Wow. Google fiber can do anything. It can even resurrect 25-year-old TV spots.

This is great, go Google Fiber Twin Ports!!!

The not-too-ironic aspect of this post is that our Clearwire service effin SUCKS!!!

It's totally unreliable, only occasionally as fast as they say it will be, and very often DEAD ALTOGETHER. 

I have a feeling Charter is not much better, though I have no evidence to support that claim. 

Thus, I one-million percent Google Fiber, if only as a pipe-dream. Please, God ... it's two thousand effin ten...please, someone give me real internet service.

We're talking order of magnitude differences here.  Not pro or con on the cable vs clearwire vs wireless debate.  A horse of another color stuff. A revolution in bandwidth.

We're talking order of magnitude differences here. Not pro or con on the cable vs clearwire vs wireless debate. A horse of another color stuff. A revolution in bandwidth.

Yes, Google fiber would be faster, and that provides some opportunity. The right combination of well-crafted software with medical/educational/etc industry could be great for the local economy, but I wonder what do these ultra high speeds really offer the average Duluthian?

I can currently load web pages in a fraction of a second and download HD video much faster than I can consume it. I'm interested to hear some concrete proposals for the application of this technology.

For the record, I'm a supporter of the initiative and excited about the prospect, but somewhat dismayed by the hype without substance.

Are we convincing ourselves how great fiber would be for Duluth, or are we demonstrating to Google (and ourselves) why Duluth is the best location for their experiment? Most of what I've heard/read is shallow hype about how revolutionary this would be for Duluth.

It's a given that the fibery goodness will benefit any city which Google decides to bless. Our job is to position Duluth as the ideal city for this. I'm encouraged by the Google Twin Ports initiative's new "Idea Contest."

Let's not focus on what Google offers us. Let's show Google what Duluth can bring to the table.

Nick,

I'm glad that you mentioned the "idea contest" and posted a link above for that.  I think that answers your question, in part.  

But there's more.  If you think that our Twin Ports effort is "shallow" then you are missing a lot of what is happening.  Go to the website and really explore and come down and get involved and you'll see just how deep this effort runs.  That would be a fantastic way to take your support to the next level.  I am nobody special but I have had a chance to get involved in the effort, to do stuff that fills my skill sets and my resources and I think everyone should do the same.  

As for the competition from other communities, and there is a lot of it with more coming every day, Duluth-Superior is clearly a leader in that very crowded field, yesterday I was on a conference call/webinar and the Rep from Google indicated that she had clearly seen and heard our efforts.  NO other community was identified by name in for the rest of the session!

One more thing, Nick, and I am not intending to use your comments as a punching bag, healthy debate strengthens our case.  On that same webinar there was a lot of talk about GAMING. Yes, gaming.  Gaming is a bandwidth hog, it is also one of the top entertainment mediums in the United States, matching TV usage and still climbing.  According to a commenter in the webinar it is also a BANDWIDTH HOG. Not just that, Joaquin Alvarado of American Public Media said there are thousands of pages of acedemic evidence that shows gaming is an emerging and significant tool for education and community engagement (just don't tell my kids that.) And any serious gamer can tell you that fiber optic connections will revolutionize gaming. So in addition to emerging technologies of the future, such as cloud computing, remote surgery and other hi tech medical applications, distance education, and enterprise, existing technologies in GAMING and entertainment are a part of this picture, too.

PDD actually put out a bounty on the old Telly Savalas ads a few years ago, and that turned up the Franken ads and the Gilligan and Skipper ads -- along with the Telly spot.

The post about the find is at ...
http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2006/08/the_holy_grail.html

Unfortunatly, the link to the videos doesn't work anymore.

Dear The Google,

Plz bring us fast toobs so i can pwn noobs more better. thx.

This makes me so happy!

PCI.

If only we could all get this excited about the Alpine Slide.

The spots began airing in the Twin Cities on June 3, 1984.

thanks, Mike!