Google Office in Madison Confirmed by The Capital Times Newspaper
Official Details on the Google Office in Madison
The Capital Times newspaper has released an article today confirming the news that Google will be opening an office in Madison, Wisconsin.
It is an interesting article that provides details on the new office, and what its role in Madison may be. It also answers an important question that readers were asking in regards to my April 16th post “Google to Open Midwest Office in Madison, Wisconsin“, about where the new office will be located.
According to the article the office will be located at “301 S. Blount, just off Williamson Street”. This confirms the information I posted in my follow-up article where I stated “I have heard the office will most likely be very close to were John Nolan Drive and Williamson Street intersect, or within 2 blocks of this location.” For those who are unfamiliar with Madison, Blount Street is located just one block from this intersection.
For details from my follow-up article please check the following post “Google Office in Madison - Additional Details”
For those who are new to my blog I hope you continue to check back for all the latest tech news and happenings in Madison and around the world. I will try to bring you reliable news as I hear it in addition to guides on computers and technology!
For the complete article from The Capital Times newspaper, please check the link below:
http://www.madison.com/tct/news//index.php?ntid=283649
Here is additional information on the story that can be found at WTN News (Wisconsin Technology Network)
http://wistechnology.com/articles/4715/
As always thanks for checking out Pseudorant! I appreciate the support!
News - Google Office in Madison - Additional Details
Follow-up Details on the Google Office in Madison
I am posting a follow-up article on the Google Office in Madison because I have received a lot of questions from people asking about the specifics of that article.
Let me say first, that at the moment the details are very limited. There have been a number of live journal users who have confirmed the information I originally posted. There are several parties involved in the project so far so some people may have additional details that I don’t know. If you do have additional information, please feel free to post it to my comments so we can gather all the specifics and get a thread going with the details.
The questions I have been asked from people are as follows:
How did you find out about this?
As I mentioned in my original post “Google to Open Midwest Office in Madison, Wisconsin” I received this information from a friend who told me this in passing. They were not trying to pump up a story or get me excited. It was more along the lines of “this is what happened at work today”.
There had been a few brief mentions of this prior to this conversation because of paperwork that was currently in the works. This also involved a meeting with representatives from Google to hammer out details regarding the office space.
How do you know that it’s confirmed?
I also stated in my article about “Blog Mission Statement and News Accuracy” that I would only present information on my blog when it has been almost 100% confirmed. The confirmation that I decided to go by when posting this article was signed contracts regarding the office space Google will be using for their Madison location.
How do you know the location?
This is one spot I should have been clearer on when I posted the article. I mentioned in my original post that it would be in the Willy Street “Area”. This means the office may be “on” Willy Street or might be off a side street near Willy. Either way you should be able to see the building from WIlly Street. I do not know the confirmed address of the building. From what I have heard the office will most likely be very close to were John Nolan Drive and Williamson Street intersect, or within 2 blocks of this location.
Why would Google move to Willy Street?
The area that the office will most likely be in is actually closer to the Capital Square than what people would usually envision when they hear the name “Willy Street”. Do not expect to see a Google office mixed in between hippy clothing stores, world food markets and Mother Fools coffee house. Although based on Google’s company mantras I can see why they might like this area of Madison.
The secondary reason being, that Google apparently found a building in this area with a visual esthetic that matched their tastes. If you have seen the Google offices in California (inside and out) you can get an idea for what I am talking about.
What will this offices role be in Madison, Wisconsin?
The short answer is… no idea.
Sorry, I know you probably don’t want to hear that but it’s true. No one I have talked to that has information on this knows what the office will be used for.
There was a suggestion from Lacherig in a live journal comment that said “Aren’t they currently working on scanning all of the books in the UW’s libraries?” This could be the purpose of the office. In my original article I could only offer speculation as to what the new office might mean for Madison.
The only thing I find strange about the office is that the visual esthetic was an important factor about the building for one reason or another. If I was opening a business that would mainly be used for achieving data I wouldn’t spend the extra time or money on a building that looked “neat”.
This may just be they way Google does things with their company or it might mean that the office may have multiple purposes.
As far as how permanent the office will be, that is also up for speculation. I know that they are going to be renting the office space and they have not purchased any commercial property in Madison at the moment. If they had, I would give the confirmation details right from the AccessDane website regarding the purchase.
Because of this it is impossible to really guess what future plans Google may have for this office.
I personally feel that they should look into making Madison a second home because of how technology oriented the city already is. This could turn out to be something really cool, or it may just be that they are here to catalog books. Either way, it is Google, and that in itself is really cool.
Madison has the potential to be a great location for many successful computer related business. With companies like Raven Software and Human Head Studios that have been operating here for years, it would only be a bonus to have other technology related companies like Google move in next door.
I hope this answers some of the questions that have been floating around since my first post. As I said before I will post more details as they become available to me. This article lays out everything I have heard, so now you know as much as I do about it. (Ok maybe a few choice details were left out at the request of my friend)
I guess that might add a little incentive to check back on Pseudorant to see when those details come to light. Until then thanks for stopping by my blog, and please feel free to post any comments or questions in follow-up to this article.
The first person to post a comment will win a spot right below this article to type stuff! 
(and so on, so forth, I’m sure you see where I’m going with this.)
Thanks for checking out Pseudorant!!!
Walking with Dinosaurs – Madison, May 7th – 11th
Walking with the Dinosaurs!
As I was watching TV the other night I came across something that looked REALLY cool. There is a show coming to Madison called “Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience” which was produced by Immersion Entertainment in association with the BBC. It will be in Madison from May 7th to the 11th at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum.
The show is a live presentation that features Dinosaurs that come out and walk around on stage. Now I remember being a kid and seeing some of the Dinosaur animatronics that you could find in Museums and this blows them all away!
The show consists of 15 different Dinosaurs that come out on stage. From the trailer I saw they feature some of the most realistic Dinosaur movement possible for a live show. With a budget of $20 million dollars they have created quite a show complete with a 40 foot tall Tyrannosaurus Rex!
You can check out their website for more information on the event, but unfortunately they do not do a great job of showcasing what the show offers. I found a trailer for it on YouTube which can be reached from the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX3_tnLDUEk
I also found another very interesting video related to this which gives a glimpse into the “making of” for the live performance. It is crazy to me that we live in a world with the technology to produce a mix of animatronics, robots, and human controlled creatures that even 50 years ago would have been mistaken for actual Dinosaurs.
Check out the “Making of” video at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtfMIiinJso
Unfortunately I can’t afford tickets because I have numerous other financial obligations at the moment (not to mention I have heard the show sells out wherever it goes.) so if you are fortunate enough to check it out, please leave a comment and let me know how it was!
News - Google to Open Midwest Office in Madison, Wisconsin
Google office opening in Madison, Wisconsin
There has been some buzz on the internet lately because Madison, Wisconsin has been fully engulfed by “Google Street View”. People are very excited because now through Google maps, you can see any street or building in Madison at the click of a button. You can even view areas out as far a Sun Prairie.
There is one street that people should be especially interested in though. The street I am referring to is Willy Street [Williamson St.]. This is because the Willy Street area will be the location of the new Google office that will be opening in Madison.
Sources tell me that Google has already secured the property they will be using for their Midwest office, and they should be ready to open by the end of this summer. With a computer based culture that has already spread through the Madison area, the news couldn’t have come at a better time.
What does this mean for those of us in town? Well it can mean a number of things from possible job openings and business, to Google services that offer an in-depth look at life in Madison. It is also another step toward Madison becoming the next big technology oriented city. There are many thoughts as to what this could mean, but I feel the general opinion is a positive one.
I will post more details on the Google office in Madison as I get them and keep you up to date on all the current events. Right now only a handful of people are aware that Google is coming to Wisconsin so remember to tell your friends to check it out on www.pseudorant.com for upcoming details!
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