Silicon Prairie News

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

Austin So, South by Southwest Interactive 2010 is couple weeks behind us, but I'm still battling a mix of tiredness, email fatigue and an undiagnosed case of SXSW SARS, which seems to run rampant each year. That being said, the Silicon Prairie Party hosted by Big Omaha on Sunday, March 14, was a tremendous amount of fun! We held the party at the Lanai Rooftop Lounge and it was a beautiful night for the event. (Photo from flickr.com/photos/mager) read more

Austin There was a good crop of Midwesterners, both past and present, amongst the more than 12,000 (estimated) attendees at the recent South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. During the event, we charted nearly forty of them in a Twitter list, and now more than a week later many of them have offered their own reflections and thoughts of the event… read more

Omaha Here's a great way to start your week: click on a link below, learn about what they hope to present, and show your support by giving them a "thumbs up." Whether or not you plan to attend South by ... read more

Omaha The Whuffaoke Winnie came and is on the way to its final destination of Montreal...left behind was high praise for Omaha, good spirits and many  memories!  The event was amazing thanks to Christian Christensen and Alison Hult ... read more