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Omaha’s #ChevySXSW Roadtrip Challenge team hits the road

1891_dc68a25aa1_small March 8, 2011 by John T. Meyer

Omaha For the second year in a row, Chevy is teaming up with South by Southwest Interactive (SXSW) to conduct the ultimate road trip to Austin. This year's competition will have a particular Omaha flavor with a team from Omaha being one of the 10 teams from nine different North American cities driving to Austin. As a member of the Omaha team and a contributor to Silicon Prairie News, I'm excited to be one of five residents of the Silicon Prairie region taking off… read more

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For his sixth year in a row, Jimmy Winter prepares to rock SXSW

1872_f1dcec87f9_small March 3, 2011 by Brittany Mascio

Omaha (Left, Jimmy Winter at SXSW Music 2010 with celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Photo courtesy of Winter.) With South by Southwest Interactive fast approaching, Rockdex co-founder Jimmy Winter gave me insight into what to keep an eye out for when he and his team land in Austin, Texas in the coming week. For RockDex, a web-based application providing the music industry with social… read more

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Applications for SXSW Accelerator due this Friday, Dec. 10th

1490_2c08b73947_small December 9, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Austin As you know, we're huge fans of South by Southwest Interactive, which takes place each March in Austin. For the past few years we have made the trek down… read more

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SXSW panels continue to roll out, 4 ‘Panels from the Prairie’ chosen

1431_181d3fd4ad_small November 10, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

South by Southwest 2011 is just around the corner… well, almost. Even though it's still four months away, the annual March festival held in Austin, Texas continues to attract the media's attention this time of year… read more

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Lava Row open house this Friday, Nov. 5, On Pitch set for SXSW Music

1415_da83445c22_small November 4, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Stop by Lava Row this Friday night for the official open house for the new offices of the Des Moines-based social media consulting, strategy and education firm. The former East Village company has relocated west of the river in the Brown-Camp Lofts building (100 Market Street, Unit 115). Doors open at 6 p.m. and cocktails are provided. For more information or to RSVP, see: Lava Row open house on Facebook. In related news, South by Southwest… read more

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Bump your startup: 2011 SXSW Accelerator now open for entries

1371_805018da99_small October 19, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

(Jake Mintz of Bump Technologies, a 2010 SXSW Accelerator winner. Photo by Maria Ly.) It's that time of year again! The time of year when conversations and Twitter updates begin to mention South by Southwest, an annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival held in Austin, Texas. Yes, it's still five months away, but if you're a young startup, there's an exciting opportunity you… read more

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South by Southwest PanelPicker now open for submissions

994_00d6bfc7cd_small June 21, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

(Photo by Josh Mishell via Flickr.) Do you have a research paper, best practice, or reflection on business that you've been looking to share with the world? More specifically, do you have a message that would make a positive… read more