January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Yesterday morning I tweeted the above – "Wow. @Groupon's already sold 2,117 groupons today to Pitch Pizzeria. Seems like they're headed for an Omaha record." read more
January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
There's a solid lineup of events this week all across the Silicon Prairie, from Lincoln, down to Kansas City, and back up to Omaha. Check out the listings below and learn more about each by clicking on the provided link. To see events beyond this week, pay a visit to our events page, siliconprairienews.com/events. If you have any you think we should add, please contact us at info@siliconprairienews.com. read more
January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Maerzbow via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, 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. 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. read more
January 18, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls We've all read the stats on the number of users on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more. Even in a place like South Dakota, vibrant online communities have sprung up and have yielded some fine social media personas. Two Sioux Falls companies have teamed up to recognize South Dakota's finest online with the first annual South Dakota Socie Awards. The two companies collaborating on this project are an interesting blend between traditional media, The Argus Leader (South Dakota's largest newspaper), and an online marketing firm, Click Rain. read more
January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
We're excited to bring you our 41st Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from Proxibid, Turnpost Creative Group, and Omaha World-Herald in Omaha and Technology… read more
January 18, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Update: Due to technical difficulties at the studio, PrairieCast will be filmed and then posted later this week. It won't be live-streamed as usual. – Tune in at 1:30 p.m. today for Episode 21 of Silicon Prairie News' weekly podcast, PrairieCast. Now streaming with live video… read more
January 17, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week - Filmed live on Ustream from the Silicon Prairie News office - Guests John and Scott Meyer of 9 Clouds, a Sioux Falls-based social marketing firm (John is also a Silicon Prairie News contributor) - "Xuba Launch: Founder reveals their first site, Bloom Circle" - Greater Omaha Young Professionals YP Summit - "Annual Report: Wild, Almost Naive Ambition" - "PrairieCast with guests Nathan T. Wright & Ben Milne" - Discuss the work of 9 Clouds - A look back at one year ago… read more
January 16, 2011 by Dusty Davidson
For this week's Sunday video, we bring you a short clip of Twitter co-founder Biz Stone being interviewed by television personality David Letterman. In this abridged video of the full interview, the pair joke back and forth about all things Twitter and social media. The real excitement comes when Dave asks Biz who his favorite person on Twitter is... read more
