What is Prairie Moves?

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves is a roundup of career changes, media coverage, product development and other updates from the companies and individuals regularly covered by Silicon Prairie News.

If you or your company would like to submit an item for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com or use the form below.

Lead Read

"The economics of Google Fiber and what it means for U.S. broadband" - GigaOm's Stacey Higginbotham explains how Google cuts costs for Google Fiber.

Quotable

"Silicon Valley's attention span is short. Once investors and magazines pay attention to your product and say that it's interesting, you better make it interesting real fast." - Naithan Jones on earning a week of positive press. - NPR

Gig Bits

Gig Bits is an occasional feature keeping our readers up to speed on Google Fiber. Read Gig Bits.

Google

• Google Official Blog: Super fast fiber for Kansas City
• Google Fiber Blog: How do you want your Internet? You choose, How to get Google Fiber
• Google on YouTube: Google Fiber Announcement in Kansas City, July 2012

Local Coverage

• Kansas City Business Journal: GoogleFiber television offering will debut in Kansas City, Google's plan lets 'fiberhoods' determine network’s direction, GoogleFiber competitor: 'Bring it on', Kansas City waits to see what Google’s gigabit speed means for daily life
• Kansas City Star: Details of Google Fiber emerge, Google Fiber hype machine's big KC victory
• Pitch: Google Fiber announces launch plan, Two 'Fiberhoods' already reach Google Fiber goals, Zaarly founder Bo Fishback puts up cash to get Google Fiber in his Fiberhood, Google Fiber may very well be the reason you learn your neighbor's last name
• Kansas City IT Professionals: KCITP on the scene: Kansas City Google Fiber Launch
• SPN: Google Fiber arrives today. How did we get here?, Google Fiber unveils three residential packages, including “free” plan, Startup founder will pay $500 to increase his odds to get Google Fiber, Google to bundle TV with Fiber, roll out high-speed service by demand

National Coverage

• Google redesigns the TV with Fiber TV: a new DVR, mobile apps, and voice search - The Verge via Techmeme
• Google to offer KC ultra-fast Internet for $70/mo. - The Associated Press via Techmeme
• Google Fiber launches in Kansas City, promises 1000 Mbps up and down - The Verge via Techmeme
• The economics of Google Fiber and what it means for U.S. broadband - GigaOm via Techmeme

New Tech

• RAZ Mobile, a mobile fundraising platform, launched - SPN and Press Release
• Weiv released its Weiv 1.0 Software Engine - Weiv Store and Weiv blog

Product & Business Updates

• Proxibid and AuctionServices.com launched announced that Auctions Everywhere, a tool that aims to increase the ease at which auction-goers find auctions online and offline - Press Release
• Torsion Mobile added support for Wufoo to its mobile website service Mojaba - Torsion Mobile blog and Wufoo blog
• Hatchlings 2, which launched July 1, recorded its 50,000th registered user - Des Moines Register
• 42 named digital agency of record for SL Green Realty Corp. - Press Release

Mentions

• AgLocal - At Silicon Valley Boot Camp, A Startup's Success - NPR
• SmartyPig - Helping Consumers Reach Their Financial Goals - Fox Business
• Proxibid and Hudl - Chamber event brings startups together to share ideas, experiences - Omaha World-Herald

Recognition

• Clickstop named to Internet Retailer Magazine’s Second 500 Guide - internetretailer.com and Press Release

Blogged

• When I built a business all on my own - Tej Dhawan
• Is QuickCal ready for Mountain Lion? - QuickCal
• An Introduction to Divshot (Video) - Divshot
• Two Minute Introduction to ActiveGrade - ActiveGrade

Misc.

• The Don't Panic Labs team verified the largest known Generalized Fermat mega prime using BOINC - Don't Panic Labs on Facebook
• Route 77 Travelogue, Part 8: The Midwest Doesn't Suck - Core 77
• Jason Stone steers BIZ attendees clear of agreement troubles (Video) - Business Innovation Zone
• Kansas City's VML updates Team USA's online, social media presence - Kanas City Star

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