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Wed, 09/08/2010
The Baltimore Sun
Company suggests applications for Fiber ultra-high-speed Internet have underground system to lay fiber optic cables Maryland’s technology industry is continuing to expand its presence in politics, forming its own political action committee. Workers...
Fri, 07/09/2010
Washington Business Journal
Maryland’s technology industry is continuing to expand its presence in politics, forming its own political action committee. Michael Rosenbaum, CEO of Catalyst IT Services in Baltimore, is chairman of the new Maryland IT PAC. Tom Loveland, CEO of...
Wed, 06/30/2010
Baltimore Magazine
It all started with a Facebook message. On February 10, media tech podcaster Patrick Roanhouse sent a message imploring some of the finest technological minds in Baltimore to "Tweet the mayor. Call the governor. We need this in Baltimore."...
Wed, 06/30/2010
Baltimore Magazine
Like a lot of Baltimoreans, it's hard for me to imagine how we managed to live happy, fullfilling lives before the advent of computers. It's actually amazing—maybe even a little alarming—how fast Americans from every walk of life, including...
Wed, 06/02/2010
The Baltimore Sun
Two months ago, city officials and business leaders were giddy with the notion that Baltimore maybe — just maybe — could lure Google Inc. to build a next-generation fiber-optic network for blazing-fast Internet service. On Wednesday, a...
Thu, 04/15/2010
The Baltimore Sun
The Maryland Computer Services Association, a group formed three years ago to fight the threat of taxes on computer services in the state, said it is merging with the main technology trade group in Maryland. Tom Loveland, a co-founder of the...
Sat, 03/27/2010
The Baltimore Sun
Sarasota's mayor jumped into a shark tank to draw Google's attention to the Florida city. The mayor of Duluth, Minn., took a Google-inspired dive in the frigid waters of Lake Superior. City workers and residents in Palo Alto, Calif.,...
Fri, 03/26/2010
Baltimore Business Journal
We’ve seen growing excitement in town ever since a handful of citizens mobilized to bring Google’s ultra high-speed Internet trial to Baltimore. Google Fiber has been a topic of conversation at dinner tables and board meetings across the city...
Fri, 03/19/2010
Austin Business Journal
Universities, companies and nonprofits from miles outside of Baltimore have backed a campaign to invite Google to build an ultra-fast Internet network within city borders. But to some, that begs a question: What’s in it for them? A lot, they...
Fri, 03/19/2010
Sacramento Business Journal
Win or lose, Baltimore’s lobbying effort to bring Google’s high-speed Internet service to town shows how strong the city’s tech leadership has become. We already witnessed Tom Loveland, the city’s new “Google czar” help defeat Gov. Martin...
Sat, 03/13/2010
TechCrunch
A couple weeks ago, we noted the city of Topeka, Kansas’ humorous attempt to get Google’s attention: by rebranding their city “Google, Kansas.” Why would they do such a thing? Because they want in on Google’s fiber action — the search giant’s...
Thu, 03/11/2010
The Sydney Morning Herald
A city in Kansas renamed itself "Google." A Florida mayor hopped into a tank full of sharks to impress the Internet titan. Baltimore named a "Google Czar" and scores of towns held "Google Days." Why all the fuss over the Web search giant?...
Thu, 03/11/2010
Baltimore Business Journal
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake threw her weight behind an effort to bring Google’s high-speed Internet service to Baltimore on Thursday, and she named tech industry leader Tom Loveland as the city’s “Google czar” in the campaign. The city is...
Tue, 06/02/2009
The Daily Record
Baltimore took the first steps Wednesday to securing its high-speed Internet future — with or without Google. A symposium at the University of Baltimore brought together about 200 business leaders, government officials and residents to build on...
Fri, 01/30/2009
Baltimore Business Journalz
Silicon Valley has a certain “juice” that’s lacking in Baltimore, said local tech entrepreneur Tom Loveland. “People are just willing to jump in and try things quickly and make mistakes,” he said of tech startups there. Now he and some local...
