MadFiber Ice Cream

MadFiber Ice Cream is a designer ice cream created by UW-Madison's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences that features vanilla cream, mini M&M's, and granola.

The dessert was part of Madison, Wisconsin's effort to bring Google's $97 million high speed optical fiber network to Madison, WI.^[1]^[2]^[3] The ice cream gained recognition outside of Madison when the New York Times made note of it in an article "Hoping for Gift From Google? Go Jump in the Lake."^[4]

Proponents of the ice cream have included Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Madison Schools Superintendent, Dan Nerad, and Dean of UW-Madison's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Irwin Goldman.^[5] Owners of technology start-ups in the community have also voiced support for the ice cream.^[6]

Some members of the Madison community, however, question the ice cream's utility in promoting the city's bid while others critique the move as corporate wooing where community investment would be more appropriate.^[1]

Google stopped formal receipt of information from cities interested in the project in March 2010.^[7] The company announced Kansas City, Kansas would receive the high speed fiber network.^[8] The University of Wisconsin-Madison has not yet stated an end date for production and distribution of MadFiber Ice Cream.

References

^ a b Finkelmeyer, Todd (9 April 2010). "Campus Connection: Babcock ice cream being used to lure Google". The Cap Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ "Help Bring Google Fiber to Madison! (MadFiber)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ Google Fiber
^ Helft, Miguel (22 March 2010). "Hoping for Gift From Google? Go Jump in the Lake". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ Schmidt, Jeff; Begun, Jake (11 April 2010). "Google Fiber flavor ice cream unveiled". The Badger Herald. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ Lustig, Nathan. "Mad Fiber Ice Cream and Why Google Should Pick Madison for Google Fiber". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ Rao, Leena (27 March 2010). "The Final Tally: More Than 1100 Cities Apply For Google's Fiber Network". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
^ Saenz, Aaron (2011-03-31). "Google Chooses Kansas City as Home of New Gigabit Fiber Network (Video)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

[madison1-1] Finkelmeyer, Todd (9 April 2010). "Campus Connection: Babcock ice cream being used to lure Google". The Cap Times. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[2] "Help Bring Google Fiber to Madison! (MadFiber)". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[3] Google Fiber

[4] Helft, Miguel (22 March 2010). "Hoping for Gift From Google? Go Jump in the Lake". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[5] Schmidt, Jeff; Begun, Jake (11 April 2010). "Google Fiber flavor ice cream unveiled". The Badger Herald. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[6] Lustig, Nathan. "Mad Fiber Ice Cream and Why Google Should Pick Madison for Google Fiber". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[7] Rao, Leena (27 March 2010). "The Final Tally: More Than 1100 Cities Apply For Google's Fiber Network". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

[8] Saenz, Aaron (2011-03-31). "Google Chooses Kansas City as Home of New Gigabit Fiber Network (Video)". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-07-24.