April 16, 2010 by John T. Meyer
Brookings After attending the Don't Move, Build Your Own Startup Community panel at SXSW last month, my brother, Scott, and I were inspired by all the creative energy from the participating panelists, including Silicon Prairie News founder, Jeff Slobotski. I already knew about all the great… read more
April 5, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
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
March 25, 2010 by Geoff Wood
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
March 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming on location in front of Omaha City Hall * South by Southwest: * Attendees from the Prairie at South by Southwest * The Silicon Prairie Party hosted by Big Omaha * DJ Bonehead at the Silicon Prairie Party * Thanks again to our party sponsors * Gary Vaynerchuk's #SecretWineParty * Don't Move, Build a Community Where You… read more
March 17, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive's official cause, We Can End This, has already made an impact – from boosting the awareness factor for hunger in America to raising actual dollars for a solution – but it's not over yet. Earlier today, Scott Henderson, the cause's campaign manager, sent out an email alerting us that it would take only 200 people from Nebraska to put the state in the Digital Can Drive Top 10. read more
March 12, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Mentioned this week: * Filming on location in the RockDex office in the home of its founder Jimmy Winter * Interview with Rachel Jacobson of Film Streams * Series on new online publication on the Prairie * Startup Weekend Omaha coming March 19-21 * Show guest Jimmy Winter talks about the new version of RockDex coming soon, Rockdex's recent award from… read more
March 12, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Austin We're just a few days away from the Silicon Prairie Party at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin and we want to express a huge thank you to our sponsors from across… read more
March 11, 2010 by John T. Meyer
Austin With less than a day remaining until the start of South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, it's time to think about how to tackle this massive event. Now, I'm no pro with just one SXSW Interactive Festival under my belt (2009), but I'm excited to return to Austin this year knowing what to expect and ready to maximize the entire experience. Thus, I want to share with you my seven tips to tackle SXSW. read more
February 23, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski
Omaha It's hard to believe that this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive is just around the corner, like two and a half weeks around the corner! It seems like we just got back from the 2009 event, but we're excited to hop on the plane to Austin! This year, we'll not only be covering the event but we'll also be participating on a panel, Don't Move! Build A Startup Community Where You Live, along with our friends Jeremy Tanner of Boulder and Rick Turoczy of Portland. read more
Omaha Photo by chasingfun on Flickr. Updated photo credit 11/24 Fans, friends, family and prairie dogs alike! Here we go...we're unbelievably thrilled to announce that SPN has been accepted to speak on a panel at South by Southwest ... read more