Silicon Prairie News

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The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News.

If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage, please contact me at danny@siliconprairienews.com.

Career Moves

• Laura Brooker joined Easel Solutions (based in St. Paul, Minnesota, locations in Omaha & Lincoln) as Business Development Manager – via email

Media Coverage

• Omaha Startup Weekend posted a recap of the 54-hour event: SW Omaha – Weekend Roundup!
• Leann Jacobson, president of the Technology Association of Iowa (Des Moines), interviewed by the Des Moines Register: Five things you should know about Iowa's technology industry
• Ben Sinclair of Shift (West Des Moines) was highlighted by the Des Moines Register: Ben Sinclair, co-founder, Shift, West Des Moines
• Joseph Knecht of Vipa Solutions interviewed for a Nebraska Entrepreneur article: Technology Park provides crucial education community for entrepreneurs

Product Development

• GeoClip.it, a product of Eliason Media (Urbandale, Iowa), adds Yellowbook's Weforia.com deals to its service – via Yellowbook press release

Misc.

• Scott Kroger created a commercial for the Golf Channel for his niche dating website, GolfMates.com (Omaha) – via email