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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Is Sarasota In The Run For Google Island...

Sarasota's City Island is now "Google Island," hoping to capture the attention of Google execs
Sarasota's City Island is now "Google Island," hoping to capture the attention of Google execs
http://www.facebook.com/googlefiber
March 9, 11:02 AMMiami Internet Business ExaminerPost By Leslie Linevsky

“Google Island” sounds like a new reality television show, where GenX’s are dropped on an abandoned piece of rock in the Pacific, with a single iPhone as a resource. Will the crafty GenX-ers place an online order for transportation back to civilization? Or will they have a whole new world delivered overnight?

Of course, the Google Islanders would be searching with “Google.”

The competition to land one of the sought-after Google fiber trials for your city is a brilliant marketing campaign, one conceived before the “campaigning” even started.
It is so Google, on every level. The geniuses who created and launched this campaign have engineered benefits to Google into every step, turn and post.

Local politicians are campaigning, citizens are rallying. "We want Google fiber," they are cheering.
“Google” is in the local news and the national news. Cities are renaming islands, staging  promotional events and calling on their creative marketing strategists. Google is everywhere. Want to vote for your city? You must sign into Google with your Google account. Don't have a Google account? Create one. Complete a nomination form and share information about your current internet service, how much you pay, and whether you bundle your internet with your cable and phone. What a data-collection gold mine for Google.

Fan pages on Facebook are rallying support for each city in the running; “Google” is all over Facebook. “Google fiber” is being tweeted and microblogged and retweeted. People want it: "Google fiber for my city," they are shouting.
In the market for a city to host the trial of their ultra-high speed broadband, Google is dangling jobs, revenue and prestige. Google fiber will be 100 times faster than broadband networks available now. By identifying trial cities and establishing data gathering tests, Google is rolling out fiber with an expertly crafted, well-established, nationwide buzz.
Google Island” is Sarasota’s attempt to woo the internet search giant, Google.
In the ABC Action News story, “Sarasota island temporarily renamed ‘Google Island,” Sarasota Vice-Mayor Kelly Krischner is eying competitors Topeka, Kansas; Duluth, Minnesota; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Chico, California; Davis, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Sarasota has launched an all-out campaign – “I Want Google Fiber in Sarasota,” Krischner is quoted.
What will Google fiber do for the test cities? Competitively priced, ultra-high speed broadband will be a boon for internet business. Google fiber is particularly attractive to web-based businesses, and those that do volumes of work online, like research facilities, communications firms and e-commerce entities. Google fiber means data will fly at tremendous rates of speed, and slowdowns, sluggish connections and weary uploads will be eliminated. Huge amounts of workplace frustration should become a thing of the pre-fiber past. A city that offers Google fiber will attract business investment and technology.

This is a race, and the use of social media to promote the vying cities is exciting. This is what social media does best: rally public opinion. Very quickly, Facebook fan pages have sprung up for the competing cities. Politicians, citizens, business owners are sharing information about the project and how it could benefit their hometowns.

On Facebook, you can become a fan of “I Want Google Fiber in Sarasota.”
Read, post, campaign and rally the support of your friends, and their friends, and their friends. That is how Facebook works. As of today, Sarasota has the 6th most fans of the twenty cities with Facebook “Google Fiber” pages. On Facebook, search “google fiber” to browse the promotional campaigns of other cities across the country.

Get your vote for our Florida city in quickly, applications end March 26th. Floridians can submit an online nomination at Google Fiber for Communities. Hurry, Google wants to get started as quickly as possible. They are certainly having no problem spreading the word.

Monday, March 1, 2010

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Monday, January 25, 2010

Helpful Sarasota Information

Helpful Sarasota Information:


Airport: SRQ Airport
www.srq-airport.com

EDC: Economic Development Corporation Sarasota County
www.edcsarasotacounty.com

Government: Sarasota County
www.scgov.net

Government: City of Sarasota
www.sarasotagov.com

News: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
www.heraldtribune.com

Parks and Recreation:
parksonline.scgov.net

Schools: Sarasota County School Board:
www.sarasotacountyschools.net

Visitor Information: www.sarasotafl.org



Saturday, January 23, 2010

Sarasota County Events This Weekend


Saturday, January 23rd

Saturday Mass

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 7:30amwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:St. Martha Catholic Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Venice Craft Festival

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 10:00amwhere:Venice, FLvenue:Venice City Hallcategory:Arts and Entertainment

Let's Go Skating!

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 11:00amwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Stardust Event Centercategory:Arts and Entertainment

Ruth Dwyer Featured Art Exhibition

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 11:00amwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Katharine Butler Gallerycategory:Arts and Entertainment

Let's Go Skating!

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 1:30pmwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Stardust Event Centercategory:Sports and Recreation

POWER YOGA @ Definition Fit

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 4:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Definition Fit Studiocategory:Health and Fitness

Saturday Vigil Mass

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 4:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:St. Martha Catholic Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Saturday Vigil Mass

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 4:00pmwhere:Englewood, FLfrom:Saint Raphael Catholic Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Grass Roots Business Card Exchange

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 5:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Clayton's Siesta Grillecategory:Business and Professional

Performance: Bridge And Tunnel

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 5:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:Florida Studio Theatrecategory:Arts and Entertainment

Saturday Chapel Service

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 5:30pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:Concordia Lutheran Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Saturday Vigil Mass

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 5:30pmwhere:Englewood, FLfrom:Saint Raphael Catholic Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Performance: Reflections

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 6:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:Florida Studio Theatrecategory:Arts and Entertainment

Saturday Service

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 6:00pmwhere:North Port, FLfrom:South Biscayne Baptist Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Sarasota Wine and Food Festival

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 7:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLvenue:Hillview Streetcategory:Arts and Entertainment

Saturday Night Service

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 7:00pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:Fellowship of Believers Churchcategory:Religion and Spirituality

Julie Scoggins - Show

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 7:30pmwhere:Sarasota, FLfrom:McCurdy's Comedy Theatrecategory:Arts and Entertainment

Southern Comforts - Performance Show

when:Jan 23, 2010 at 7:30pmwhere:Englewood, FLfrom:Lemon Bay Playhousecategory:Arts and Entertainment

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sarasota Overview

More about Sarasota
Perhaps circus mogul John Ringling anticipated Sarasota's potential when he chose to move to the quiet town in 1910. The great showman left an indelible mark on this city via the Ringling
Museum of Art, which contains a unique collection of Baroque art by the likes of Hals and Velázquez, as well as Ca' d'Zan, his former home. Still known as the home of the Greatest Show on Earth, Sarasota is now an affluent waterside town and the cultural capital of Florida. Much of Main Street has been restored to its early twentieth-century splendor, and Sarasota Quay boasts some of the Gulf Coast's top dining and nightlife destinations. Beautiful stretches of coastline feature crystal clear waters and plenty of space to bask in the sun. Nearby parks and gardens allow for fascinating afternoon forays. John Ringling may be gone, but the town he helped put on the map still offers plenty of excitement, glitz and spectacle