Fiber's effect on a city

[Barry MacKichan]

PC Magazine had a list of 14 tech cities. Along with Silicon Valley,
Boston, etc, was this. The moral is that fiber, at this point in
history, can make a difference for a city.

--Barry

11 of 14
Kansas City
Kansas City might not be the first area you think of for a post-college,
big-city move. But this region—which sits on the border of Kansas and
Missouri—has one big selling point: Google Fiber. Kansas City was the
first to get Google’s gigabit Internet service, a move that has made
this city of just under half a million residents a new destination for
those who have start-up aspirations but lack the deep pockets that
Silicon Valley or New York might require. Kansas City companies are
competing for top tech talent and getting things started at the KC
Start-Up Village. While Google Fiber has expanded to other cities, with
more Google "fiberhoods" in the works, Kansas City is one of the best
options for super-fast Internet in a region that won't break the bank.
The average listing price for homes in the region is just under $200,000
while median rent sits below $1,000 per month. That's not bad if you're
making the average tech salary of $89,448, which increased 21.7 percent
between 2014 and 2015.

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[Tom Johnson]

Here's the article link:  http://www.pcmag.com/news/343607/google-to-kansas-city-goodbye-free-fiber 
TJ

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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Barry MacKichan <[hidden email]> wrote:

PC Magazine had a list of 14 tech cities. Along with Silicon Valley, Boston, etc, was this. The moral is that fiber, at this point in history, can make a difference for a city.

--Barry

11 of 14
Kansas City
Kansas City might not be the first area you think of for a post-college, big-city move. But this region—which sits on the border of Kansas and Missouri—has one big selling point: Google Fiber. Kansas City was the first to get Google’s gigabit Internet service, a move that has made this city of just under half a million residents a new destination for those who have start-up aspirations but lack the deep pockets that Silicon Valley or New York might require. Kansas City companies are competing for top tech talent and getting things started at the KC Start-Up Village. While Google Fiber has expanded to other cities, with more Google "fiberhoods" in the works, Kansas City is one of the best options for super-fast Internet in a region that won't break the bank. The average listing price for homes in the region is just under $200,000 while median rent sits below $1,000 per month. That's not bad if you're making the average tech salary of $89,448, which increased 21.7 percent between 2014 and 2015.

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[Nick Thompson]

Hi, Tom,

 

A wise friend of mine suggests that the article itself makes a point opposite to the point made in the article.  Do you read it that way?

 

Did you read the thing in the SFean recently about the Open Data Project.  It seemed to have your hands all over it, but not mention you at all.  Is that because you are their Eminence Grise or because they ripped you off. 

 

Nick

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

From: Friam [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tom Johnson
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:17 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fiber's effect on a city

 

Here's the article link:  http://www.pcmag.com/news/343607/google-to-kansas-city-goodbye-free-fiber 
TJ

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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Barry MacKichan <[hidden email]> wrote:

PC Magazine had a list of 14 tech cities. Along with Silicon Valley, Boston, etc, was this. The moral is that fiber, at this point in history, can make a difference for a city.

--Barry

11 of 14
Kansas City
Kansas City might not be the first area you think of for a post-college, big-city move. But this region—which sits on the border of Kansas and Missouri—has one big selling point: Google Fiber. Kansas City was the first to get Google’s gigabit Internet service, a move that has made this city of just under half a million residents a new destination for those who have start-up aspirations but lack the deep pockets that Silicon Valley or New York might require. Kansas City companies are competing for top tech talent and getting things started at the KC Start-Up Village. While Google Fiber has expanded to other cities, with more Google "fiberhoods" in the works, Kansas City is one of the best options for super-fast Internet in a region that won't break the bank. The average listing price for homes in the region is just under $200,000 while median rent sits below $1,000 per month. That's not bad if you're making the average tech salary of $89,448, which increased 21.7 percent between 2014 and 2015.

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[Tom Johnson]

Well, it was Barry who made the initial observation.  But I think it's correct: With the proper fiber infrastructure, there would be great changes to the city.

If you meant the Sunday article in The New Mexican, yes, our hands were involved in the article, and ITPD is mentioned.  But that's OK.  I was pleased that Henry Lopez did some reporting, and I had not given him any pointers, that enlarged the article beyond just some local crank sounding off like another "tin hat."

TJ

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 6:21 PM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi, Tom,

 

A wise friend of mine suggests that the article itself makes a point opposite to the point made in the article.  Do you read it that way?

 

Did you read the thing in the SFean recently about the Open Data Project.  It seemed to have your hands all over it, but not mention you at all.  Is that because you are their Eminence Grise or because they ripped you off. 

 

Nick

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

From: Friam [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Tom Johnson
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:17 PM
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Fiber's effect on a city

 

Here's the article link:  http://www.pcmag.com/news/343607/google-to-kansas-city-goodbye-free-fiber 
TJ

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Check out It's The People's Data

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On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Barry MacKichan <[hidden email]> wrote:

PC Magazine had a list of 14 tech cities. Along with Silicon Valley, Boston, etc, was this. The moral is that fiber, at this point in history, can make a difference for a city.

--Barry

11 of 14
Kansas City
Kansas City might not be the first area you think of for a post-college, big-city move. But this region—which sits on the border of Kansas and Missouri—has one big selling point: Google Fiber. Kansas City was the first to get Google’s gigabit Internet service, a move that has made this city of just under half a million residents a new destination for those who have start-up aspirations but lack the deep pockets that Silicon Valley or New York might require. Kansas City companies are competing for top tech talent and getting things started at the KC Start-Up Village. While Google Fiber has expanded to other cities, with more Google "fiberhoods" in the works, Kansas City is one of the best options for super-fast Internet in a region that won't break the bank. The average listing price for homes in the region is just under $200,000 while median rent sits below $1,000 per month. That's not bad if you're making the average tech salary of $89,448, which increased 21.7 percent between 2014 and 2015.

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