Silicon Prairie News

Like Startup Weekend? Then you might want to jump on board StartupBus. It's a similar competition but much, much faster — like, 60 mph faster. For the third year, StartupBus is holding its extreme startup competition … read more

Omaha We have a special project we're cooking up in the Silicon Prairie News office to release in the coming weeks as South by Southwest Interactive approaches. As a hint, it'll be a page to connect attendees heading down from the Silicon Prairie region as well as a place to follow the action of Silicon Prairie attendees and panelists. Rumor has it there will be a record number of individuals making the trip from the Silicon Prairie, and I'm pretty sure we'll… read more

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

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

The opening day of South by Southwest (SXSW) is a more than seven months away, but preparations for this 10-day event featuring an interactive, film and music festival are well underway. A good majority of the planning is taking place in Austin, Texas, the location of the event since its inception… read more

Austin Catching up on Twitter a couple months ago I was reminded just how the small the world can be sometimes. In this instance, I learned that Elias Bizannes, an Australian that I had met at South by Southwest Interactive 2009, had just gained attention for one of his side projects: @EliasBiz: My @startupbus idea got featured on @TechCrunch :) 4:39 PM Feb 11th And within a day, I saw Timothy Kephart of Omaha-based Graffitti Tracker, put his company's support behind it: @TimothyKephart… read more