http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/04/06/great-barbeque-gigabits-and-google/ Responses to Media and Culture Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/04/06/great-barbeque-gigabits-and-google/comment-page-1/#comment-80175 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:05:50 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=8863#comment-80175 Brian, thanks for your opinion and kind words! Looking forward to joining the Jayhawk family.
Also, are you aware of any other initiatives or partnerships by media, tech, or software companies that selected or carved out areas of KCK, KCMO, or Lawrence for experimentation with products or services? I just noticed that in 2007, Sprint outfitted KCK public school buses with GPS. But do any other projects or services come to mind? Just curious.

]]> http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/2011/04/06/great-barbeque-gigabits-and-google/comment-page-1/#comment-79967 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:06:23 +0000 http://blog.commarts.wisc.edu/?p=8863#comment-79967 As someone who lived and studied and received a doctorate from the film and media studies department at the Univ. of Kansas I can honestly say that Google’s decision is a positive sign for the KCK economy as well as Lawrence’s. Moreover it shows that the university’s influence and importance in developing technologically savvy students has been well rewarded. In fact, my hope is that this announcement will enable KCK and KCMO to be reinvigorated as major American cities and help with the budget shortfalls and bleak economic outlook that had plagued the region for awhile.
Lastly, as an alum of KU who has a vested interest in the future of the department and the university I would like to take this opportunity to say congrats to you, Germaine, and welcome to the Jawhawk family. I look forward to seeing how you help shape the program and how your work is impacted by your teaching there.

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