Worcester Woogle & More

It appears that whatever is being done behind closed doors to enable Worcester to be one of the cities that Google graces with Google Fiber is working and I'm continuing to keep my fingers crossed.  When I posted this on July 14, 2010, things appeared alot brighter and I just heard from some peeps I know in California that the city that I call home is "on the short list". 

Hey, what can I say?  It pays to know folks in key positions and some peeps that are willing to say, "Hey, I thought you'd find this interesting".

Not knowing the full details, I have to say first and foremost a HUGE hat-tip to Brendan & Scott of Worcester Woogle.

In other Google news, if you have a Gmail account, you can now make FREE telephone calls to US and Canada (both landlines and cellphones) right from within your email inbox.  Thus far, this has been the best write-up that I've read and I've since tried it and it does work pretty well. (If you weren't one to sign-up for a Google Voice number or luck enough to have someone grace you with an invitation, don't worry, you can get a local "508" area code Google number.)

Worcester Woogle: Could it become a reality?

Remember when Google, earlier this year, announced that it wanted to offer Google Fiber to towns and cities around the United States?

Worcester even got in on the act with the creation of Worcester Woogle by Brendan Melican & Scott Zoback. 

Well, I noticed that Google Fiber got a step closer to becoming a reality with the announcement of the launch of the Google Fiber for Communities website.

The website is full of information, a FAQ and some suggestions for taking action.  Also listed is the 33 towns and cities in Massachusetts that have requested more information on Google Fiber.

I think it's just a matter of time before we hear announcement of the first community to get Google Fiber.(I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hope Worcester gets the nod.)

508: Predicting in the WoO

Back in December 2008, Mike Benedetti of 508 interviewed a few good folks-Tracy Novick, Scott Zoback and me and asked our predictions for Worcester for 2009.

Well, Mike is back from Washington, D.C. and he's come out of the gates swinging with the 508 Vidcast. Listen to Mike and Brendan Melican as they discuss our predictions.