Silicon Prairie News

921_a05fe557cc_small June 2, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Omaha In its inaugural year, the mantra of Big Omaha 2009 was to bring "forward-thinking creatives, entrepreneurs and innovators to Omaha to rebuild the country from the inside out." The mantra of Big Omaha 2010 was along the same lines: "[Bring] together the region's best and brightest to motivate, challenge, excite and connect with one another, and in turn raise the bar on the level of work we're producing." Although we were only able to fit 500 attendees in the… read more

946_14b7a45991_small June 1, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Lincoln As social media continues to surge, more and more companies are turning to sites such as Facebook and Twitter to attract an untapped audience and dive into new trends. However, some businesses, especially smaller companies, are having problems latching onto the new social wave and advancing technology. That's why Lateef Johnson decided to launch his startup called Deckerton, a company that strives… read more

915_065afd9b60_small June 1, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

In the week leading up to Big Omaha 2010, I spoke with Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg about his company's background, the recent WordCamp San Francisco, the WordPress Foundation and more. Matt was a tremendous addition to this year's Big Omaha event. From the moment he arrived in Omaha and invited others to join him for a BBQ lunch, to his interview with blogger, technical evangelist and managing director of building43 Robert Scoble, Matt was a pleasure to host. Stay tuned over the next few… read more

944_5884861683_small May 30, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Des Moines Lynn Hicks of the Des Moines Register wrote an excellent piece… read more

943_772587451a_small May 30, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

For the past two weeks, Tim Jahn, creator of the Chicago-based weekly video podcast Beyond the Pedway, has been posting his interviews with some of the Big Omaha 2010 speakers. Last Friday, he released his interview with Dennis Crowley of foursquare and this past Friday, David Hauser of Grasshopper. Although they're labeled "Special Edition Big Omaha," these interviews… read more

940_713bcbd9d5_small May 28, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Omaha It's been nearly two weeks since Big Omaha struck the entrepreneurial scene for the second year in a row. However, the chatter about the event and Silicon Prairie News in general, has been afloat amongst traditional and… read more

942_6104e83a4d_small May 28, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Earlier this week, Timothy Kephart, founder of Omaha-based Graffiti Tracker, spoke at this year's Gov 2.0 Expo co-produced by O'Reilly Conferences and UBM TechWeb. Timothy's talk, Graffiti Tracker: Utilizing Data to Fight Crime, gives an excellent overview of the problem and opportunity his company addresses. Here's more on Graffiti Tracker from the Expo's schedule… read more

941_d8b8b8c02c_small May 28, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming live from the live from the Stinson Park playground at Aksarben Village * Big Omaha reflection from the founders, Jeff & Dusty * New Opportunities on the Prairie post * Midlands Venture Forum valuations video * John Pemble's 101 Days of 12 Second Videos * 'I live in Omaha' celebrates its one-year anniversary * UNO student looks to…  read more

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