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Weekly Wrap Up
Mentioned this week: Filming on location at the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge, The Reader’s “One City, 10 Questions” article featuring Dusty and Jeff, and the top nine moments of 2009: 9 – Naming of Our Mascot Analog 8 – Community Events – BarCamp Omaha, Highlight Midwest, TweetUps and more 7 – Geoff Wood and Our…
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Here comes 2010!
It’s crazy to be writing 2010! How’d we go from worrying about whether or not our lights would stay on at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2000 to Jan. 1, 2010 already?! This past year has been one of amazing growth and development for Silicon Prairie News. Looking back at the growth over the past…
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SPN interviews Abby Jordan and Becky App of eCreamery
Photo from eCreamery.com This time of year, I can’t really say that I’m thinking about ice cream very much. There are a few folks out there, however, who don’t stop no matter what the thermometer may read. Case in point: Abby Jordan and Becky App of eCreamery. I have to admit that I was…
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Five in Five with Troy Rutter from TroyRutter.com
Name: Troy Rutter Full-time job: Senior Developer at Captain Jack Communications City you’re blogging from: Des Moines Name, subject and URL of your blog: TroyRutter.com; blogging, social media tools, Google Adsense, and marketing; troyrutter.com Link to your video: 1. What is the name, subject and URL of your blog? TroyRutter.com; blogging, social media tools, Google…
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SPN In-Depth: The fate of Midwest game development
Video games have come a long way in the past three decades. They’ve gone from austere collections of pixels and 8-bit sound effects to a widely recognized artistic medium proudly standing toe-to-toe (and sometimes beating out) the film and music industries. Around the United States, local governments have taken notice of video games’ profit potential,…
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Weekly Wrap Up
Mentioned this week: Filming on location at Malone & Co. Photography, Gathering of Gamers’ 5,000 Member Party Jan. 1-2 in Ankeny, Iowa, iPhone Apps from the Prairie post that came out “today” (Wednesday), Silicon Prairie News year-in-review post coming next week, Geoff Johnson and Mike Malone join us on camera — Geoff talks about recent…
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Happy Holidays from Silicon Prairie News!
As we gather with family and friends to celebrate the holidays, we hope you have the opportunity to do the same. Safe travels! Tune in tomorrow for our first-ever Weekly Wrap Up Holiday Special.
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Stocking stuffers: iPhone apps from the Prairie
We recently put out a call for you to send us your suggestions for iPhone apps built on the Prairie, thinking that they would make great stocking stuffers. We couldn’t help it. Danny was inspired. Submissions started rolling in immediately. Some were old favorites. Many were brand new surprises. Now, Christmas is almost upon us,…
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Five in Five with Deb Averett from Fresh Nest Design
Name: Deb Averett Full-time job: Social Media Consultant at Toolulu and Interior Consultant at Fresh Nest Design City you’re blogging from: Waverly, Neb. 1. What is the name, subject and URL of your blog? Fresh Nest Design, Interior Design, freshnestdesign.com 2. Why do you blog? I blog at Fresh Nest Design for a creative outlet.…
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Creative Capital Pitch Session heads to Des Moines Jan. 28
The next Creative Capital Pitch Session will be held on Thursday, Jan. 28 at Dos Rios is Des Moines. This will be Silicon Prairie News’ first event held in Des Moines and we’re excited to work with two new partners: Paragon IT Professionals and the Technology Association of Iowa. If you’re unfamiliar with the format,…