December 19, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Forbes published a story today shedding light on the growing number of startup communities throughout the United States that use "Silicon" in their name.* The Silicon Prairie was among the seven cities and regions featured in the article, "The New Start-up Scene: From Silicon Strip to Silicon Mitten," and we … read more
December 2, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays (one day late this week), 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 … read more
October 5, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls In less than a month, Sioux Falls will be the gathering spot for the eighth annual Innovation Expo, taking place Wednesday, Nov. 2 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center. The Expo, which is hosted by Enterprise Institute, a non-profit that provides business development and services to individuals and startup companies, brings together inventors, researchers and entrepreneurs … read more
August 12, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Sioux Falls Infographics are all the rage, and in the coming months, the team at 9 Clouds hopes to capitalize on their popularity with the infographics company, Lemonly. Defined by Wikipedia as a "graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge," they've been popping up everywhere lately: news headlines, daily blogs, company blogs, blog categories and business plans. In fact, it's one startup's core purpose … read more
June 1, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Brad Dwyer, founder of Hatchlings, and John T. Meyer, co-founder of 9 Clouds and Silicon Prairie News contributor based in Sioux Falls. Also, PrairieCast is now recorded in a green screen studio which lets us place any image behind us – if you have something you'd like to replace … read more
May 31, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Tune in today at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 40 of PrairieCast. We'll be joined by guests Brad Dwyer, founder of Hatchlings and John T. Meyer, co-founder of 9 Clouds and Sioux Falls contributor to Silicon Prairie News. PrairieCast is a live podcast, recorded weekly, that features round table-style discussion of the top issues in startup … read more
January 7, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha We're quickly approaching the first in the series of presentations at this year's AIM Institute Technology Breakfast Seminars to be held next Friday, January 14th at 7:30 a.m. at the Gallup Campus (1001 Gallup Drive). John and Scott Meyer from 9 Clouds (left, photo from 9cloudsinc.com) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota… read more
December 16, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Kicking off just two weeks into the new year, the AIM Institute will be holding their third annual Technology Breakfast Seminars. This year's lineup includes social media, innovative entrepreneurship, and mobile technology. As it's been held in the past, the monthly presentations will take place at Gallup’s Riverfront Campus from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Through Jeff's role at AIM, director of innovation and new media, he played a major part in choosing this year's presenters. Here's the rundown of presenters (details and photos from aiminstitute.org/techbreakfasts): Social Media – January 14 Presented by Scott and John Meyer (a Silicon Prairie News… read more
July 6, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Let Ideas Compete via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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. And if you have suggestions on… read more
April 5, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Infotec 2010 is just around the corner and the registration deadline is quickly approaching. The two-day event, produced by the AIM Institute, is filled with presenters from around the country sharing on topics related to information technology, entrepreneurship and emerging trends in the technology arena. This year’s lineup includes some amazing speakers such as Michael T. Jones (left), Google's chief… read more