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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: Timeline
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Summary of activities leading to the Austin, Texas response to the Google "Fiber for Communities" RFI:. Feb 10, 10:00am. Google announces the "Fiber for Communities" initiative. Feb 10, 12:23pm. First citizen contact made, requesting City to respond. To: Chip From: Stacy Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:23:01 -0600 Please get City of Austin to ask Google to wire our town! Big Gig Austin Initiative. Is created. The social media campaign begins. Facebook group. Are created. [see Social Media. South by Southwest (...
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A Life Lived in Fear is A Life Half Lived: March 2010
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A Life Lived in Fear is A Life Half Lived. Friday, March 26, 2010. I may have proclaimed my love for Cream Vintage. Before. I walk by there every day which doesn't help my wallet, and it says a lot for their staff's window dressing skills when an outfit catches my eye. This one really caught my eye on Monday. I had bought a vintage blue dress a couple of weeks before so I wasn't looking for another one, but every time I walked past it I wanted it more. Sure," he replied. Sold," I said. So I will pick it ...
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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: South by Southwest Interactive 2010
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South by Southwest Interactive 2010. Photo credit: Aaron Haley. Used under Creative Commons license. Every year for one long weekend, Austin becomes the center of the digital universe. The South by Southwest Interactive Festival 2010. Was held in Austin on March 12 - 16, right in the middle of the RFI period. Attendance for the interactive portion of the festival increased a walloping 33%. Over last year, with 14,000 registrants. Some of the activities that occurred during the festival were:. Is named in...
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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: Public Forum
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On March 10, the Austin Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission. Conducted a public forum for the "Fiber for Communities" project. The Commission is an advisory body to the Austin City Council. Its areas of focus include community media (especially access television) and community technology (especially digital divide/digital opportunity initiatives). Its members are volunteers, primarily employed in the technology, non-profit, or education sectors. The invited panelists included:.
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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: Meetups, Tweetups and Happy Hours
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Meetups, Tweetups and Happy Hours. Big Gig "How Can Google Not Love Us? Happy Hour and Tweetup - Mar 23, 2010. In the closing days of the "Big Gig Austin" campaign, hundreds of supporters came together for a happy hour and tweetup celebration. The Big Gig campaign had operated virtually, using the net to communicate and coordinate. This was an opportunity for the supporters to meet in person, and make one final effort to get nominations submitted. The tweetup was hosted at The Highball. Om March 14, in t...
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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: Big Gig Austin Initiative
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Big Gig Austin Initiative. The "Big Gig Austin Initiative" is a collaboration of volunteers, created to organize our local community support for the "Fiber for Communities" project. We have worked closely in cooperation with the City of Austin and other area organizations. The lead sponsors are the 21st Century Project. In the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The University of Texas at Austin and the Austin Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission. Chip is a recognized leader of the community ...
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Big Gig Austin - Community Involvement Report: Supporter Videos
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We created a "Big Gig Austin" You Tube channel. To host videos created by our supporters. This channel contains videos recorded by community leaders, interviews with supporters, videos from city meetings, and fun stuff created by people that support big gigabit broadband. This page highlights a small part of the video collection. Some Austin community leaders have recorded videos, explaining why they support the "Big Gig Austin" initiative. A few of our favorites are shown below. And Video Game Developer.
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