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May 18, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Without further ado, we're excited to release the first in a series of videos from Big Omaha 2009!  A very special thanks to Torchwerks for their amazing recording and dedication to the event! Make sure to watch the ... read more

May 14, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Well, it's probably not THE final word, but we wanted to share some of our thoughts on Big Omaha... In short, we're absolutely amazed, humbled and optimistic about the event we call Big Omaha.  As we mentioned ... read more

May 14, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha As I shared last week, we've changed our approach to the wrap up, and instead of highlighting the coverage of only traditional media we're including your blog posts that spark our interest, too. This change of focus is ... read more

May 14, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha So, why do you live in Omaha? John Henry Müller, owner of What Cheer, a local web design studio, hopes to get people to answer that question. And thanks to last week's launch of iliveinomaha.com, John ... read more

May 11, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Micah Baldwin - Credit to Malone & Co We're happy to admit that we've fallen a bit behind on posting since Big Omaha began last Thursday, an event we put on in collaboration with the Brightmix crew as well ... read more

May 6, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Attending or not attending, there's sure to be something you can take in at Big Omaha. Check out the complete schedule below with some random information you might find helpful or entertaining. Thursday, May 7th 6:00 p.m. ... read more

May 4, 2009 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Last month, Jeff and I were honored to speak at Infotec09, a two-day IT conference held at Qwest Center Omaha. Our talk, "Building Omaha's Creative Class with Silicon Prairie News," is embedded below, and preceding it is a ... read more

May 2, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Last week, we were stoked to receive news from Kt McBratney, copywriter at Phenomblue, that a Girls in Tech chapter will launch in Omaha on May 8th, during Friday evening's festivities for BIG Omaha! We're especially excited because ... read more

April 30, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Congrats to Robert Murphy! With 58% of the vote, Robert's submission, Analog, has won our Name Our Mascot, Win a Ticket to BIG Omaha Contest. We're looking forward to seeing you at BIG Omaha, Robert. Thanks again to ... read more

April 30, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha News of Last Week 4/27 - OWH: Task bittersweet as woman buys slain mother's business (Leah Roberts, Weird Wild Stuff Vintage Clothes Shop) 4/28 - SWKC: THE RESULTS (Startup Weekend Kansas City) 4/28 - Mashable: Does Your Favorite Band ... read more

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