Nominate your Community for the Google Fiber Optic Trial

Imagine navigating the web at 1Gbps. Google has just announced its plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in selected locations. The connection will be more than 100 times faster than most current speeds throughout the country. Now here's the really cool part: they haven't chosen the trial areas yet.

Which is where you come in. Go and nominate your community to be one of the fiber test networks. Encourage your local politicians and city officials to push for your area. Think of this is as an opportunity to give your community an advantage.

With speed constrictions removed, Google hopes that users will discover the next killer app. Sensations like YouTube became viable only when bandwidth enabled the public to stream videos easily. Wouldn't it be great if one of the next big developments happened on your home turf?

What exactly are they looking for in a candidate? Google doesn't specify, but we have a few ideas. Modern and ongoing construction could be a potential benefit because of ease of integration. An area with old homes would be disadvantageous. The ideal community might have a population of developers, programmers, and yes, geeks. Say, Cupertino, or Mountain View? Sure, but we're hoping they consider a neighborhood in Philadelphia.

The response deadline is March 26, 2010. Good luck!

Visit the project overview at Google for more information.