyzed. The trends which evolve within our community might eventually become the norm as internet bandwidth increases for an increasing number of people.
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- * A program could be started to make high quality streaming videos of lectures at UC Davis available online. - * Performances of dance, theater, or music could be streamed in high fidelity.	+ * A program could be initiated to make high quality streaming videos of UC Davis lectures available online. + * Dance, theater, or music performances could be streamed in high fidelity.
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mvanveen — 2010-03-09 23:37:28

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- * UC Davis is involved with a number of cutting edge physics experiments that involve unprecedented amounts of data. We have a number of labs working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN for instance which can produce about 30 terabytes of data in 24 hours for example. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is actually being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!). The necessity of sharing data in scientific collaborations has historically played a huge role in the evolution of internet technologies; the world wide web itself was even invented by physicists at CERN for sharing information! As both the size of scientific collaborations and the amount of data they deal with grow they continue to push the boundaries of what current technologies allow for. Having higher speed internet would facilitate the research of a wide range of research groups at UC Davis and could potentially lead to innovations in the way that data is redundantly stored analyzed that might eventually become the norm.	+ * UC Davis participates in a number of cutting edge physics experiments which involve unprecedented amounts of information generation. Several labs here are working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN. An estimated 30 terabytes of data may be generated in 24 hours [source?]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is actually being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, Google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!). The necessity of sharing data in scientific collaborations has historically played a huge role in the evolution of internet technologies; the world wide web itself was even invented by physicists at CERN for the purpose of information exchange! As both the size of scientific collaborations and the amount of data they deal with grow they continue to push the boundaries of what current technologies allow for. Having higher speed internet would facilitate the research of a wide range of research groups at UC Davis and could potentially lead to innovations in the way that data is redundantly stored analyzed that might eventually become the norm.

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-09 11:55:23

Updated out of date info

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-09 11:19:13

typo fix, please join the effort

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-08 19:31:17

Please join the effort!

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NickSchmalenberger — 2010-03-08 14:09:51

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- '''Google Fiber for Communities''' is Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experimental introduction of ultra high speed internet.] They plan on offering connection speeds of 1 Gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make Davis be one of these lucky communities, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching! Please come to the Community Chambers at 5th and B tonight to share our ideas and show your support for the effort, and please direct your friends to the nomination page (see below).	+ '''Google Fiber for Communities''' is Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experimental introduction of ultra high speed internet.] They plan on offering connection speeds of 1 Gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make Davis be one of these lucky communities, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching! Please come to the Community Chambers at 5th and B tonight to share our ideas and show your support for the effort, and please direct your friends to the nomination page (see below). ["Davis Community Network"] also has [http://www2.dcn.org/dcn/an/20100225 more information].

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-04 12:14:02

How Google Fiber benefits you

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	+ + = How this benefits YOU = + Remember when everyone connected to the Internet using slow dial-up modems? Web pages downloaded very slowly. Downloading a single program could take hours. Most applications that we run today, such as networked games, high definition video, and audio streams were simply not feasible back then. The typical network connection today is about 35-70 times faster than dial-up. Now imagine a connection 200 times faster than what you have now. New applications that are simply not feasible now will become part of the everyday world. New types of businesses will develop around the network as well. This is the future, sooner.

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JohnnyJaber — 2010-03-04 00:43:49

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 20:19:27

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- * Instructions for nominating Davis: - * 1) Be sure that you have a Gmail account (You can sign up for one at: http://mail.google.com ) - * 2) Go to this page: http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options - * 3) Click on the button on the right side to "Nominate your community" - * 4) Sign in if necessary - * 5) Fill out the form and submit - * Things you should know about your connection to fill out the form: - * Your name - * Your organization or community group. (If you are an individual, you can leave this blank.) - * City: Davis - * State: California - * Why should Google build a fiber to the home network where you live?: Please think of your own reasons. - * Web link to supporting material: If you create a video supporting the effort, you can submit a link here. - * What kind of Internet services are available where you live? - In most of Davis, this is DSL (AT&T), Wireless, or Cable Modem (Comcast) - * What kind of Internet service do you primarily use at home?: Choose the one you use - * What company provides your home Internet service?: DSL: AT&T, Cable Modem: Comcast - * What is the advertised speed of your home Internet service?: This is the download speed that your network provider claims you can get - * What is your actual download speed during the evening?: This is how fast your connection actually is at pulling data from the network. You can use one of the tools that they link to to get this information. [Please add data on real world results to suggest to people who do not understand network testing tools] - * What is your actual upload speed during the evening?: This is how fast your connection actually is at pushing data from your computer to some place on the network. You can use one of the tools that they link to to get this information. [Please add data on real world results to suggest to people who do not understand network testing tools] - * How much does your Internet service cost per month?: How much do you pay for your service? - * Is your Internet service 'bundled' with other services like TV and phone?: Choose yes or no - * How many times in the last month did your high-speed Internet service not work correctly, slow down, or frustrate you?: Choose the - * Describe the quality of your home Internet service customer support: How good or bad is your service? - * What would you like to see improved about your current service?: Check the answers that fit you - * Now click the Send Nomination button	+ * For instructions on how to nominate Davis, go to ["Google Fiber for Communities/Instructions"] +

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 20:11:31

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 20:11:20

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 20:08:34

Added detailed instructions on nominating davis- how to fill out the form

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 19:51:48

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-03 18:35:07

Please attend the meeting tonight!

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KemblePope — 2010-03-03 13:20:13

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KemblePope — 2010-03-03 12:21:19

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IDoNotExist — 2010-03-02 17:23:33

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-21 01:54:31

Nobody got permission. I'm not editing this, but that's a copyright violation (

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-21 01:54:01

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foo — 2010-02-20 20:51:04

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foo — 2010-02-20 16:28:23

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foo — 2010-02-20 16:26:30

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- * [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b Nominate Davis]: The most important thing that you can do is to let Google know how many people in Davis are interested in this by going to their site and [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b Nominating Davis]! Also, feel free to link to it on this page to share with everyone else. - 1. Click [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b here] - 1. Click on "Nominate your community" - 1. Fill out the form (you can use the list below as a reference, but please write it in your own words) - 1. Encourage your friends to do the same, and to ask their friends to nominate Davis - - They support creative submissions, so if you're the creative type then making a video, song, or image and linking to it in your nomination would get it noticed. Also, feel free to link to it on this page to share with everyone else.	+ * [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b Nominate Davis]: The most important thing that you can do is to let Google know how many people in Davis are interested in this by going to their site and [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b Nominating Davis]! They support creative submissions, so if you're the creative type then making a video, song, or image and linking to it in your nomination would get it noticed. Also, feel free to link to it on this page to share with everyone else.

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 16:25:47

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foo — 2010-02-20 16:22:55

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 16:22:11

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	+ * Transmission of high quality video lectures (from a major research university), television (including existing community television) and movies without involving the cable companies + * Greater video and GIS functionality for Daviswiki and other local websites. + * Open access WiFi blanketing the city (with that much bandwidth, it doesn't matter if you share some). This could greatly expand the use of mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Android powered devices. + * High speed sharing of high resolution medical data between UCDMC, Sutter Davis, the med school, the vet school, etc. + * Voice over IP everywhere + * Collaborative projects between the UCD campus and industry where very high speed data links are required + * Virtual performances - music, theater, dance, etc. streamed and recreated in multiple locations in high resolution + * Make Davis a hub for network based businesses + * Experimental environment for new ideas and technologies surrounding mobile devices (see open access WiFi idea).

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 16:17:59

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- * Davis has already done a great job of utilizing the internet in creative ways. Davis Wiki has been called the world's best local wiki for obvious reasons and the [http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Community_Network Davis Community Network] has been dedicated to using Internet resources to build local and regional community for 17 years. Google explicitly states that they're interested in seeing what sort of creative ways communities can come up with to take advantage of higher speed internet access. We have a great track record which will only get better if Google decided to bring ultra high speed internet to Davis. We also have a UC system research university with many people who could develop applications that would take advantage of the fast connection -	+ * Davis has already done a great job of utilizing the internet in creative ways. Davis Wiki has been called the world's best local wiki for obvious reasons and the [http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Community_Network Davis Community Network] has been dedicated to using Internet resources to build local and regional community for 17 years. Google explicitly states that they're interested in seeing what sort of creative ways communities can come up with to take advantage of higher speed internet access. We have a great track record which will only get better if Google decided to bring ultra high speed internet to Davis. We also have a UC system research university with many people who could develop applications that would take advantage of the fast connection.

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 16:16:58

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foo — 2010-02-20 15:44:56

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 15:43:27

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foo — 2010-02-20 15:39:03

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 15:38:10

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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 15:36:03

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- '''Google Fiber for Communities''' is a proposed project that Google has made to bring ultra fast internet to a community. This is the movement to organize the community of Davis in an effort to present Davis as an appealing candidate for Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experiment with ultra high speed internet.] Google plans on offering internet at 1 gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make this happen, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching!	+ '''Google Fiber for Communities''' is Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experimental introduction of ultra high speed internet.] They plan on offering connection speeds of 1 gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make Davis be one of these lucky communities, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching!

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- [[Image(google_fiber.jpg,300,thumbnail,right)]] - '''Bring Google Internet to Davis''' is a movement to organize the community in an effort to present Davis as an appealing candidate for Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experiment with ultra high speed internet.] Google plans on offering internet at 1 gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make this happen, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching!	+ [[Image(google_fiber.jpg,300,thumbnail,right, noborder)]] + '''Google Fiber for Communities''' is a proposed project that Google has made to bring ultra fast internet to a community. This is the movement to organize the community of Davis in an effort to present Davis as an appealing candidate for Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experiment with ultra high speed internet.] Google plans on offering internet at 1 gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make this happen, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching!
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JabberWokky — 2010-02-20 15:09:38

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	+ [[Image(google_fiber.jpg,300,thumbnail,right)]] + '''Bring Google Internet to Davis''' is a movement to organize the community in an effort to present Davis as an appealing candidate for Google's upcoming [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/overview experiment with ultra high speed internet.] Google plans on offering internet at 1 gigabit per second to a handful of communities around the country. That's over 100 times faster than our current "high speed" options in Davis! If you're interested in helping to make this happen, then you're in the right place. Community leaders are already working on their half of the nomination process and now it's time for us community members to do our part. We need to act fast though because the March 26th deadline is fast approaching! + + = Ways to Get Involved = + Here are some things that you can do to help. + * The most important thing that you can do is to let Google know how many people in Davis are interested in this by going to their site and [http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/user/launch_exhibit_b nominating Davis]! They support creative submissions, so if you're the creative type then making a video, song, or image and linking to it in your nomination would be awesome! Also, feel free to link to it on this page to share with everyone else. + * Join the [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=338079452165&index=1 facebook group] to help spread the word and show your interest. + * Tell your friends. The more people that hear about this and submit nominations, the better! + * Either edit this page or add comments if you have any good ideas to add; this is a community effort! + + = Reasons Why Davis is an Ideal Candidate = + This might give you a starting point for when you submit your nomination (there's a question which asks "''Why should Google build a fiber to the home network where you live?''"). + * Davis has already done a great job of utilizing the internet in creative ways. Davis Wiki has been called the world's best local wiki for obvious reasons and the [http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Community_Network Davis Community Network] has been dedicated to using Internet resources to build local and regional community for 17 years. Google explicitly states that they're interested in seeing what sort of creative ways communities can come up with to take advantage of higher speed internet access. We have a great track record which will only get better if Google decided to bring ultra high speed internet to Davis. + * We're creative in other ways too! Davis has a reputation for creativity and this certainly the sort of thing that Google is looking for. We have a history of innovation and community betterment that goes far beyond Davis Wiki. Another clear instance of this is our pioneering introduction of bike lanes and bike lights which have served as an example for cities around the world for many years. We have artists who could explore sharing media in new and exciting ways with higher speed internet and we have more scientific types who can experiment with new internet technologies and start ups in their own way. + + * Davis is the perfect size for what Google is looking for. Although other cities like Seattle and St Louis are also making bids for this internet access, but they're much larger than what Google is looking for. They say that they would like to offer it to several communities and to a total of somewhere between 50,000 and 500,000 people. With a population of roughly 65,000 people Davis sits at just about the right size to be one of the several trial communities. + * Davis has a tech savvy and educated population that would be particularly well suited to take advantage of this opportunity. In 2006 Davis was ranked the second most educated city in the United States by [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/top25s/educated.html CNN Money Magazine]. + + = Proposed Uses of the High Speed Internet = + Here some preliminary ideas for how the high speed internet could be used in Davis. + * Science + * UC Davis is involved with a number of cutting edge physics experiments that involve unprecedented amounts of data. We have a number of labs working on experiments at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider Large Hadron Collider] in CERN for instance which can produce about 30 terabytes of data in 24 hours for example. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Synoptic_Survey_Telescope Large Synoptic Survey Telescope] is actually being led by our very own UC Davis professor Anthony Tyson and will also produce roughly 30 terabytes of data in a single day (interestingly, google is actually working with the LSST experiment to make night sky maps available to the public!). The necessity of sharing data in scientific collaborations has historically played a huge role in the evolution of internet technologies; the world wide web itself was even invented by physicists at CERN for sharing information! As both the size of scientific collaborations and the amount of data they deal with grow they continue to push the boundaries of what current technologies allow for. Having higher speed internet would facilitate the research of a wide range of research groups at UC Davis and could potentially lead to innovations in the way that data is redundantly stored analyzed that might eventually become the norm. + * High resolution medical data could be shared in real time between the UCDMC, Sutter Davis, the med school, the vet school, etc. + * Streaming Media + * A program could be started to make high quality streaming videos of lectures at UC Davis available online. + * Performances of dance, theater, or music could be streamed in high fidelity. + + + = Creative Submissions = + If you come up with something creative for the submission then you can add it to the list here. It would be great if someone could put together a nice logo for this campaign as well. + * Nothing yet :-(. + [[Comments]] + ''2010-02-19 23:40:35'' [[nbsp]] Wow. This could change my life in SO many ways. Nice! First comment. --["Users/gozo311"] + ------ + ''2010-02-20 13:58:44'' [[nbsp]] Hellz yeah, where be the interwebs up in this piece! --["Users/andrewb"]

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