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What is Prairie Moves?
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News.
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Career Moves
- Brian Dillbeck, formerly with the American Italian Pasta Company, joined LockPath (Overland Park, Kan.) as Vice President of Finance – Press Release
- Andrew Kirpalani, formerly with GCommerce, Inc., joined Ensighten (Cupertino, Cal) and will be working remotely from Des Moines
New Tech
- Ultimate Derby (Lincoln, Neb.) relaunched WeCrash, a social network and information destination for demolition derby – WeCrash and Wade Skinnik blog
- Corbin Umstattd, Randy Minchew and Terry Culver (all of Columbia, Mo.) launched GolfSo, “America’s golf social Network” – golfso.com and Think Big Partners
New Creative
- Saturday Mfg (Des Moines) redesigned its website – saturdaymfg.com and Des Moines Egotist
- Flying Hippo Web Technologies (Des Moines) designed a new website for Dickinson Law – dickinsonlaw.com and Des Moines Egotist
Product/Business Development
- My Online Camp (Ames, Iowa) brought on Drake University men’s basketball as a client – drakehoops.com
- Lodo Software (Omaha) brought on Arvest Bank as a client – Press Release
- MindMixer (Omaha) launched a site in Canyon Lake, Cal. – Engage Canyon Lake
- Zaarly (San Francisco-based, Kansas City office) rolled out an update to its Android app – Zaarly blog
Mentions
- SectorNow (Lincoln) – Nebraska Entrepreneur: “Adventures in Data: SectorNow’s Evelyn Bartlett Brings California Data Know-How to Nebraska“
- Zaarly (San Francisco-based, Kansas City office) – Kansas City Business Journal: “Zaarly feels the love from the blogosphere, changes up Kansas City work force“
- SkyVu Entertainment (Omaha) – App Picker: ” ‘Battle Bears Royale’ Delivers A Complete Multiplayer Experience“
- MacPractice (Lincoln, Neb.) – Lincoln Journal Star: “Software company has big plans for O Street site“
- OneLouder (Kansas City) – “OneLouder Apps Brings us ChannelCaster. Taking Social Media to a Whole New Level“
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City) – Kansas Business Journal: “Kauffman Foundation board adds ex-Sprint exec as CEO search looms“
- Dwolla (Des Moines) – Des Moines Register: “Shazam jumps into mobile payments“
Google Fiber Watch
- Google Connects KC: “Wanted: Well rounded, tech savvy employees“
Blogged
- Zapier (Columbia, Mo.): “The 10 Essential Web Apps that Power our Startup” and “The Zapier Tech Stack“
- Bo Fishback of Zaarly (San Francisco-based, Kansas City office) in the Huffington Post: “8 Mobile Trends For Small Businesses To Watch In 2012“
- Augie Grasis of Handmark (Kansas City) in the Columbia Missourian: “GUEST COMMENTARY: Venture capital plays a vital role in the growth of our economy“
- OneLouder (Kansas City): “New App: 1Weather“
- Think Big Partners: “What’s up with Paruzia Post-Gigabit Challenge?“
- iapps24 (Des Moines): “Mobile App Creator Brings Smartphone Technology to Car Dealerships“
Misc.
- Business Innovation Zone (Des Moines) released video from its latest event: “Dan Shipton: Straight Talk about Mobile“
- Drake University journalism class: “Help us build the ultimate Des Moines foursquare list“
- Des Moines Register: “App helps hungry Zombie Burger patrons“