
Google is going to select a North American city as a testbed for a new high-speed internet network, and Pittsburgh wants to be that city. There's a Post Gazette story, there's a Pittsburgh Google Fiber website, there's even a photo of Mayor Luke with a laptop in the paper:

Insert No Child Left Behind Joke Here
It would, of course, be wonderful if Pittsburgh were selected. Somebody did a very nice job on the website. In particular, I love the bottom-of-the-page icon:

I really like this. It's got the Pittsburgh parking chair thing going, the colors in the chair are woven through the site, this is just excellent.
Please consider clicking here and nominating Pittsburgh.
(Google account required n'at). (note: link updated)