Google Renames Itself Topeka = Bad News for St. Louis
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Happy April 1, a.k.a. April Fool's Day.
In perhaps the best joke -- thus far -- today, the search engine Google has renamed itself after the Kansas City of Topeka. This is what you see today when you google, uh, Google.
So what's the deal with the name change, and why is it bad for us here in St. Louis?
As we reported a few weeks ago, St. Louis and other cities around the nation are competing to become a test-market for Google to install its new fiber-optic, super-fast broadband service.
Topeka seems to have jumped to the top of Google's list when last month it temporarily renamed itself Google to win-over the search engine. Today, Google returns the favor. Read Google's explanation here.
In perhaps the best joke -- thus far -- today, the search engine Google has renamed itself after the Kansas City of Topeka. This is what you see today when you google, uh, Google.
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As we reported a few weeks ago, St. Louis and other cities around the nation are competing to become a test-market for Google to install its new fiber-optic, super-fast broadband service.
Topeka seems to have jumped to the top of Google's list when last month it temporarily renamed itself Google to win-over the search engine. Today, Google returns the favor. Read Google's explanation here.
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