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Google Internet Bus

I was on the Google Internet Bus (a unique project in India), taking Internet to small towns in a customized Bus.

From Anantapur to Kurnool and back to Hyderabad. The GBus was in the Google Hyderabad office for a couple of days, before it took off for Karimnagar. You can see the schedule for the bus at the link provided at the end of this post.

Some photos.

The magnificient GBus, with a satellite receiver for Internet

Schoolkids who visited the bus

College students queue up to board the bus (each session lasts about 5 mins)

That’s me on the Google Internet Bus, wearing my AdSpam team Tshirt :)

I had a gala time clicking away photos, and being the unofficial photographer for the trip.

You can find more info on the GBus, and track it here:

http://www.google.co.in/intl/en/landing/internetbus/

(if you want photos in high resolution for print/publishing, email me @ [sasidhar@sasidhar.org])

Comments 8

  1. Aakanksha wrote:

    I was on the Internet bus too! Except through Karnataka (specifically Chitradurga, Davangere and Hubli). Great experience, taking Internet to the towns and villages :)

    Here’s the link to the Internet bus community on Orkut – http://www.orkut.com/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=58492626.

    Posted 22 Jul 2009 at 5:14 pm
  2. prasad guggari wrote:

    this is a great idea dude!!!!
    u guys r doing a wonderful job..keep it up!!!

    Posted 23 Jul 2009 at 8:37 am
  3. Subhash wrote:

    Hey Awesome pics dude ;)

    Posted 27 Jul 2009 at 10:19 am
  4. Raj Kumar Sanpui wrote:

    Your blogs are interesting, and as a result, time killing too. Since one feels like reading one after the other :-)

    Posted 31 Oct 2009 at 2:13 pm
  5. Raj Kumar Sanpui wrote:

    Well done Google!!!!! Excellent work done. I appreciate, as it has spend some time and given some thoughts on the remote and the backward society of India, and educating them to the modern and faster communication and information resource, unlike most of other companies which thinks of only making profits.

    Posted 31 Oct 2009 at 2:18 pm
  6. Prathmesh wrote:

    Nice idea & job too.
    keep it up..!

    Posted 08 Nov 2009 at 1:51 pm
  7. rankit wrote:

    hey can u plss send me the new orkut invite……plssssss……..plssss….

    Posted 14 Nov 2009 at 9:16 pm
  8. rankit wrote:

    i love the new orkut……my frnds have it….even i want it…….

    Posted 14 Nov 2009 at 9:17 pm

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