December 20, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha On Thursday, our story on Dwolla's new feature, "Instant," yielded our highest traffic day ever, an important accomplishment to cap off a major year of growth for Silicon Prairie News. By itself, the traffic was cause for celebration, but more important to our team was how the traffic came about. It was the result … read more
May 2, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha It's Big Omaha season, can you tell? It's that time of year when we put our small staff on overdrive to maintain content production and manage one of our premier events. The regular volume of posts (3-4 per day) has decreased, our email reply times have slowed and phone calls aren't being returned as quickly, but you can be sure that we're still here, continuously motivated by the community around us. This week, you'll see the volume increase again as our … read more
March 25, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha While preparing to give my "lightning talk" at last night's Hacks/Hackers Heartland meetup – an Omaha group I encourage you to check out – I noticed that we've made quite a few changes at Silicon Prairie News since our second editor, Michael Stacy, came on board March 1. And as we implement those changes, our activities haven't slowed down. After launching the Kansas City edition on Michael's first day, Michael and I embarked on a… read more
December 15, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
In a post earlier today, I welcomed a new batch of writers to the Silicon Prairie News team: "Welcome our new writers: Adams, Ellingson, Beenken & Rosol." With these writers aboard, we now have 10 individuals across five cities to cover the activity on the Silicon Prairie. But what does that mean? As in, what activity are we covering? When I speak with those unfamiliar with Silicon Prairie News… read more
November 22, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Since coming on board full-time at Silicon Prairie News in June 2009, I can't remember a busier content production week than last week. A busier week? Yes. (See: Editor’s Notebook: Big Omaha, content lag.) But a week in which every day we had to choose what stories we'd cover because we didn't have the bandwidth to cover them all – nope, there hasn't been a busier week. Just over two weeks ago, our phones and email began filling up with an unprecedented… read more
May 8, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The video above just about sums up our blog these past few weeks. My apologies to our regular readers, we've been so hunkered down with Big Omaha preparations that we haven't dedicated time to keeping up with the many things going on around us. And there are many things. Here's just a handful of stories we've missed the boat on covering: Founded in 2007, Omaha-based Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI), a provider of electronic payment… read more