Omaha Historical records suggest the existence of Daft Punk's "Technologic" predated BarCamp Omaha 2012. But after viewing the BarCamp Omaha photo booth slideshow, we could swear the song — with its funky, techy feel and perfect cadence — was created to accompany the recently released slide show. The fifth BarCamp Omaha, Nebraska's take on the international unconference, was held two weeks ago. The event drew a crowd that was larger and more diverse … read more

Omaha A stroll around The Slowdown on Saturday, midway through the afternoon portion of BarCamp Omaha, revealed speakers serving up a smorgasboard of presentations about personal passions. In one corner, a group enjoyed a look into the life of a "mompreneuer." A few feet away, another audience tuned in to an address about the joys of old-time radio. At the far end of the venue, a crowd took in a talk on writing real code. But as eclectic as the topics of those talks were, the crowd listening to them may … read more

Omaha Barcamp Omaha, an unconference now in its fifth year, is Sept. 8 at Slowdown in North Downtown Omaha, with an opening party kicking it off the night before, Sept. 7. Tickets ($10) went on sale today and, as in year's past, are expected to sell out. The new year features a fresh look, too. A re-designed barcampomaha.org by Grain & Mortar launched today. … read more

Omaha With the simple push of a bright red "push here" button, Justin Limoges Photography's photobooth at BarCamp Omaha 2011 automatically took four consecutive pictures of the attendees standing in front of the camera. What came out of the 10-hour photo session, which began with the opening party on Friday and ran through the unconference on Saturday, is the video below, a fast-paced tour through … read more

Omaha BarCamp Omaha 2011 is officially off and running, with an opening party to kick start the event last night and a breakfast this morning, the 30 sessions are now underway. Here's today's schedule, followed by a few the pics from the morning so far. You can also tune into the event through Twitter by following the hashtag #BCO11. … read more

Omaha 'Tis the season for BarCamps. Last week, we announced BarCamp ICR scheduled for August 13. This week, it's an announcement for BarCamp Omaha. Now in its fourth year and third consecutive year at Nomad Lounge, BarCamp Omaha will kick things off with an opening party on Friday, September 9 and an all-day event on Saturday, September 10. read more

Omaha As I wrote in a post earlier today, BarCamp Omaha 2010 was an exclamation point to a great week on the Silicon Prairie. After startup funding and acquisition news this past week, we inside the Silicon Prairie News office were riding a high, and Dusty Davidson, co-founder of Silicon Prairie News was hustling like the rest of BarCamp Omaha team… read more

Omaha BarCamp Omaha opened things up last night with a party at the same venue the un-conference is being held at today, Nomad Lounge (1013 Jones Street) in Omaha's Old Market district. Local mobile app developer Andy Peters, co-founder of Ninth Division, doubled as a professional photographer last night and took some great party shots. Below are a few and then head on over to his Flickr account… read more