February 1, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The South by Southwest Interactive team currently making its way across the U.S. has sent attendees of their Facebook event for their Omaha stop an update message: "We'll keep you posted if things change, but for now we look forward to seeing you all tomorrow night at the Slowdown. Each RSVP includes a plus one, so feel free to bring a friend,… read more
January 26, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Do you ever wonder why there's so much buzz around the annual five-day event in Austin, Texas each March? If you're in Omaha, or up for a road trip to Omaha, on Wednesday, February 2nd you can find out. South by Southwest Interactive is hitting the road again this year, making stops in 11 cities across the U.S., from San Francisco to New York. Omaha, a new stop on the tour, will be the only stop… read more
May 14, 2010 by John T. Meyer
Omaha We call it Big Omaha for a reason. The opening party at the Slowdown on Thursday night was a great way to launch the Big Omaha event and for conference attendees and speakers alike to mix and mingle. Sponsored by What Cheer, the event was packed from 7:30 p.m. to the wee hours of the morning, or at least what seemed like it. Malone & Company had an open photo booth going and two different DJs were mixing music to keep the atmosphere alive. read more
May 10, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Outside of our big event at the end of the week, there's two additional entrepreneur gatherings that are very worth your time. Monday, May 10, 4:30 p.m. – Entrepreneur & Investor Networking Reception Presented by Midlands Venture Forum | Brix (located at Village Pointe) Here's more information on the event, from MVForum.com/events: There is no need to register for this event – just show up… read more
May 10, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Attending or not attending Big Omaha 2010, we hope you'll join us for either our Thursday or Friday night party. In addition, the Social Media Club of Omaha is hosting a Tweetup prior to Thursday's opening party, bringing the total to three open to the public events this year. Here's the run down with links to the places to RSVP (although it's not required for admittance). I've also put together some miscellaneous details that will assist those making the trip to Big Omaha. read more
April 30, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming on location at Slowdown, the venue for this year's Big Omaha Opening Party (more details coming soon) * Shout! Weekly's 30 Under 30 * Unofficial Berkshire Hathaway Tweetup – Saturday, May 1 3:30-5:30 p.m. * Big Omaha speaker interviews: Scott Harrison of charity: water released this week, Jason Fried and Tony Hsieh coming next week * Big Omaha less than two weeks away – early bird prices end at midnight tonight read more
April 23, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha Mentioned this week * Filming on location on from KANEKO & Slowdown. Or... * Startup Lessons Learned Conference is being simulcast today at BrightMix * New Opportunities on the Prairie post * Berkshire Tweetup – Saturday May 1, 3:30 p.m. at Slowdown * Big Omaha – Get your tickets now! Also, our appologies for the size of Dusty's head relative to Jeff's. We've done a number of Skype Weekly Wrap Ups, you'd think we'd have it figured out. Have a great… read more
April 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Calling all Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and non-shareholders: if you're donning the official meeting credentials or are in our fine city of Omaha on Saturday, May 1, join us at Slowdown from 3:30-5:30 for the first-ever, unofficial Berkshire Tweetup. More than 30,000 people from across the globe will be descending on Omaha next Friday through Saturday, April 30 - May 2, for the annual Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting at which business partners Warren… (Photo via flickr.com/photos/bunnicula) read more
March 10, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha "I had budgeted initially for 500 members," Film Streams founder Rachel Jacobson recollected. "I never imagined that we'd have 2,000. I mean, that really just shows how great Omaha is about supporting this kind of thing." The "thing" Rachel's referring to is a nonprofit art-house movie theater located in Omaha's North Downtown District. In the summer of 2007, with the help… read more
January 26, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha We're excited to be a part of this month's PechaKucha Night tomorrow, 8:20 p.m. at Slowdown (729 North 14th). Take a look at the amazing slate of talent that I'm humbled to be joining: Michael Alley (architect), Donovan Beery (graphic designer), Bryan Zimmer and Bill Stott (architects), Steve Hardy... read more