Duluth One-Ups Topeka in Google Wars

Minnesota town jokes it will name first-borns 'Google' or 'Googlette'
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 4, 2010 10:17 AM CST

From this day forth, all-first born children of Duluth, Minnesota, shall be named Google or Googlette Fiber. Well, that’s not true, but the city has produced a parody video saying so in a rejoinder to Topeka. That city changed its name to Google in an effort to secure the search giant’s offer of super-fast Internet. (See Topeka summary here.) To be fair, Mashable reports, Duluth also really wants the service, even if it’s not actually going all Old Testament to get it. (More Topeka Kansas Google stories.)

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