Silicon Prairie News

623_2fc013c8e1_small February 8, 2010 by Adam Templeton

Lincoln When you think about it, Google is a bit like God. People look to both for answers on every topic imaginable, and those same seekers of knowledge actually have little to no idea how either one really works. Thankfully, Toby Schroder of Fierce Robot, a search engine optimization startup that's been his full-time job for a little over a year, is on the case – at least as... read more

627_aa6bde9954_small February 8, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines In the second episode of PrairieCast we have our first guest, Ben Milne of cash-transfer startup Dwolla. Ben discusses entrepreneurship in Des Moines, Dwolla's expansion to California, and what he's learned since his company launched late last year. Additionally, we premiered a new "Week in Review" segment where Andy Brudtkuhl and I discuss the stories published in the Des Moines' edition of Silicon Prairie News over the prior week. read more

622_3ef5f0c203_small February 5, 2010 by Adam Templeton

Lincoln Putting a local spin on the popular worldwide BarCamp format, Lincoln gave entrepreneurs around the state the chance to attend camp. Awesome Camp, that is. Hosted January, 30 at red9, the gathering of business-minded startup owners, freelancers and developers lacked a concrete schedule right up until the minute it started. Instead of following a rigid agenda, attendees signed up to give 30-minute read more

624_f09149f746_small February 5, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Lincoln Mentioned this week: * Filming on location at the Nebraska State Capital in Lincoln * Matt Sherman's post with Steve Glenn's presentation, Top 10 mistakes entrepreneurs make * AIM Institute's Technology Breakfast Seminars on February 26 with Matt Galligan of Simple Geo * 2010 Nebraska Summit on Entrepreneurship produced by... read more

584_789188e015_small February 3, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Lincoln Today's a big day for college football recruits and all those involved, from the families of the players to the fans of the college programs that add some of the nation's top talent. Another important player in today's events is a company out of Lincoln, Agile Sports Technology, whose product, Hudl, is influencing the offers college programs are making to recruits. Check out their press release on PRWeb to learn more: Hudl's High-Tech Recruiting Changing the Game  read more

614_22d67bdebe_small February 3, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Cash transfer startup Dwolla has announced that they will be expanding to their second state on March 1, 2010 when they open up their service to consumers and merchants... read more

616_150fee3792_small February 3, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Lincoln Name: Chris De Jabet | City you're blogging from: Lincoln, Nebraska | My blog is called techēse. I've defined that as "of or relating to technology or its language, culture, or people." My goal is to write informative insights into interesting new technology. Expect a fair bit of Apple-related articles, naturally. The site just launched on Feb 1st, 2010, and can be found at techese.net. read more