Comments on: Oklahoma, Where The Google Comes Sweepin’ Down The Plain http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071 Search Engine Land: Must Read News About Search Marketing & Search Engines Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:39:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Danny Sullivan http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2151 Danny Sullivan Fri, 18 May 2007 11:58:10 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2151 Valleywag has <a href="http://valleywag.com/tech/cringe/google-brings-light-unto-michigan-261434.php" rel="nofollow">made</a> a cool map of the States Of Google <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=115773198488464018854.000001129b7ccead9c5fd&ll=40.313043,-96.679687&spn=27.929569,82.265625&t=h&z=4&om=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Valleywag has made a cool map of the States Of Google here.

]]> By: Cohn http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2150 Cohn Wed, 02 May 2007 16:49:01 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2150 Via the TulsaWorld.com: "By Staff Reports 5/2/2007 7:55 AM Internet giant Google is expected to announce plans for a major data center at Mid-America Industrial Park in Pryor at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday during a ceremony at the park. Though the company has not offered any details about its Pryor location, other recently-announced "server farms" in North Carolina and South Carolina will be constructed on 210 acres and 520 acres, respectively. Both would cost $600 million to build and eventually employ 200. In November, a Delaware limited liability company called Myall LLC registered with the Oklahoma secretary of state. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority then sold Myall 800 acres immediately south of the Gatorade plant under construction at the park. Last month, the Grand River Dam Authority agreed to double the capacity of a planned Mid-America Industrial Park substation being built at the request of an anonymous future tenant operating under the shell company Tathra LLC. Tathra and Myall are believed to be connected. Google uses server farms, or large clusters of computers, to power Internet search requests and other services provided by the company online." Via the TulsaWorld.com:

“By Staff Reports
5/2/2007 7:55 AM

Internet giant Google is expected to announce plans for a major data center at Mid-America Industrial Park in Pryor at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday during a ceremony at the park.

Though the company has not offered any details about its Pryor location, other recently-announced “server farms” in North Carolina and South Carolina will be constructed on 210 acres and 520 acres, respectively. Both would cost $600 million to build and eventually employ 200.

In November, a Delaware limited liability company called Myall LLC registered with the Oklahoma secretary of state. The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority then sold Myall 800 acres immediately south of the Gatorade plant under construction at the park.

Last month, the Grand River Dam Authority agreed to double the capacity of a planned Mid-America Industrial Park substation being built at the request of an anonymous future tenant operating under the shell company Tathra LLC. Tathra and Myall are believed to be connected.

Google uses server farms, or large clusters of computers, to power Internet search requests and other services provided by the company online.”

]]> By: Cohn http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2149 Cohn Tue, 01 May 2007 19:54:11 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2149 Scratch that got the time right and date wrong... "We will be having an announcement on the new Company 10:00AM Wed the 2nd of May at our Expo Center near the Airport. .The Gov is scheduled to be present.Feel free to attend." Scratch that got the time right and date wrong…
“We will be having an announcement on the new Company 10:00AM Wed the 2nd of May at our Expo Center near the Airport. .The Gov is scheduled to be present.Feel free to attend.”

]]> By: Cohn http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2148 Cohn Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:37:51 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2148 There will be a press conference on Tuesday May 1st at 10:00 AM CST to announce their plans. There will be a press conference on Tuesday May 1st at 10:00 AM CST to announce their plans.

]]> By: SEOrefugee http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2147 SEOrefugee Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:24:53 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2147 I blogged about this a couple of weeks back <a href="http://www.seorefugee.com/seoblog/2007/04/06/google-going-to-be-ok/" rel="nofollow"> Google Going to be OK</a> but I still can't believe it. I suppose it makes sense in terms of power and space but there's gonna be some culture shock for sure. I blogged about this a couple of weeks back Google Going to be OK but I still can’t believe it. I suppose it makes sense in terms of power and space but there’s gonna be some culture shock for sure.

]]> By: Cohn http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2146 Cohn Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:34:01 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2146 I am Oklahoman and have a lake house approximately 60 miles from Google's rumored location. <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&f=d&saddr=Snake+Creek+Rd,+Cookson,+OK+74427&daddr=Pryor,+OK+74361&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&f=d&saddr=Snake+Creek+Rd,+Cookson,+OK+74427&daddr=Pryor,+OK+74361&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1</a> Eastern, Oklahoma is beautiful and has an abundance of water. If you are out this way in July be sure to stop by Pryor's hair fest "Rocklahoma" <a href="http://www.rockfeverfest.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rockfeverfest.com/</a> I am Oklahoman and have a lake house approximately 60 miles from Google’s rumored location.

http://www.google.com/maps?hl=en&f=d&saddr=Snake+Creek+Rd,+Cookson,+OK+74427&daddr=Pryor,+OK+74361&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1

Eastern, Oklahoma is beautiful and has an abundance of water.

If you are out this way in July be sure to stop by Pryor’s hair fest “Rocklahoma”
http://www.rockfeverfest.com/

]]> By: Li Evans http://searchengineland.com/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071/comment-page-1#comment-2145 Li Evans Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:53:45 +0000 http://searchengineland.com/beta/oklahoma-where-the-google-comes-sweepin-down-the-plain-11071.php#comment-2145 Pittsburgh *sigh*.... why not Philly? I can then be the like Barry and get the exclusive tour of the building and ride a skooter around. :) Come on Google, Philly is after all the City of Brotherly Love (just please don't watch our evening news casts). Pittsburgh *sigh*…. why not Philly? I can then be the like Barry and get the exclusive tour of the building and ride a skooter around. :)

Come on Google, Philly is after all the City of Brotherly Love (just please don’t watch our evening news casts).

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