As an April Fools' gag, Web search giant Google changed its name on its U.S. search page Thursday to "Topeka."
The daylong gesture was a nod to the Kansas capital, which unofficially changed its name to "Google, Kan." for a month to try to persuade the company to test its planned super-fast fiber optic network there.
Visitors to the company's home page, http://www.google.com, were greeted by the name "Topeka" in Google's familiar multicolor typeface. Below it was a link to a lengthy blog posting by Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt explaining the move.
Topeka, Schmidt said, took …
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